And id like to begin by asking you what comes to mind when you think of that word . College. Fraternities. Initiation. Okay. All right. So it didnt take long for some images to pop into your head. And, thank you. And youre like many others who think about some common images as they relate to hazing. And one is young men in college fraternities, beating each other, passing out or even dying tragically from alcohol poisoning because of hazing. Also people think about professional athletes like last years headlines of the rookie Jonathan Martin of the Miami Dolphins and more recently people think sometimes about marching bands with the tragic death of drum major robert champion down at florida a m university. And now more recently over the past month weve heard news of a sexually harassing culture and hazing in the ohio state universitys marching band prompting them to fire the band director. While these images and headlines reflect realities of hazing, they only paint a partial picture.
Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com
City officials are taking a page from Cambridge and Somerville.
Members of the City Council Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs saw some positive elements in a Cambridge Housing Stability Notification Ordinance that might be a model for one in Medford. The idea was first introduced by Councilor John Falco on Feb. 9.
The initial proposal called for an ordinance requiring “property owners who serve residential tenants an eviction notice also serve upon the tenant a Notice of Tenants Rights and Resources, which in general contains a description of basic housing rights and resources including a list of and contact information or organizations available to assist tenants.”