"Harvard College has suspended the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra's social calendar for the rest of the fall semester following a complaint of alleged hazing. "It is an unfortunate and very unexpected situation," said Federico Cortese, the student-run orchestra's music director and conductor. "I fully agree with Harvard's strict anti-hazing policy (I really do, and I really mean it)," Cortese added in an emailed statement. "In this sense I consider this incident a very serious mistake and a very poor choice of the students.""
"Regardless of their answer, the new members were allegedly blindfolded and taken outside, walked up and down a hill, and asked to tap an upperclassman once for a drink of water or twice for a shot of vodka, according to the Crimson. The new members were ultimately brought back to a rehearsal space and the entire club exchanged notes, with members alternately sharing their hopes and fears about the start of college and offering each other advice, the newspaper reported."
Harvard College imposed a suspension on the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra's social calendar through the end of the fall semester following a hazing complaint. News of the suspension followed the orchestra's annual off-campus retreat on Sept. 6 at Greenwood Music Camp in Cummington. Allegations describe returning members lining up new recruits, quizzing them on upperclassmen names, blindfolding them, walking them up and down a hill, and prompting taps to request water or vodka. The incident was characterized as an unfortunate and unexpected situation and a serious mistake. The sanction affects only the orchestra's social activities for the semester.
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