Naming names. Charges coming today in the death of Florida A & M band member Robert Champion

May 2, 2012 By Hank Nuwer Leave a Comment

Excerpt: Multiple people will be charged in the case of a Florida marching band drum major who was killed in Orlando in a brutal hazing ritual in November 2011, authorities said on Tuesday.

The Bloomsburg Voice. Greek life ended at BU following two deaths and many incidents linked to Greek life.

ll Greek life at Bloomsburg is halted permanently following the tragic death of two students and a string of recent transgressions. The news broke early this afternoon in an email sent from President Hanna to all BU students. It states, “Dear BU Community: Effective immediately, Bloomsburg University is terminating its fraternity and sorority life (FSL) program […]

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Mother’s Day: CBS Sunday Morning tells the story of parent/activists against hazing. St. Ignatius High School plays down a drinking scandal involving its team that lacrossed the line. Cleveland, Ohio. Here is my update on May 10. Pledging equals hazing; hazing equals pledging. NPR on BGSU hazing death

Powerful column by Rae Ann Gruver

Here is the story link

Oh, yeah, 17 guys on our lacrosse team were drinking in a hazing, but no worries–right! Wrong.

The incredible arrogance of St. Ignatius Loyola High School’s press release. By Hank Nuwer Published first in TheStatehouseFile.com Riddle: When is a news release not a news release? Answer: When the news release contains a boldface misstatement and raises more questions than it answers. Link to the article

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