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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

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.

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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.

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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

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Beer summit: U.S. beers win big in restaged Mike Royko 1973 beer taste test at Old Town Ale House

Fifty years after U.S. beers scored poorly against imported rivals in a backyard test by columnist Mike Royko, domestics prove they’ve improved. Slats would approve.

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Study suggests how neonatal stem cells from heart help in Crohn’s disease treatment

Crohn's disease-like ileitis, a condition marked by chronic intestinal inflammation and progressive tissue damage, researchers from Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago discovered that direct injection of neonatal mesenchymal stem cells, derived from heart tissue removed during surgery, reduces intestinal inflammation and promotes wound healing in a…

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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.

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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

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.

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A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing

The former volleyball player is the first female athlete from the university to sue over recent hazing. It's the latest lawsuit over alleged hazing in the school's athletic programs.

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‘To all the young athletes out there, I urge you to stand up.’ 4th lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke about the new lawsuit Monday afternoon on behalf of former student football player Lloyd Yates, Last week, Yates said that sexualized hazing was commonplace on the team.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civil rights attorney Crump set to announce another suit against Northwestern over alleged hazing

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is set to announce another lawsuit against Northwestern University over hazing allegations in its athletic programs, with the latest suit touted as containing “damning new details” of sexual hazing and abuse in its football program

The Independent UK

Of course race is a factor in lawsuits against Northwestern

Not lost on some, how convenient that this decades-old pattern and practice is investigated and goes public during Derrick Gragg’s rare tenure as one of the few existing Black men overseeing a D1 program

Chicago Sun-Times

3rd lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

A former football player at Northwestern, identified only as John Doe 3, alleges Northwestern University and its leadership fostered a culture of hazing and abuse.

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NU hazing scandal could be biggest ever in college sports, attorney says

Attorneys Parker Stinar and Patrick Salvi Jr. said they have heard from Northwestern athletes who describe abuse that is far worse in women’s sports than in the football program formerly run by fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

The Independent UK

Why is hazing such a widespread problem? Abuse prevalent despite efforts to stop it

The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has led to the firing of Pat Fitzgerald and multiple lawsuits from former players

Chicago Tribune

As 2nd Northwestern football hazing suit is filed, Fitzgerald’s attorney asks: Where’s the evidence? Meanwhile, other sports under scrutiny.

CHICAGO — Allegations of hazing at Northwestern University spread Wednesday, as a second lawsuit was filed, former football players denounced the practice, and attorneys claimed that baseball, softball and volleyball players were victimized as well.

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US athletes allege hazing abuse at Northwestern University

Student-athletes say hazing at the prominent Illinois university included ‘physical, sexual and emotional abuse’.

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2nd football hazing lawsuit filed against Northwestern; lawyers say legal action also forthcoming related to baseball and softball

CHICAGO — Another lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Northwestern University by a former football player, alleging that ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald took part in hazing and bullying athletes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Northwestern football players go public with claims of a ‘culture’ of hazing, abuse

“We’re talking about probably hundreds, if not thousands of events of abuse, harassment or sexual assault during his tenure,” attorney Parker Stinar said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former football player sues Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern leaders in hazing scandal

The player, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, alleged Tuesday in the Cook County Court that Fitzgerald, Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the board of trustees and athletic director Derrick Gragg enabled and concealed sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern’s Black athletes have a history of fighting for change

Black athletes long have been involved in battles beyond the athletic field. The university’s culture didn’t become toxic overnight.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Northwestern sports enable a toxic culture of sexual violence

When I read about the allegations of rampant sexual violence in the Northwestern University football program, I was horrified. But sadly, I wasn’t surprised. As a cheerleader, I, too, was a victim of sexual abuse and harassment at Northwestern University, and school officials did nothing to stop it.

Chicago Tribune

Former Northwestern football players retain lawyers for expected legal action in hazing scandal

Eight former Northwestern University football players who say they were subjected to hazing are being represented for expected legal action by prominent attorney Ben Crump and the Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

Chicago Tribune

How will Northwestern’s football hazing scandal affect the university long term? ‘It’s a reputational issue.’

CHICAGO — Repercussions from Northwestern University’s football hazing scandal have thrown the Big Ten school’s athletic department into upheaval in just a matter of days, spurring leadership shake-ups, football recruits decommitting from the team and concerns over possible legal action.

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