A WHISTLEBLOWER who blew open the scandal of alleged hazing at a top US college is truly "courageous," the mother of a student who died following a fraternity initiation has claimed.
The scandal, which began as an anonymous complaint at Northwestern University's football program late last year, has now spiraled into a broader crisis that has cost a leading coach his job and resulted in multiple lawsuits against the college.
Now the mom of Antonio Tsialas, who died following a suspected hazing at Cornell University, has spoken out in praise of the original whistleblower.
Flavia Tomasello remembers where she was when she heard her son was missing in October 2019.
She knew about the Greek life system, and she had heard of hazing, despite being born and raised outside of the United States.
But she didn't believe that her kind, helpful, soccer-mad Antonio would ever be involved in a fraternity.
She had gone to visit him for parents' weekend, and the pair had dinner the previous day.
In an interview, she told The U.S. Sun: "Antonio was very happy at Cornell University. He was thriving there. Every news that we had from him, both my husband and myself, was all good."
He had become a campus tour guide - unusual for a freshman - and had joined a soccer club, playing as a goalkeeper.
Always a smart and hard-working student, Flavia said her son was coaching other students to help them with their calculus.
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