{"id":117624,"date":"2026-06-27T18:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/the-fun-that-isnt-funny-how-ragging-leaves-lasting-scars\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:36:12","slug":"the-fun-that-isnt-funny-how-ragging-leaves-lasting-scars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/the-fun-that-isnt-funny-how-ragging-leaves-lasting-scars\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;fun&#8217; that isn&#8217;t funny: How ragging leaves lasting scars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite laws and awareness campaigns, ragging persists in educational institutions, often dismissed as tradition. However, its impact on victims is severe, leading to emotional distress, trauma, and even tragic outcomes.  Universities should be havens for growth, not fear.  Embracing empathy and respect is crucial to creating safe campuses where all students can thrive and reach their full potential.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite laws and awareness campaigns, ragging persists in educational institutions, often dismissed as tradition. However, its impact on victims is severe, leading to emotional distress, trauma, and even tragic outcomes. Universities should be havens for growth, not fear. Embracing empathy and respect is crucial to creating safe campuses where all students can thrive and reach&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/the-fun-that-isnt-funny-how-ragging-leaves-lasting-scars\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The &#8216;fun&#8217; that isn&#8217;t funny: How ragging leaves lasting scars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":117625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}