Hazing Scandal at Northwestern Sparks Debate on Athlete Union

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A decade after a Northwestern quarterback's failed effort to form a union for college athletes, the spotlight has turned on the school again as it faces at least 13 lawsuits across sports related to allegations of hazing, sexual assault and racist abuse.

former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate the athletic department and its anti-hazing proceduresLevin said what’s happening at Northwestern isn’t the same as a dispute over, say, wages between a union and a company. “In a situation like this, there’s just not two sides to it,” he added.“I don’t know,” Levin said. “I don’t know if a player in a situation like this would go to a union. But it certainly could not have hurt, let’s just say that.

“The student in that situation and the survivors that I’ve dealt with, they are whistleblowers,” she said. “A whistleblower on a college campus is one of the worst atmospheres to be in. And we all know why: It’s a closed community.” “If you are a thriving, good athlete, you are going to get on the good side of the bully, whether it’s the coach, whether it’s the assistant,” Saunders said. “And you’re going to do whatever you can to stay on that good side. That includes meting out the retribution for whistleblowers.”In January 2014, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter announced plans to form the first union for college athletes.

 

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