Greek life

In anticipation of Penn State students returning to campus in the fall, the Interfraternity Council has voted to suspend all social activities indefinitely.

Education

Penn State Interfraternity Council Suspends Social Activities To Avoid COVID-19 Outbreaks

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In anticipation of Penn State students returning to campus in the fall, the university’s Interfraternity Council has voted to suspend all social…

Crime and Law Enforcement

Penn State Suspends Fraternity After Report Of Sexual Misconduct

Anne Danahy

Penn State has suspended a fraternity after a report of sexual assault that allegedly occurred there on Jan. 15. The university said in a statement…

Jurors will listen to closing arguments before beginning deliberation on Thursday, the third day of the trial for Braxton Becker in the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Jury Will Hear Closing Arguments, Deliberate Thursday In First Trial In Penn State Hazing Death Case

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After hearing the cross-examination of State College Police Detective David Scicchitano and three additional witnesses on Wednesday, jurors will listen to…

Braxton Becker, left, left the Centre County Courthouse during the first day of the jury trial on his alleged deletion of security footage in relation to the case of the hazing death of Tim Piazza in 2017.

Crime and Law Enforcement

First Jury Trial In Penn State Hazing Death Case Focuses On Alleged Deletion Of Security Footage

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The jury trial for Braxton Becker, a former member and the house manager of Penn State’s now defunct Beta Theta Pi fraternity, began Tuesday. It’s the…

In this file photo, Luke Visser, left, arrived for his preliminary hearing on charges related to the hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza in 2017. He was resentenced to house arrest on Wednesday.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Judge Changes Jail Into House Arrest For The Third Time In Penn State Hazing Death Case

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge is letting another former Penn State fraternity member serve his sentence on home confinement instead of in jail in the…

Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller at podium next to a photo of Timothy Piazza and with his parents in person

Crime and Law Enforcement

Penn State Hazing Death Case Plods Ahead, But Pared Down

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A string of guilty pleas has left just five defendants still fighting charges in the hazing-related death of a pledge at a Penn…

On Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa., Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf shakes hands with Jim Piazza after signing anti-hazing legislation inspired by the death of Piazza's son, Penn State student Tim Piazza.

Politics and Government

Governor Wolf Signs Anti-hazing Bill Alongside Piazza Family, Penn State President

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A bill designed to toughen penalties for hazing in Pennsylvania was signed into law on Friday by Governor Tom Wolf. The new law will make hazing resulting…

Parents Of Tim Piazza Urge Penn State Greek Community To End Culture Of Hazing

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Jim and Evelyn Piazza, the parents of Tim Piazza, gave an anti-hazing presentation to fraternity and sorority members at Penn State on Wednesday. They…

Philip Masorti (second from right) spoke to reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing of his client, Ryan Burke (right), on Tuesday.

Former Penn State Fraternity Member Sentenced To House Arrest, Probation In Hazing Case

Min Xian

The first and, so far, only former Penn State fraternity member who pleaded guilty in the hazing death of Timothy Piazza was sentenced on Tuesday.Ryan…

The Beta Theta Pi fraternity house where Penn State student Timothy Piazza was fatally injured in Feb. 2017.

Penn State Frat Hazing Death Trial Scheduled For February

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Members of a Penn State University fraternity charged in connection with the death of a pledge after a night of hazing and drinking…