Ohio Newspaper Notes UMaine Hazing Research

In a report on a recent hazing incident related to students and alumni of Youngstown State University, the Vindicator newspaper of Youngstown, Ohio, quoted UMaine education professor Mary Madden about why students participate in hazing. Madden, who along with UMaine’s Elizabeth Allan co-authored a landmark 2008 study into hazing, said students participate in hazing, theoretically, because of the need to belong to something, which is a natural part of the development period for college students.

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