Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

INSANE: 5 - The Real Truth

End hazing where it often starts — in high school sports

Take a lesson from the Northwestern scandal: Every coach, school administrator and district superintendent must make sure no student athlete becomes a victim of hazing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2023

Dan Webb on Northwestern hiring Loretta Lynch in hazing investigation: ‘a total waste of the university’s financial resources’

The former U.S. attorney, representing fired football Coach Pat Fitzgerald, says firing him violated his employment contract and his deal for a two-week suspension.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2023

Black Northwestern players forced into watermelon-eating contests, new hazing lawsuit alleges

One lawsuit also alleges the former Northwestern University football player had his Afro cut off by upperclassmen players at the team’s camp in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2023

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

SI Media Mailbag: What the Yankees Should Say to Brian Cashman

Answering questions about the Yankees, Pat McAfee, Doc Rivers, hazing, ‘The O.C.,’ more.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 3, 2023

Racist Northwestern hazing included shaving words ‘Cinco de Mayo’ on his head, former football player says

The experience led Ramon Diaz, now 36, to try to kill himself by overdosing on painkillers in 2006. “My experience playing football at Northwestern University haunts me to this day,” Diaz told reporters Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

Latino player alleges racist head-shaving in 10th hazing lawsuit against Northwestern University

Ten athletes are now suing over alleged hazing incidents at Northwestern University

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

At Northwestern — aka Cautionary Tale U. — a new investigation launches as football begins

“Northwestern” isn’t just a name on the schedule anymore. It’s also a code word for what not to do.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Ohio HS football coach returns from administrative leave amid hazing investigation

Schools officials and the Massillon police investigated an incident alleged to have taken place at practice on June 26.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 1, 2023

Northwestern hires former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review how it reports hazing

Lynch will make her findings public after examining the university’s accountability mechanisms, the university announced Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023

2 more lawsuits filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Warren Miles Long, a former running back, and John Doe 2 join a growing list of former student-athletes coming forward with lawsuits detailing similar allegations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2023

Where’s Ted Lasso when we need him?

A not-so-proud Northwestern alum reflects on the hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2023

Titans’ Peter Skoronski ‘definitely surprised’ by Northwestern hazing scandal

Titans OL Peter Skoronski said he was "definitely surprised" by the Northwestern hazing scandal.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 28, 2023

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

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.

WEKU · Jul 28, 2023

Hazing led former Northwestern football player to self-harm, lawsuit alleges

Simba Short, who played defense for Northwestern from 2015-2016, and another player filed suits with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2023

To get rid of hazing, clarify what people really think is acceptable behavior and redefine what it means to be loyal

My husband and I spent a late August day several years ago settling in our oldest child, Andrew, for the start of his first year at college. We went to Walmart to buy a mini fridge and rug. We hung posters above his bed. We attended the obligatory goodbye family…

Sports Illustrated · Jul 26, 2023

Northwestern Hangs Interim Coach David Braun Out to Dry

Braun was thrown in front of reporters at Wednesday’s Big Ten media days as the school’s first figure to answer questions for a scandal that long predates his tenure.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 26, 2023

Northwestern AD Gives First Interview Since Hazing Scandal, Pat Fitzgerald Firing

Derrick Gragg has attracted considerable criticism in recent weeks.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023

Northwestern coach David Braun says his players are facing ‘adversity.’ How tone-deaf is this guy?

It would have been nice if he had acknowledged that some former players might have been hurt by the hazing scandal.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023

Northwestern interim coach David Braun doesn’t address hazing allegations against football program

Wildcats players decide to not attend Big Ten Media Days.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023

Northwestern will add mandatory anti-hazing seminars

“This entire situation, it’s distressing,” Gragg said in an interview with ESPN.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 26, 2023

Northwestern AD Faces Criticism for 2015 Book Calling Women ‘Man’s Greatest Distraction’

Derrick Gragg’s book has resurfaced following hazing scandals at the school, most notably within the football program.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 25, 2023

Northwestern Football Players to Skip Big Ten Media Day Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

The decision comes just a day before the media day will begin.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023

NU president gives student newspaper first interview amid hazing scandal

Michael Schill fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald only after the student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, published details of the hazing. This week, he granted the newspaper his first public interview on the scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023

Pondering how the Northwestern hazing mess could have occurred

The scandal happened in two ways: slowly, then all at once. The all-at-once part is easy: A football player made a complaint about locker-room hazing, an investigation was done and the dynamite blew up. The slowly part is complicated.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 25, 2023

First Alleged Northwestern Hazing Victim Publicly Comes Forward in New Lawsuit

Ex-Wildcats quarterback Lloyd Yates and a former women’s volleyball player added to Northwestern’s extensive hazing scandal on Monday.

1 … 4 5 6 7

Coverage From

People

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Northwestern University

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.