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At NC Universities, Hazing Persists Despite Bans, Deaths, and a New Law

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By Emily Vespa
| Indy Week Verified
Not long after midnight in late November 1974, 10 young men scattered down Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh wearing nothing but molasses and cornflakes. Their destination: the Pi Kappa Phi house on North Carolina State University’s Fraternity Court. Some cut through neighboring yards as they fled the nearby woods where fraternity members left them as part of “hell week,” which leads to initiation. Witnesses called the police, who arrested a 19-year-old on a charge of indecent exposure.
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At NC Universities, Hazing Persists Despite Bans, Deaths, and a New Law

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By Emily Vespa
| The Assembly Verified
Not long after midnight in late November 1974, 10 young men scattered down Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh wearing nothing but molasses and cornflakes. Their destination: the Pi Kappa Phi house on North Carolina State University’s Fraternity Court. Some cut through neighboring yards as they fled the nearby woods where fraternity members left them as part of “hell week,” which leads to initiation. Witnesses called the police, who arrested a 19-year-old on a charge of indecent exposure.
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Why RCFP is standing up for non-citizen journalists in a high-profile immigration case

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By Emily Vespa
| The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Last month, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a high-profile matter that could have widespread consequences for non-citizen journalists in the U.S. In the case of Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the government has claimed the unfettered power to detain non-citizens for months or years, even when the detention is alleged to be unconstitutional.
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