Who’s really to blame for outrageous fraternity hazing?
 

Animal House — also known as Dartmouth College — is making national news again, this time for a controversial op-ed written by a current student, senior Andrew Lohse, on the experience of being hazed in his fraternity. The op-ed brings up some important questions about being a young person

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/25/wh...#ixzz1kWQuIXAg

Sources inside The D have leaked to Dartblog an upcoming column that is sure to cause a storm of controversy. Andrew Lohse ‘12, who has been mentioned several times in this space (here, here and here), has submitted a column to The D that describes ongoing fraternity hazing practices in, shall we say, down-and-dirty detail.
http://www.dartblog.com/data/2012/01/009982.php

Quick comment in generalities. Fraternity in question is a long standing on campus NIC fraternity.

Does this sort of situation really "bring up important questions about being a young person"? I mean, first, what does that even mean? Second, this is about as narrow a situation as one can imagine ... this isn't Lord of the Flies.

As an aside, a few acquaintances have spoken about their own hazing at some of the more, say, "hazing-friendly" universities in bygone days, and this guy's story tops them all. Since the Op-Ed is yet to be released, the guy doesn't show up in Dartmouth's directory currently, and there's some history behind his name/writing, I'd reserve judgment of any sort for a bit.

This story reminds me of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ZxdSXTLx8