Dartmouth Hazing Case: 24 Charges Dropped

24 Charges Dropped In Dartmouth Hazing Case

In the wake of Andrew Lohse's now-infamous op-ed, the College charged 27 members of SAE with hazing violations, seemingly anyone and everyone who had the misfortune of sharing a house with Lohse. The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Office has since dropped 24 of those charges, in the face of material evidence that proved specific allegations by Lohse to be completely false.

While this leaves three undisclosed brothers in the crosshairs, as well as the house itself, it ends a trying saga for many who had been caught simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the face of extreme hazing, it is perhaps a moral obligation to step up and set the course straight. But those who do not, for fear of reprisal or embarrassment or whatever, should not be punished for their inaction, as almost occurred here.

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