The Hatchet’s editorial board urges students who have been or are currently facing hazing to inform the University, while noting that the University’s policy against hazing covers all student organizations on campus.

Hazing is something that is serious and damaging on any college campus, but if it happens at GW, with our vaunted anti-hazing atmosphere, it is even more distressing.

This is why if you or someone you know has ever been the victim of hazing – whether it is physical or emotional pressure – we encourage you to come forward and tell the University. Whether you are part of an organization under Student Judicial Services’ jurisdiction or overseen by the office of Greek-letter life, you should never be subject to something you don’t feel comfortable doing. On an organizational and an individual level, hazing at GW is unacceptable and it requires students speaking up for it to be curbed.