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Columbia has had its share of '''suicides''' like most other elite institutions of higher learning (but unlike [[NYU]], which has had far more). If you or someone you know has made even a passing remark about suicide, it is suggested to contact [[Health Services]] immediately.
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Columbia has had its share of '''suicides''' like most other elite institutions of higher learning (but unlike [[NYU]], which has had far more).
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If you or someone you know has made even a passing remark about suicide, it is suggested to contact [[Health Services]] immediately.
  
 
== Partial list of suicides ==
 
== Partial list of suicides ==
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| October 4, [[1898]]
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| [[October 4]], [[1898]]
 
| Henry E. McDermott
 
| Henry E. McDermott
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| Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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| Assistant Professor of [[Chemistry]]
 
| Prussic acid
 
| Prussic acid
 
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| November 11, [[1901]]
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| [[November 11]], [[1901]]
 
| Richard Mayo Smith
 
| Richard Mayo Smith
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| Professor of Political Economy
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| Professor of [[Political Economy]]
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| Jumped; possible accident
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| Jumped; possible accident.
 
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| February 21, [[1902]]
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| [[February 21]], [[1902]]
 
| Isaac N. Henderson
 
| Isaac N. Henderson
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| PhD Candidate
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| [[PhD]] Candidate
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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| January 27, [[1906]]
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| [[January 27]], [[1906]]
 
| William N. Van Reypen Jr.
 
| William N. Van Reypen Jr.
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| Law School Student
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| [[Law School]] student
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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|-
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| February 27, [[1906]]
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| [[February 27]], [[1906]]
 
| Ralph C.B. Moore
 
| Ralph C.B. Moore
 
| Student
 
| Student
 
| Drowning
 
| Drowning
 
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| January 23, [[1907]]
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| [[January 23]], [[1907]]
 
| Lathrop Smith
 
| Lathrop Smith
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| Law School student
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| [[Law School]] student
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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|-
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| November 16, [[1907]]
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| [[November 16]], [[1907]]
 
| Lucien M. Underwood
 
| Lucien M. Underwood
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| Professor of Botany
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| Professor of [[Botany]]
 
| Slit throat
 
| Slit throat
 
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|-
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| December 5, [[1914]]
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| [[December 5]], [[1914]]
 
| Robert H. Jones
 
| Robert H. Jones
 
| Student
 
| Student
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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|-
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| August 8, [[1919]]
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| [[August 8]], [[1919]]
 
| John Hipp
 
| John Hipp
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| Student  
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| Student
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| Multiple: slit wrist, throat, and jumped)
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| Multiple: slit wrist, throat, and jumped
 
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| October 16, [[1921]]
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| [[October 16]], [[1921]]
 
| Dorothy Wilson
 
| Dorothy Wilson
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| Student  
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| Student
 
| Jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / Metro North
 
| Jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / Metro North
 
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|-
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| August 28, [[1924]]
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| [[August 28]], [[1924]]
 
| Francis E. Brooks
 
| Francis E. Brooks
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| Professor of French
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| Professor of [[French]]
 
| Hanging
 
| Hanging
 
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| March 9, [[1925]]
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| [[March 9]], [[1925]]
 
| Henry Mead
 
| Henry Mead
 
| Student
 
| Student
 
| Jumped from sixth floor of [[Hartley]]
 
| Jumped from sixth floor of [[Hartley]]
 
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| March 14, [[1926]]
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| [[March 14]], [[1926]]
 
| Walton White
 
| Walton White
 
| Student
 
| Student
 
| Hanging
 
| Hanging
 
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| September 21, [[1927]]
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| [[September 21]], [[1927]]
 
| Oscar Petty
 
| Oscar Petty
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| Professor of Linguistics
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| Professor of [[Linguistics]]
 
| Drowning
 
| Drowning
 
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| May 13, [[1928]]
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| [[May 13]], [[1928]]
 
| Rollin F. Lewis
 
| Rollin F. Lewis
 
| Student
 
| Student
 
| Hanging
 
| Hanging
 
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|-
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| May 23, [[1928]]
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| [[May 23]], [[1928]]
 
| David Halfant
 
| David Halfant
 
| [[PhD]] Candidate in [[Economics]]
 
