The Anatomy of a Tragedy: When Hazing Becomes a Crime The indictment of Mark Kulbis, a former Bucknell University coach, on charges related to the death of freshman football player Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr.
in 2024 marks a disturbing milestone in the ongoing struggle against hazing in American education. The case raises fundamental questions about the intersection of athletic culture and human rights.
Hazing has long been recognized as a corrosive force within some university cultures, but it wasn't until Pennsylvania passed its anti hazing law in 2017 that this behavior was made punishable by law.