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Tyler Cross, SAE and lacrosse club, death under investigation at Texas-Austin

UT DAILY TEXAN
Excerpt: “Tyler Cross, an 18-year-old mechanical engineering freshman, fell from the fifth-floor balcony of the University Towers dormitory and died from “blunt force injuries,” according to his autopsy report. A subsequent toxicology report revealed he had a blood alcohol content of .19, more than twice the legal limit, at the time of his death last November.

Cross, an Atlanta native, was a pledge in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and a member of the UT Lacrosse Club. Police said in early March they are still investigating the incident. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is conducting a parallel examination.”

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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