hazing
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Origin of hazing
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The bill, known as the Sam Martinez Stop Hazing Law, would increase the penalties for hazing from a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023
He added that the university “continues to mourn his tragic death” and that Cornell had renamed its annual National Hazing Prevention Week activities after him.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2021
T-shirts saying "Stop Hazing #JusticeForArmando" were being sold for $10, the proceeds of which will go toward his funeral service.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2014
Hazing, as defined by the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management, “is a process where you disturb the animal's sense of security to such an extent that it decides to move on.”
From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013
Hazing, after all, is designed, primarily, to bring out a candidate’s character.
From Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery by Stokes, Roy Eliot
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