The Associated Press reported today that three former SAE pledges were charged with first degree hazing and unlawfully dealing with a child in Tompkins County court. Max Haskin, 19, Ben Mann, 20, and Edward Williams, 19, all pleaded not guilty on Thursday. Another underage defendant was involved. Williams was also charged with criminal nuisance in the second...
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IPD Investigators Consulting With DA on Desdunes Death
The Ithaca Police’s ongoing investigation into the mysterious death of SAE undergrad George Desdunes ’13 has led investigators to speak with several students directly involved with Desdunes at the time, a press release said. Police are now cooperating with the District Attorney’s office to determine the best course of action. The initial investigation has established the...
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MetaEzra on George Desdunes ’13 and The Greek System
While the details of last Friday’s tragic death of George Desdunes ’13 are still unclear, MetaEzra has published a thought-provoking post on the big picture issues of this incident. All of his speculations are likely to be big points of discussion in the coming weeks and months: — Imagine that instead of Desdunes’s untimely death, he...
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University Suspends SAE Fraternity
Cornell has imposed an interim suspension of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity where sophomore George Desdunes ’13 was a brother, according to the Cornell Chronicle. He was found unresponsive in the chapter’s house Friday morning and later died at Cayuga Medical Center. The article says that SAE was determined to have violated the university’s recognition...
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President’s Message on Sophomore’s Death
[UPDATE]: Tompkins County Sheriff Ken Lansing said the deaths of Vicky Chen of Ithaca College, found dead in Ithaca Saturday afternoon, and George Desdunes ’13 are probably alcohol-related. “It appears to be young people overindulging in alcohol, that’s what all indications are,” Lansing told the Ithaca Journal this evening. “Although we don’t know for certain...