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Penn State Fraternity Death Brings New Attention To Hazing

One year after a Penn State sophomore died from injuries he suffered during a fraternity hazing, the university has put strict new rules in place.
Evelyn and Jim Piazza's son Timothy died on Feb. 4, 2017 because of injuries he suffered during fraternity hazing rituals at Penn State.

Evelyn Piazza wears a heart-shaped pendant around her neck. It has her son Timothy's thumb print on it. When she runs her finger across it she says it's like holding his hand.

Piazza's son was a sophomore at Penn State last year, when he died from injuries suffered after fraternity hazing rituals. Now she dreads the days leading up to the first anniversary of Timothy's death on Sunday.

"It's going to be a rough three days because each day is going to be, 'This is the day that he was hazed and got hurt.'

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