College hazing rituals escalate from childish to deadly, experts say

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Sun Sentinel (FL)

By Scott Travis

"Hazing on college campuses once usually meant childish pranks, such as tossing eggs down someone's pants."

"But in recent years, it's taken an increasingly violent turn, experts say, and now may involve physical abuse, sexual assault, forced intoxication and can prove fatal. ..."

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