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Law Practice

Apr. 9, 2015

Lawyers grapple with spotlight on Greek life

As the nucleus of college life on many campuses, fraternities and sororities have long dealt with legal issues ranging from hazing to underage drinking, but the rise of social media and digital access has widened the attention.


By Kibkabe Araya


Daily Journal Staff Writer


This week began with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism's report on the now-retracted Rolling Stone magazine article from last year based on a shaky account of an alleged gang rape at a frat house. That followed a video leak last month depicting a group of University of Oklahoma fraternity brothers reveling in a racist chant on a bus, an act which led to the organization's suspension and...

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