| [[PhD]] Candidate in [[Economics]]
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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| June 7, [[1929]]
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| [[June 7]], [[1929]]
 
| Russell G. Smith
 
| Russell G. Smith
 
| Professor of [[Sociology]]
 
| Professor of [[Sociology]]
 
| Jumped
 
| Jumped
 
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| March 9, [[1930]]  
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| [[March 9]], [[1930]]  
 
| Louis Finkelstein
 
| Louis Finkelstein
 
| [[Law School]] student  
 
| [[Law School]] student  
 
| Jumped
 
| Jumped
 
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| May 11, [[1933]]  
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| [[May 11]], [[1933]]  
 
| Edgar F. Grossman
 
| Edgar F. Grossman
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| [[PhD Candidate in [[Philosophy]]
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| [[PhD]] Candidate in [[Philosophy]]
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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|-
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| June 16, [[1937]]  
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| [[June 16]], [[1937]]  
 
| Fred Lester Acer
 
| Fred Lester Acer
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Lethal dose of sleeping medication
 
| Lethal dose of sleeping medication
 
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| October 21, [[1939]]  
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| [[October 21]], [[1939]]  
 
| Robert E. Chaddock
 
| Robert E. Chaddock
 
| Professor of [[Statistics]]
 
| Professor of [[Statistics]]
 
| Jumped
 
| Jumped
 
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| April 13, [[1941]]  
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| [[April 13]], [[1941]]  
 
| Marvin Krueger
 
| Marvin Krueger
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| Assistant Professor of Education  
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| Assistant Professor of [[Education]]
 
| Gas
 
| Gas
 
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| September 11, [[1941]]  
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| [[September 11]], [[1941]]  
 
| Rudolf Schoenheimer
 
| Rudolf Schoenheimer
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| Professor of Biological Chemistry  
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| Professor of [[Biological Chemistry]]
 
| Toxic acid
 
| Toxic acid
 
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|-
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| May 3, [[1942]]  
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| [[May 3]], [[1942]]  
 
| Marion Ellis
 
| Marion Ellis
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Gas
 
| Gas
 
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|-
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| January 15, [[1948]]  
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| [[January 15]], [[1948]]  
 
| Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi
 
| Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi
 
| [[Teachers College]] student  
 
| [[Teachers College]] student  
 
| Jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald Hall|Furnald]]
 
| Jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald Hall|Furnald]]
 
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|-
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| October 5, [[1951]]  
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| [[October 5]], [[1951]]  
 
| Dorothy Bordes
 
| Dorothy Bordes
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Hanging
 
| Hanging
 
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|-
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| October 20, [[1953]]  
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| [[October 20]], [[1953]]  
 
| Edward R. Fenn
 
| Edward R. Fenn
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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| July 21, [[1954]]  
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| [[February 1]], [[1954]]
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| [[Edwin Howard Armstrong]]
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| [[Electrical Engineering]] professor
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| Jumped from a building
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| [[July 21]], [[1954]]  
 
| Madeline Jean Sommers
 
| Madeline Jean Sommers
 
| Summer student  
 
| Summer student  
 
| Fire
 
| Fire
 
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| January 3, [[1955]]  
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| [[January 3]], [[1955]]  
 
| Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.
 
| Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Sedative overdose
 
| Sedative overdose
 
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| April 28, [[1958]]  
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| [[April 28]], [[1958]]  
 
| Frank William Ritchie Jr.
 
| Frank William Ritchie Jr.
 
| [[General Studies]] student
 
| [[General Studies]] student
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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| April 17, [[1960]]  
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| [[April 17]], [[1960]]  
 
| Michael Bogost
 
| Michael Bogost
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Potassium cyanide
 
| Potassium cyanide
 
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| November 26, [[1961]]  
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| [[November 26]], [[1961]]  
 
| Richard Kulick
 
| Richard Kulick
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| Dental School student  
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| [[Dental School]] student
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
| Self-inflicted gunshot
 
