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VCU To Pay Nearly $1M To Family Of Student Who Died In Hazing Incident VCU To Pay Nearly $1M To Family Of Student Who Died In Hazing Incident
VCU To Pay Nearly $1M To Family Of Student Who Died In Hazing Incident The family of Adam Oakes, the Virginia Commonwealth University Student who died in a 2021 hazing incident, is set to receive nearly one million dollars from the school as part of a settlement. On Feb. 27, 2021, Oakes drank a large bottle of whiskey at a Delta Chi pledging event, an act of hazing that would cost the student his life.  The Oakes family has worked tirelessly ever since, to keep Adam's legacy alive and advocate for safer practices within sororities and fraternities. In addition to the financial settlement from VCU, the school and the Oakes family have also worked together…

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