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Fraternity sentenced in Dado case
A fraternity that provided alcohol to Penn State freshman Joseph Dado hours before his death was sentenced to 70 days of community service and ordered to pay a $500 fine.
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Dado friend could have alcohol charge erased
A friend of Joe Dado, a Penn State student who was found dead in a stairwell in 2009 after a night out drinking with friends, was placed into a probationary program Tuesday that could allow a charge that he furnished alcohol to a minor to be cleared from his record.
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PSU alcohol program saw 800 students in first semester
UNIVERSITY PARK More than 800 students went through Penn State’s new alcohol intervention program in its first semester.
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Fraternity ruled guilty in providing alcohol to Dado
A fraternity charged with giving alcohol to Penn State freshman Joe Dado hours before his death in September 2009 was found guilty by a judge Tuesday. The ruling came months after a non-jury trial, where the fraternity argued individual members were at fault, not the organization as a whole.
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Radio gives voice to drinking issue
Back when my parents were newlyweds, they went to a party with my mom's parents. As my mom tells the story, my grandfather had too much to drink. So my father drove him home and helped him upstairs to bed. Mom says my grandfather was so embarrassed to have his new son-in-law see him in that condition...
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Solutions proposed by contributors to our Focus on Excessive Drinking series
Here are some solutions proposed throughout the Focus on Excessive Drinking series, in no particular order.
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Penn State alcohol debate turns to action
STATE COLLEGE The night that freshman Joseph Dado was found dead at the bottom of a campus stairwell, Penn State's vice president for student affairs, Damon Sims, says he made a conscious decision not to have a knee-jerk reaction.
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A perfect example
What an impressive letter in Tuesday's CDT from Tony Torsell about such a tragedy. Every young person should be required to read it.
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Momentum is building to do something
The March 1 Views headline read, “We have the power to curb the problem,” and 10 solutions were put forward to turn the tide of irresponsible, dangerous drinking downtown and in the Centre Region.
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Torsell speaks up about the night that changed so many lives
Editor's note: The Centre County District Attorney's Office recently contacted Anthony Torsell and offered him the opportunity to share his experiences and thoughts regarding alcohol abuse and drinking and driving in an effort to help young people make safe, healthy decisions.








