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Hazing Law In Memory Of Virginia University Student Takes Effect: Here's What It Means Hazing Law In Memory Of Virginia University Student Takes Effect: Here's What It Means
Hazing Law In Memory Of Virginia University Student Takes Effect: Here's What It Means A new law that took effect in Virginia July 1 could help prevent other university students from the fate of Adam Oakes. The 19-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University Delta Chi pledge was instructed by the brothers to chug 40 ounces of Jack Daniel's Whiskey during a fraternity event that began at 8 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2021. The 350-pound freshman had a blood alcohol level of .419 — the point where people lose consciousness and when death occurs. That was the case for Oakes, whose brothers left him at the scene to die. Eleven witnesses were charged in Oakes' death, though none with…

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by Cecilia Levine