[naviga:h3]Former PSU student puts blame on school [/naviga:h3]

PHILADELPHIA — A former Penn State student who sued the school over hazing says he wept when he heard news of a fraternity pledge’s death, and says the school is to blame.

James Vivenzio told philly.com the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza was “completely preventable.”

The 23-year-old Virginia native said he thinks the university should do more to change its Greek culture.

Piazza died after drinking and suffering a critical brain injury during a pledging ritual at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity in February. Eighteen fraternity members have been charged.

Vivenzio’s 2015 lawsuit claimed Penn State ignored his report of hazing. Penn State has disputed Vivenzio’s account.

A judge has dismissed all but one claim in the suit. A university spokesman said the school is hopeful that claim also will be dismissed.

[naviga:h3]Math error leads to re-sentencing[/naviga:h3]

CARLISLE — An attorney who helped represent former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky at his child sex abuse trial must be resentenced for embezzling $767,000 from his clients because a sentencing judge made a math error.

The Superior Court ruled Thursday that the error resulted in a 5 1/2- to 18-year term for Karl Rominger — a full 12 months longer than Rominger should have received once all the terms he received for various times were added together. The court said, “We cannot uncover where the additional 12-month prison term was imposed.”

As a result, the judge who sentenced Rominger in Cumberland County eight months ago must re-sentence him.

The order doesn’t affect a separate 20-month federal prison sentence against Rominger for federal income tax evasion imposed in October.