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As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a shift in attitudes

5:01am July 28, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.

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ACC commissioner Jim Phillips says he never condoned misconduct toward athletes as Northwestern AD

1:05pm July 21, 2023

by Associated Press

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips says he never "condoned or tolerated inappropriate conduct" against athletes as Northwestern's athletics director in the wake of that school's ha

A hazing-related student death at Bowling Green State University has renewed conversations about hazing on college campuses.

As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing

9:54am May 05, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hank Nuwer about concerns that a pandemic-induced lull in hazing-related deaths may reverse as college students return to campus.

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James Piazza (right) seated with wife Evelyn and son Michael speaks during an interview last year about his son Timothy, a Penn State sophomore who died after a hazing ritual.

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Judge Dismisses Most Serious Charges In Penn State Hazing Death

4:31pm March 28, 2018

by NPR Staff

Charges of involuntary manslaughter against fraternity brothers were cast aside, but hazing charges are allowed to proceed.

Evelyn and Jim Piazza's son Timothy died on Feb. 4, 2017 because of injuries he suffered during fraternity hazing rituals at Penn State.

Penn State Fraternity Death Brings New Attention To Hazing

4:29pm February 02, 2018

by Jeff Brady

One year after a Penn State sophomore died from injuries he suffered during a fraternity hazing, the university has put strict new rules in place.

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Grand Jury Report On Penn State Hazing Finds 'Indignities And Depravities'

4:33pm December 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The report was triggered by one deadly incident, but members of the grand jury said they felt obligated to report the broader issues they uncovered — including rampant, dangerous misconduct.

Penn State's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, seen last week in State College, Pa.

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Penn State Student Given 18 Drinks In 82 Minutes Before Hazing Death, Prosecutors Say

5:19pm November 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The district attorney filed new charges against members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity Monday, saying recently recovered video shows them giving Timothy Piazza massive amounts of alcohol.

LSU Police Issue Arrest Warrants For 10 Students Over Fraternity Pledge's Death

3:17pm October 11, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Last week, police investigators said Maxwell Gruver died after playing a game called Bible Study — in which pledges are quizzed about the fraternity and drink when they give the wrong answers.

Administrators at Penn State's main campus in State College, Pa., had already banned Beta Theta Pi after the hazing death of a pledge, which has resulted in involuntary manslaughter charges.

Penn State Student's Hazing Death Was No Accident, Grand Jury Says

7:29pm May 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Eight Beta Theta Pi fraternity members face charges of involuntary manslaughter over the death of a new pledge in February. For nearly 12 hours after Timothy Piazza fell, no one called an ambulance.

Houston Texans safety K.J. Dillon tweeted that he ordered a $13 salad.

NFL Rookie K.J. Dillon Gets Stuck With $16,000 Dinner Bill In Hazing Ritual

4:28pm December 21, 2016

by Maggie Penman

In what's become an NFL tradition, Houston Texans veterans took the rookie safety out for a pricey meal — and left him to pick up the tab. Former NFL punter Adam Podlesh says the hazing isn't funny.