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NEW YORK -- A graduate student at New York University jumped to her death Monday from the rooftop of its prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, police said.

The woman "died as a result of an apparently intentional fall" at 10:30 a.m., NYU spokesman Josh Taylor said. He cited university policy in not releasing her name but said she was a second-year graduate student at its school of performing and media arts.

Police identified the student as Joann Mitchell Levy, 23, and said she was found unconscious in front of 286 Mercer St., across from the Tisch School, at 721 Broadway, in Greenwich Village. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Levy lived with her parents at nearby Waverly Place, police spokeswoman Detective Mindy Diaz said.

The NYU community's "deepest sympathies go out to the student's family and friends," Taylor said.

Five other NYU students have jumped to their deaths in the past year, and four were ruled suicides by the medical examiner, Taylor said.

"The incidents of the past year have given us a lot of pause and time for reflection," Taylor said. "While we'll never really know what causes someone to take an action like this, it's critical for members of the NYU community to remember that taking one's own life is never the right solution."

On Sept. 12, Jeff Skolnik, 19, of Evanston, Ill., leaped from the 10th floor of the university's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library. On Oct. 10, Stephen Bohler, 18, of Irvine, Calif., jumped from the same library floor. On Oct. 18, Michelle Gluckman, 18, jumped off the sixth floor of a Greenwich Village apartment building.

On March 6, Diana Chien, 19, a transfer student from the University of California at Los Angeles, jumped from the roof of her boyfriend's apartment building in midtown Manhattan. In late June, a graduate student died in a fall from a midtown building; that student's name was not immediately available.

The medical examiner said Bohler's death was accidental, related to his use of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

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My wife graduated from NYU, the Stella Adler studios... it is a very tough program from what I understand.

It is sad to see kids kill themselves, such a horrible waste.

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Woman found dead in fraternity

A young woman was found dead Sunday evening inside the Sigma Pi fraternity house near the Colorado State University campus, with police declining to offer specifics about the cause of death but saying there were no obvious signs of foul play.

"There are no obvious signs of trauma," said Fort Collins police detective Kristy Volesky, though she would not elaborate.

The woman, whom police did not identify, is believed to be in her early 20s. She was found in an unoccupied, second-story room by a member of the fraternity who does not live at the house, police said.

The house is at 709 Wagner Drive, just west of CSU's main campus, and sits among several other fraternity and sorority houses. Students affiliated with some of the houses stood outside their buildings Sunday night, talking among themselves but declining to comment to reporters.

A half-dozen women stood outside the Chi Omega sorority house, many in tears and consoling one another, just a half-block north of the Sigma Pi house. It was unknown whether the victim belonged to Chi Omega. "We had some people calling for her (at the fraternity house) throughout the day," Volesky said Sunday night as investigators were leaving the scene.

It was unclear Sunday why the body was not found until around 6:20 p.m.

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Princeton Student dead in dorm room...

Deceased sophomore identified, Sept. 6

<Posted 09/06/2004 16:26 950>

A sophomore who was found deceased in her dorm room bed yesterday afternoon has been identified as Melissa M. Huang of Mechanicsburg, Pa. She was 19.

Huang was found at 1:28 p.m. yesterday by a University custodian and her parents, who had arranged to meet their daughter on campus. The cause of death remains unknown, however police officials have ruled out criminal activity. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday, Sept. 6, by the Mercer County Medical Examiner's Office.

Huang came to Princeton from Cumberland Valley High School, where she graduated with honors in 2003. There, she participated in cross country and track and field, including the successful 4x800 relay team.

At Princeton, Huang was a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She spent this summer working on a chemical engineering research project with Professor Jeffrey Carbeck, director of the Program in Engineering Biology, and Ilhan Aksay, professor of chemical engineering and head of the Ceramic Materials Laboratory. She was a resident of Wilson College.

Survivors include her parents, Leon Keng-Lock Huang and Sauling Huang; a brother, Kevin, and a sister, Alina, all of Mechanicsburg, Pa.

After the tragic discovery, President Shirley M. Tilghman and other University officials met with Huang's parents and Wilson College students to offer comfort, counseling and guidance. University Health Services is open 24 hours and students may also call the Counseling and Psychological Services team at 258-3285.

Funeral arrangements are pending. A memorial service will be held on the Princeton campus at a later date.

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19-year-old Montreal student dead in dorm...

Young woman's death rattles McGill campus

19-year-old student found in dorm room Police find no trace of violence at scene, await autopsy results to determine cause

PEGGY CURRAN and GARY FRANCOEUR

The Gazette

Monday, September 06, 2004

It is Labour Day weekend and the narrow streets of the McGill ghetto are clogged as latecomers unload belongings from U-Hauls and panel trucks.

At the corner of Hutchison St., an elderly man has set up a motley garage sale on a plank of wood perched on milk crates. Someone is flogging mattresses from the back of a van, which is double-parked.

From his lair on an apartment balcony, a student spritzes friends and passers-by with a plastic watergun. A knot of young men play a lazy game of soccer on the campus lawn.

There's the bustle and buzz as the downtown university neighbourhood awakens and revs up for the fall session.

But for one McGill University first-year student, this new term no longer holds the promise of lessons learned or friendships formed.

On Saturday night, students held a candlelight vigil for Kathleen Currier.

Just three days into her first semester, the 19-year-old from Essex Junction, Vt., was found dead in her University St. dorm room.

A residence monitor had gone to check around 3:40 a.m. Saturday, alerted after the woman's father had called repeatedly to say he had not been able to reach his daughter for several days.

An honours student who had played varsity hockey and lacrosse in high school, Currier had been expected to return to her home in the Burlington suburb for the long weekend.

Montreal police Constable Lynne Labelle said no traces of violence or foul play were found inside the University St. residence.

"We're waiting for the results of the autopsy to determine if the death was a suicide or homicide," Labelle said.

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My old school had a history of people jumping from the top balcony. I think it was stress related, I'm not sure, just my dad has been a teacher there for 27 years and sayings in that time 5 pupils have committed suicide by jumping.

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There's a tower at the University of Texas (I think that's were it is) that was closed because so many people commited suicide by jumping from it. blink.gif

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Obviously the stress is getting to people, maybe they should have guards along all balconies and high areas otherwise there will be no one left to attend classes.

What a waste of life and potential, hopefully the school adminstrations will come up with an effective measure to stop these students from commiting suicide!

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