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|-
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| May 4, [[1965]]  
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| [[May 4]], [[1965]]  
 
| Deborah Daniels
 
| Deborah Daniels
 
| [[Teachers College]] student
 
| [[Teachers College]] student
 
| Jumped
 
| Jumped
 
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| November 25, [[1968]]  
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| [[November 25]], [[1968]]  
 
| Christine Gallant
 
| Christine Gallant
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| Librarian  
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| Librarian
 
| Sleeping pill overdose drowned in bathtub
 
| Sleeping pill overdose drowned in bathtub
 
|-
 
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| February 18, [[1974]]  
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| [[February 18]], [[1974]]  
 
| Hsio Min Feng
 
| Hsio Min Feng
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| Professor of Chinese  
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| Professor of [[Chinese]]
 
| Jumped in front of subway in [[Queens]]
 
| Jumped in front of subway in [[Queens]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| September 24, [[1988]]  
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| [[September 24]], [[1988]]  
 
| Jonathan A. Spohn
 
| Jonathan A. Spohn
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
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| Jumped or fell from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]]; death may have been accidental.
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| Jumped or fell from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]]; death may have been accidental.
 
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|-
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| August 20, [[1991]]
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| [[August 20]], [[1991]]
 
| Myeng Soek Oh
 
| Myeng Soek Oh
 
| [[SEAS]] student
 
| [[SEAS]] student
 
| Jumped from the window of his sixth floor apartment after learning he had flunked out.
 
| Jumped from the window of his sixth floor apartment after learning he had flunked out.
 
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|-
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| September 20, [[1998]]  
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| [[September 20]], [[1998]]  
 
| Shirley Yoon
 
| Shirley Yoon
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| Student  
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| Student
 
| Jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]]
 
| Jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]]
 
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|-
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| September 21, [[1998]]  
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| [[September 21]], [[1998]]  
 
| Darren Pascual
 
| Darren Pascual
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Hanging
 
| Hanging
 
|-
 
|-
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| March 24, [[2000]]  
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| [[March 24]], [[2000]]  
 
| Brian Malmon
 
| Brian Malmon
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Suicide while on leave
 
| Suicide while on leave
 
|-
 
|-
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| April 20, [[2000]]
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| [[April 20]], [[2000]]
 
| Puneet Bhandari
 
| Puneet Bhandari
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Train collision
 
| Train collision
 
|-
 
|-
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| December 6, [[2000]]  
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| [[December 6]], [[2000]]  
 
| Andrea Melendez
 
| Andrea Melendez
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Jumped off stairwell in [[McBain Hall|McBain]]
 
| Jumped off stairwell in [[McBain Hall|McBain]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| November 9, [[2001]]
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| [[November 9]], [[2001]]
 
| Nick Kemnitzer
 
| Nick Kemnitzer
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
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| Unknown
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| Jumped from [[East Campus]] apartment
 
|-
 
|-
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| December 13, [[2003]]  
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| [[December 13]], [[2003]]  
 
| Fraser Lunan
 
| Fraser Lunan
 
| Student  
 
| Student  
 
| Suicide while on leave
 
| Suicide while on leave
 
|-
 
|-
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| May 7, [[2006]]  
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| [[May 7]], [[2006]]  
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| Richard Ng
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| [[Richard Ng]]
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| Student
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| [[SEAS]] student
 
| Jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]
 
| Jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]
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| [[September 23]], [[2008]]
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| [[ Petrus Schaesberg]]
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| Adjunct Professor
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| Jumped from building
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| [[January 31]], [[2009]]
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| [[Eric Harms]]
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| [[SEAS]] student
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| Hanging in bathroom of [[Hartley]]
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| [[October 23]], [[2011]]
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| [[Tian Bu]]
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| [[Columbia College|CC]] student
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| Hanging in bedroom on third floor of [[River]]
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| [[August 27]], [[2012]]
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| [[Martha Corey-Ochoa]]
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| [[Columbia College|CC]] student
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| Jumped from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]] the night she moved in
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| [[January 24]], [[2013]]
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| [[Tejraj Antooa]]
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| [[SEAS]] student on leave
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| Unknown, in his family home on [[Long Island]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/02/25/tejraj-antooa-seas-13-passed-away/</ref>
 
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Columbia has had its share of suicides like most other elite institutions of higher learning (but unlike NYU, which has had far more).

If you or someone you know has made even a passing remark about suicide, it is suggested to contact Health Services immediately.

Partial list of suicides

This list is very incomplete since major media outlets, for the most part, stopped reporting on college suicides during the 1960s.

