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Family of Newcastle student critical of university over death
11:54am PDT - October 25th, 2018 james karen - The Guardian (AU)Ed Farmer died as result of ‘toxic effects’ of drinking at an initiation ceremony The bereaved family of a student who died after a university society initiation ceremony have attacked the institution, claiming it has failed to get to grips with the problem. …