UT open to ending Texas Cowboys' hazing suspension early
The Texas Cowboys spirit group at the University of Texas has accepted a six-year suspension for hazing at an off-campus retreat that preceded a student’s death in September, but the university is open to reinstating the group as soon as 2022.
In a letter obtained Friday by the American-Statesman, the university’s vice president for legal affairs, James E. Davis, informed the Cowboys that the UT president will hold a meeting in January and August of each year beginning in 2022 to “evaluate whether the Texas Cowboys student organization may be reinstated at a point in time prior to the completion of the sanctioned suspension.”
The president, the letter states, will consider the Texas Cowboys alumni efforts to help the university eliminate hazing.
The Cowboys, facing a Friday deadline, waived their right to appeal the suspension.
The Cowboys, known for firing Smokey the Cannon when UT scores at home football games, have agreed to hand off those duties during their suspension to the Silver Spurs Alumni Association, the group that cares for Bevo.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20190607/ut-open-to-ending-texas-cowboys-hazing-suspension-early
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