A former University of Hartford student who allegedly tampered with her black roommate’s personal items and bragged about it on social media will likely face hate crime charges. The Hartford Courant reported that police are pushing for intimidation based on bigotry or bias charges for Briana Rae Brochu, 18. Brochu, who is white, allegedly took to …
A University of Southern California linebacker accused of sexually assaulting a woman last year accepted a plea deal that will spare him from prison. ESPN reported that Osa Masina, 20, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery in a Utah court on Thursday. The deal means that Masina faces up to three years in …
An autopsy has determined that a Lafayette College freshman found unconscious in front of a dormitory died from blunt force head trauma, as reported by NBC 10. The Morning Call reports that Lafayette public safety officers discovered McCrae Williams, 19, of Weston, Massachusetts, outside of Ruef Hall North on Sunday afternoon. He died from his …
Two minority student organizations have apologized for posting fake deportation notices from a fictitious “Harvard Special Investigations Unit” as part of a campaign initiative. The Harvard Crimson reported that the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee placed the flyers undergraduate dorms. The approach was backed by the Harvard Concilio Latino, Harvard Islamic Society, and Harvard Black Students Association. …
