'As well as the education and preventative measures, students found to have behaved in this way are subject to severe penalties.'Įnd Rape On Campus Australia said it was 'problematic' that these rituals often took advantage of vulnerable junior students. 'The University takes all allegations of student misconduct seriously and act swiftly to remove offensive behaviour from our campuses where it is reported. 'The University is appalled at the behaviour displayed in these images, and the footage which we understand was taken in Melbourne some years ago,' a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. University of Newcastle said safety of its students was a top priority and it took 'any reports of inappropriate behaviour very seriously'. The former student also told the publication that an ongoing Evatt House tradition involved pairs of students racing to finish 24 beers, and drinking their own vomit to stay in the competition. In one instance, a male would need to drink alcohol being poured down someone's shaven scalp, and another they would be forced to drink from the spinning wheel of a bin. Among 'penis drinking' rituals was several other degrading practices forced onto new students, including drinking their own vomit
