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Cayuga's Waiters. Photo courtesy Flickr | Stephen Luke: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_d_luke/9090904130/

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University's oldest a capella group, the Cayuga Waiters, has been "permanently dismissed" following an investigation into hazing.

Cornell disbanded the all-male Cayuga Waiters after an investigation found the group required newer members to sit naked in ice baths and to apply Icy Hot to their genitals, the student newspaper, The Daily Sun reported.

Those incident occurred in the 2015-2016 school year, according to the report, but through the investigation, the university found that the group engaged in hazing over at least the last 10 years.

Cayuga Waiters was suspended in September when the allegations first came to light.

Hearing and judicial review boards have debated what to do with the allegations over the last several months, eventually agreeing that permanent dismissal was the appropriate course of action.

Cornell Interim President Hunter Rawlings said he supported the decision.

"This behavior has no place at Cornell, and I agree ... that dismissal of the organization is appropriate," Rawlings said in a statement.

University officials said the decision was not made lightly.

The Cayuga Waiters was founded in 1949 and has produced 25 albums, according to the Daily Sun.

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