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UW student dies after fall from fraternity window
By Steve Miletich http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004479201_frat16m.html
Seattle Times staff reporter Top of page
Monday, June 16, 2008
Reported that Kevin died after falling from a third-floor window of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity house. Emergency crews were called to the house at 4:27 a.m. Apparently no one witnessed MacDonald's fall from the fraternity's brick colonial mansion, a block north of the UW campus. People in the house reported that MacDonald had been drinking before the fall.
"In 2004, UW suspended its recognition of Alpha Sigma Phi after two members taunted a student who had complained about hazing, which allegedly included forced alcohol consumption, forced consumption of food rubbed on a body part and other questionable practices. The university has since restored Alpha Sigma Phi's recognition, a UW spokesman said."
Seattle Times reporters Dominic Gates and Sharon Pian Chan contributed to this story.
Steve Miletich: 206-464-3302 or smiletich@seattletimes.com
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Man sues over fall from UW
fraternity
Last updated June 30, 2008 7:53 p.m. PT Top of page
By AMY ROLPH
Article
P-I REPORTER
Erik Anderson, a freshman pledge who fell from a fourth-floor fraternity-house window three years ago, filed a lawsuit against the fraternity "claiming that the fall stemmed from a culture that promotes alcohol consumption coupled with a dangerous sleeping environment." "Anderson, who was 19 at the time, had been drinking at a chapter-coordinated "Trashed Tuesday" party earlier in the evening."
P-I reporter Amy Rolph can be reached at 206-448-8223 or amyrolph@seattlepi.com. Read her School Zone blog at blog.seattlepi.com/schoolzone.
Another season of worry?
Seattle Times staff columnist Top of page
Friday, July 11, 2008
Excerpts below only begin to express the reporter's anguish over the series of senseless tragedies-read more to understand the overall environment that our youth encountered when they are sent to the nation's campuses (Full Article):
"It feels awful to say so, but I hope that Kevin MacDonald was just too drunk. Too drunk to realize what was happening when he tumbled out of his third-floor fraternity bedroom window last month and died. More than that, I hope that the University of Washington is so shaken by MacDonald's death that it spends the summer focused on safety in houses of Greek repute. If what happened to MacDonald doesn't move UW officials to act — he was 21, a junior, by all accounts a decent guy and, above all, someone's adored son — I don't know what it will take."
"Since the mid-1980s, at least six male students between 18 and 21 have died after falling from fraternity houses or dorms. At least five others have broken their backs, necks or suffered other severe injuries."
Nicole Brodeur's column appears Tuesday and Friday. Reach her at 206-464-2334 or nbrodeur@seattletimes.com.
She sends prayers to the family.
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Tragic falls a concern at UW
Seattle Times higher education reporter Top of page
Friday, July 18, 2008
Another reporter expresses his concern over the series of senseless tragedies-read more to understand the overall environment that our youth encountered when they are sent to the nation's campuses (Full Arrticle):
"Such stories have become uncomfortably common at the UW. Since the mid-1980s, at least six male students between 18 and 21 have died after falling from fraternity houses or dorms. At least five more have broken their backs, their necks or suffered other severe injuries. Countless others have fallen but escaped serious injury — and, in many cases, detection. Ray Wittmier, interim chief of the UW Police, says there is, on average, a life-threatening fall every year: "Too many." It's always young men, he says, and alcohol is usually involved."
Seattle Times news researcher David Turim contributed to this report. Nick Perry: 206-515-5639 or nperry@seattletimes.com
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Aggrieved father pushes UW for safety changes
Story Published: Jul 9, 2008 at 11:21 PM PDT Top of page
Story Updated: Jul 10, 2008 at 1:40 AM PDT Article
"Six years ago, Don Jensen's son fell from a window of his fraternity home at UW
and died. Nothing was done to prevent another such tragedy, and the school is
now investigating its eleventh serious fall. Don's aggrieved father wants to use
his pain to once again push for change at the University of Washington."
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