Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Cornell University on Alert After Suspected Suicides

BBC: Cornell University staff are monitoring bridges over river gorges on its campus and checking on students after three fell to their deaths in the past month.

The head of the US college also took out an ad in the campus paper urging students: "If you learn anything at Cornell, please learn to ask for help."

The first of the deaths has been ruled a suicide. The others, which happened last week, are being investigated.

Three other students at Cornell have killed themselves this academic year.

But university officials insist its suicide rate is in line with the national average for its student population of 20,000 - about two per year. 'Suicide school' >>> | Wednesday, March 17, 2010