of little outrage over student beating at princeton university

Little Outrage Over Student Beating at Princeton University: This is the story of Francisco Nava, a Princeton student who claimed he was beaten unconscious by two assailants after receiving death threats. Now he admitted that he had fabricated those claims.

Apparently, Nava inflicted injuries on himself by scraping his head against bricks and hitting himself with a bottle.

Here's a quick update on our Grapevine about The New York Sun story concerning the Princeton student who alleged he had been beaten -- after coming out against the school distribution of condoms. The Daily Princetonian says Francisco Nava has admitted he made up the story and fabricated e-mails threatening his life and those of other students and one professors.

Other links:
- Anti-Gay Princeton Student Faked Own Beating
- Nava: Faked threats, assault aimed to draw attention to cause
- Princeton Pupil Faked Beating, Death Threats
- Princeton student faked attack, e-mail threats, cops say
- The Boy Who Cried Concussion
- Death Threats at Princeton

[via xnerg]