Date Person Position Notes
October 4, 1898 Henry E. McDermott Assistant Professor of Chemistry Prussic acid
November 11, 1901 Richard Mayo Smith Professor of Political Economy Jumped; possible accident.
February 21, 1902 Isaac N. Henderson PhD Candidate Self-inflicted gunshot
January 27, 1906 William N. Van Reypen Jr. Law School student Self-inflicted gunshot
February 27, 1906 Ralph C.B. Moore Student Drowning
January 23, 1907 Lathrop Smith Law School student Self-inflicted gunshot
November 16, 1907 Lucien M. Underwood Professor of Botany Slit throat
December 5, 1914 Robert H. Jones Student Self-inflicted gunshot
August 8, 1919 John Hipp Student Multiple: slit wrist, throat, and jumped
October 16, 1921 Dorothy Wilson Student Jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / Metro North
August 28, 1924 Francis E. Brooks Professor of French Hanging
March 9, 1925 Henry Mead Student Jumped from sixth floor of Hartley
March 14, 1926 Walton White Student Hanging
September 21, 1927 Oscar Petty Professor of Linguistics Drowning
May 13, 1928 Rollin F. Lewis Student Hanging
May 23, 1928 David Halfant PhD Candidate in Economics Self-inflicted gunshot
June 7, 1929 Russell G. Smith Professor of Sociology Jumped
March 9, 1930 Louis Finkelstein Law School student Jumped
May 11, 1933 Edgar F. Grossman PhD Candidate in Philosophy Self-inflicted gunshot
June 16, 1937 Fred Lester Acer Student Lethal dose of sleeping medication
October 21, 1939 Robert E. Chaddock Professor of Statistics Jumped
April 13, 1941 Marvin Krueger Assistant Professor of Education Gas
September 11, 1941 Rudolf Schoenheimer Professor of Biological Chemistry Toxic acid
May 3, 1942 Marion Ellis Student Gas
January 15, 1948 Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi Teachers College student Jumped from ninth floor of Furnald
October 5, 1951 Dorothy Bordes Student Hanging
October 20, 1953 Edward R. Fenn Student Self-inflicted gunshot
February 1, 1954 Edwin Howard Armstrong Electrical Engineering professor Jumped from a building
July 21, 1954 Madeline Jean Sommers Summer student Fire
January 3, 1955 Lawrence Goldsmith Jr. Student Sedative overdose
April 28, 1958 Frank William Ritchie Jr. General Studies student Self-inflicted gunshot
April 17, 1960 Michael Bogost Student Potassium cyanide
November 26, 1961 Richard Kulick Dental School student Self-inflicted gunshot
May 4, 1965 Deborah Daniels Teachers College student Jumped
November 25, 1968 Christine Gallant Librarian Sleeping pill overdose drowned in bathtub
February 18, 1974 Hsio Min Feng Professor of Chinese Jumped in front of subway in Queens
September 24, 1988 Jonathan A. Spohn Student Jumped or fell from fourteenth floor of John Jay; death may have been accidental.
August 20, 1991 Myeng Soek Oh SEAS student Jumped from the window of his sixth floor apartment after learning he had flunked out.
September 20, 1998 Shirley Yoon Student Jumped from twentieth floor of East Campus
September 21, 1998 Darren Pascual Student Hanging
March 24, 2000 Brian Malmon Student Suicide while on leave
April 20, 2000 Puneet Bhandari Student Train collision
December 6, 2000 Andrea Melendez Student Jumped off stairwell in McBain
November 9, 2001 Nick Kemnitzer Student Jumped from East Campus apartment
December 13, 2003 Fraser Lunan Student Suicide while on leave
May 7, 2006 Richard Ng SEAS student Jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge
September 23, 2008 Petrus Schaesberg Adjunct Professor Jumped from building
January 31, 2009 Eric Harms SEAS student Hanging in bathroom of Hartley
October 23, 2011 Tian Bu CC student Hanging in bedroom on third floor of River
August 27, 2012 Martha Corey-Ochoa CC student Jumped from fourteenth floor of John Jay the night she moved in
January 24, 2013 Tejraj Antooa SEAS student on leave Unknown, in his family home on Long Island[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://bwog.com/2013/02/25/tejraj-antooa-seas-13-passed-away/
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