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University of Miami’s Kappa Sigma back on campus. A video remembrance of Chad Meredith

Post author By Hank Nuwer
Post date December 11, 2013
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Moderator: My multimedia journalism class elected to create a short video recalling the life of deceased pledge Chad Meredith of Kappa Sigma. He drowned in a lake while partaking in a hazing stunt. His family lobbied to get the Florida hazing law tightened and toughened. Produced by Micahel Icenogle, Gabrielle Sully, Hannah Troyer, Carney Gillin and Will Reno.

See the video at http://youtu.be/MxwmqUL8jbA

–Moderator Hank Nuwer

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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