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Construction site workers, pedestrians, and others were placed at serious risk when potentially deadly shards of glass rained down from the 56th floor of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper under construction. According to the New York City Department of Buildings, which has launched an investigation into the serious mishap, the blades of glass fell from an incomplete building located at 111 West 57th Street. Thus far, no one was reported injured as a result of the Manhattan construction site accident. The…

Nestled on the plains of Kansas, the University of Kansas may not come to mind as an institution of higher education with a hazing tradition that has been described as “long and sordid.” However, that is the case. The school garnered this reputation because of fraternity hazing incidents, including situations that resulted in the long-term suspension of fraternities. With that said, fraternity hazing is not the only problem of this nature plaguing KU. A particularly disturbing hazing situation at the…

A pair of workers were killed in a steam pipe explosion accident on Friday the 13th, 2020. The steam pipe explosion occurred at a Veterans Affairs Hospital located in West Haven, Connecticut. The two fatally injured men work repairing a steam pipe located in a maintenance building on the grounds of the Vets medical center. The workers were called to the small building to repair a leak in a steam pipe. Once the men had finished repair work on the…

Did you know that a new medical study has detected a possible link between spinal anesthesia used in some types 0f labor and delivery (“L&D”) and with the later development of Autism Spectrum Disorder?

The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at the University of Kansas joins an ever-growing list of fraternities in the United States that have been banned on campuses as the result of hazing, illegal drug use, and other dangerous and illegal activities. The ban is in effect until the spring semester of 2026. The fraternity received notification of a five-year ban by way of a letter from the KU Vice Provost for Student Affairs Tammara Durham on November 4, 2020. The extended…