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Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Debunked Rolling Stone Story

NEW YORK — A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was reinstated Tuesday by an appeals court in a manner that one judge says would allow any member of a school fraternity to join the lawsuit. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said […]

September 19, 2017

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Wheaton College Football Players Accused in 2016 Hazing Face Felony Charges

WHEATON, Ill. — Suburban Chicago authorities say five members of a Christian college’s football team accused of hazing face felony charges. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office announced Monday that the five Wheaton College players are charged with aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint. A judge signed arrest warrants and set $50,000 bonds for […]

September 19, 2017

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College Students: Hazing Here to Stay

A new survey has found that a majority of current college students — 52 percent — thought hazing will always be present on college campuses while 46 percent thought it could be eliminated.

September 18, 2017

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Fraternity Ends Louisiana State Chapter After Student Death

BATON ROUGE, La. — A national fraternity says it has closed its chapter at Louisiana State University while it investigates the death of a freshman who was being considered for membership. A statement Monday on Phi Delta Theta’s website says preliminary results from its investigation of 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver’s death found that some members were […]

September 18, 2017

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Autopsy Set for College Student; Official Blames Head Injury

EASTON, Pa. — An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for a freshman lacrosse recruit at a private Pennsylvania college who died after being found unconscious near a dorm over the weekend. Police in Easton have only said that 19-year-old McCrae Williams was involved in a “chain of events” that began Saturday at Lafayette College and ended […]

September 13, 2017

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Judge Tosses Most Serious Charges in Penn State Frat Death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts. The ruling, issued without explanation by District Justice Allen Sinclair, was a stinging […]

September 4, 2017

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Judge Nearing Decision on Trial Over Penn State Frat Death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A district judge may decide by the weekend whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence to hold a trial for former members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity charged in connection with a pledge’s death. Before a preliminary hearing resumed for a seventh day on Thursday, District Judge Allen Sinclair told reporters he […]

August 31, 2017

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Lawyer: Penn State Frat Head Unaware Pledge Was in Danger

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The lawyer for a Penn State fraternity president accused in the death of a pledge after a night of drinking and hazing argued Wednesday that his client didn’t see anything to make him think the pledge was at risk of dying. Defense attorney Frank Fina said during a preliminary hearing that […]

August 30, 2017

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Judge Approves $250K Settlement for College Student’s Death

CLEMSON, S.C. — A judge has approved a $250,000 settlement between Clemson University and the family of a student who died during a fraternity pledge run nearly three years ago. Court records filed Thursday show Judge Robin Stilwell approved the deal reached earlier this month. Clemson promises to create a $50,000 endowment in Tucker Hipps’ […]

August 17, 2017

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Frat at Missouri Sued Over Alleged Near-fatal Hazing Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County – home of the Columbia campus […]

July 30, 2017

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Penn State Pledge’s Dad Criticizes Hearing into Son’s Death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The father of a Penn State student who died from injuries suffered during a fraternity pledge night earlier this year said he’s exasperated by the pace of an ongoing pre-trial hearing for students charged in connection with his son’s death. Jim Piazza released a statement late Tuesday that said he has not […]

July 12, 2017

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Detective Describes Probe into Penn State Pledge’s Death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A police detective was questioned for a third day Tuesday about the events at a Penn State fraternity house earlier this year that led to the death of a 19-year-old pledge who died after a series of falls during a night of heavy drinking. Lawyers for members of the now-shuttered Beta Theta […]

July 11, 2017