Ruggles murder-suicide
The Ruggles murder-suicide incident refers to the February 5, 2000 murder of Columbia College student Kathleen Roskot in Ruggles Hall by Thomas Nelford. Nelford subsequently killed himself by throwing himself in front of a train at the 181st St. subway station.
Suffice to say, Ruggles room 509 (a double) and the accompanying 508-512 suite, where the murder took place, are unpopular in Room Selection.
The suite, now known as "The Village" is currently occupied by eight of Columbia's finest bachelors: Kabir "Kabibi" Malkani, Devansh "Jennifer" Pasumarty, Geoff "Fabrizio" Hahn, Reed "The Marathon Man" Northland, Cooper "The Marathon Man" Matthieson, Alejandro "Chester" Cazzulino, Adam "The Pirate" Sherman, and Kyle "Kyul" Rhee. Room 511 was previously occupied by Thabet "Tibet" Mahayni, but his concerns about the upcoming unlucky 13th anniversary of the murder-suicide drove him out of the suite.
