New Mexico State preaches anti-hazing message as student-athletes return for fall season

Top administrators at New Mexico State University wanted to find just the right wording to announce that they were pulling the plug on the men's basketball season following reports of alleged hazing involving team members. “We don’t want our student athletes to hear this via media,” wrote Ann Goodman, the dean of students. A review of hundreds of emails obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request provides insight into the damage control undertaken by New Mexico State University after news broke about the hazing allegations.