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Moderator opinion: Unlike University of Iowa, Northwestern University handles hazing matter appropriately

NU handled matter of female soccer team hazing by imposing small penalties and requiring educational program attendance. The school handled in textbook fashion to make appropriate response without over- or “under”-reacting. The school, most importantly, acknowledged that hazing took place and that it would not be tolerated. Compare NU’s handling of a hazing case with that of the University of Iowa.

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How Iowa ex-president and a hazing investigation team flouted Iowa hazing law: OPINION here

By Hank Nuwer

Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024 and April 2025 , the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division.

He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Fairbanks, Alaska. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com

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