Word: comas
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...most obvious expressions of racism, are still a fact of teen life. According to Justice Department statistics, the number of hate crimes reported nationwide rose 10% from 1995 to 1996 (the jump could be due to better reporting). In Chicago black youngster Lenard Clark, 13, was beaten into a coma in March, allegedly by a group of white teens. "This is not about race," argues Tommy, 23, a white resident of Bridgeport, the neighborhood where Clark's beating took place. "A lot of times it's about territory. If we fight with black guys, we're called racists. But that...
...recent highly-publicized death of MIT first-year Scott Krueger, who fell into a fatal coma after consuming alcohol at a fraternity, gave local police a reason to cooperate...
...fraternity in the basement to "sober up." Instead, he threw up, clogging his breathing passages and causing him to lose oxygen to the brain. By the time he was discovered and the paramedics were called, there was little that could be done. He spent three days in a coma, was pronounced brain dead on Monday morning and passed away Monday evening. His death is currently being investigated as a homicide by the Boston police...
Basha died a few weeks ago when he fell asleep in his shower and drowned. Krueger died last Monday after lingering in a coma induced by alcohol poisoning the previous Friday night at a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity party...
Kruger had consumed at least 16 drinks the night he fell into a coma. MIT is currently accessing its alcohol policy and the Interfraternity Council has temporarily banned all alcohol at fraternities...