Last Friday, around 40 members of the temporarily suspended ultimate frisbee team were charged by Senior Associate Dean of Student Life Sarah Cardwell with various failure to act with regards to hazing, paraphernalia and underage drinking-related offenses according to multiple students interviewed by the Voice. The charges were issued as a result of a hazing-investigation begun by employees of the Student Life Division into the team last December. These students will face disciplinary hearings through the Dean’s Grievance process, the process through which all hazing-related incidents are adjudicated, in the coming weeks. Hazing-related offenses can result in penalties for students as severe as expulsion or disciplinary probation level II. A member of the team in their first year, who was granted amnesty by administrators in exchange for cooperation in the investigation, told the Voice: “Never at any point did I experience hazing or see it happen…. Any team event was totally optional, there were no consequences if you didn’t show up to things.” In an email Cardwell did not confirm or deny the charges’ existence stating that the Division “does not comment on matters of student conduct due to privacy requirements.”
This is a developing story, and The College Voice will provide updates the front page of our website as we learn more.
Max Amar-Olkus and Jozette Moses contributed reporting to this article.
