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Plea Deal Made in Louisiana State University Student’s Hazing Death

Two young men have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hazing in the drinking death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge whose blood alcohol level was more than six times the legal limit for driving. Sean-Paul Gott, 22, of Lafayette, …

Sprawling Penn State Hazing Death Case Grinds Through Courts

The sprawling criminal case against former members of a Penn State fraternity over the death of a pledge last year is about to pick up steam with yet another preliminary hearing on the horizon, as well as the first sentencing. …

Penn State Fraternity Brothers Due in Court in Pledge Death Case

Members of a Penn State fraternity facing charges related to the death earlier this year of a pledge after a night of heavy drinking are due in court Monday for a hearing about whether there’s enough evidence to head to …

Fraternity, 18 Members Charged in Penn State Student’s Death

Eighteen Penn State fraternity brothers have been charged with crimes ranging up to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a pledge who authorities say repeatedly fell down a flight of stairs after he and others were made to run a …

Florida University to Pay $1.1M to Family of Drum Major Killed in Hazing

Florida A&M University reached a $1.1 million settlement Sept. 18 with the family of a drum major who died after being hazed by fellow band members. The university agreed to name the marching band’s anti-hazing program after Robert Champion as …