Northwestern athlete says she faced hazing 'punishment' after catching Covid [View all]

The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who on Monday became the first female athlete to sue the university over allegations she was retaliated against for reporting mistreatment. On the same day, a new lawsuit by former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates was also filed.

“This shows that it isn’t just men,” said Parker Stinar, one of the athlete’s attorneys. “It isn’t just football players.”

Northwestern is facing multiple lawsuits, including the one on behalf of Yates, which alleges hazing that includes sexual abuse. The scandal centers on a problem that seems to extend far beyond sports. While major college sports programs have become multimillion-dollar business, hazing appears to remain a problematic tradition within them.

“This is the first in a series of lawsuits,” said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, adding he plans on filing more than 30 over the coming weeks.

Northwestern’s football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, was fired after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players, including “forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature,” the school’s president, Michael Schill, said. One previous lawsuit accuses Fitzgerald of enabling a culture of racism, including forcing players of color to cut their hair and behave differently to be more in line with the “Wildcat Way.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/24/northwestern-athlete-says-she-faced-hazing-punishment-after-catching-covid

This, from the "Vandy of the north". Good grief.