hazing
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“I saw it as affectionate hazing and acceptance into the group.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Upon investigation, the Berkeley Police Department said it does not suspect foul play, nor does it believe the incident was related to hazing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
We were then, indeed, challenged and tested, with a slew of activities that added up to little more than a light hazing to bond us.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
Yu’s report called on the police department to ban “‘rites of passage’ that might be construed as hazing or disparate treatment towards probationary officers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
Fort Hare could be a rather elitist place and was not without the hazing common to many institutions of higher learning.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Historic revivals of hunting urge make an interesting recital of religious inquisitions, witch-burnings, college hazings, persecution of suffragettes, of the I.W.W., of the Japanese, or of pacifists.
From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Cornelia Stratton Parker
The Rival Pitchers A Story of College Baseball A faithful picture of college life of to-day, with its hazings, its grinds, its pretty girls and all.
From Dorothy Dale in the City by Margaret Penrose
