<p>[No</a> Foul Play Suspected In Missing PSU Student’s Death - News Story - WPXI Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.wpxi.com/news/21041285/detail.html]No”>http://www.wpxi.com/news/21041285/detail.html)</p>
<p>Another tragic loss. Another family in need of our thoughts/prayers as they face the difficulty of burying their son.</p>
<p>Oh no. How horrible. God bless his family.</p>
<p>I hate this. My sister was telling me about the missing boy yesterday. My niece is a senior at PSU. The whole place was reeling.</p>
<p>My prayers and thoughts go out to the family</p>
<p>Wow, isn’t this every parent’s worst nightmare. How tragic. He was only a freshman and only there a short time. My heart aches for his family.</p>
<p>Does anyone else think alcohol might be involved? I wouldn’t be suprised.</p>
<p>yup</p>
<p>[Police</a> looking into furnishing charges after freshman’s death - The Daily Collegian Online](<a href=“http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/22/police_looking_into_furnishing.aspx]Police”>http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/22/police_looking_into_furnishing.aspx)</p>
<p>I’ve been following this tragic story…so sad.
The student was at a number of places (presumably drinking) before he went missing…including his big sister’s apt…so it really presents a challenge on the furnishing charges. I hope they leave the family alone…</p>
<p>toneranger- so if a non-relative supplied the liquor charge them but if it was his sister no charges should be filed? I understand the sentiment but I am not sure a D.A. office can operate that way.</p>
<p>I just HATE that alcohol plays such a huge part of college life! I was at a college football game last weekend and I couldn’t believe how much alcohol there was at the tailgating before the game. I was ** mostly ** surprised at how many adults seemed to be drinking to ** excess <a href=“and%20I%20mean%20OLDER%20adults”>/b</a> and how many groups of older adults and very young looking college students were drinking a lot of alcohol together. I just could not imagine being middle-aged and feeling it necessary to get drunk or even close to it prior to a 3-4 hour football game. I’m not opposed to a beer or two, but there were tons of people who were clearly intoxicated to some degree. What are we saying to our kids? You have to drink to have a good time?</p>
<p>If only he’d had a better understanding of how alcohol effects his understanding he’d probably be alive right now. Instead he gets turned loose on a college campus with a minimal understanding of his limits and this is what happens. It’s shameful.</p>
<p>D has two HS classmates at PSU. Word is that he was at one frat house, then at his older sister’s apartment between 1 and 2 am Sun morning, then left to go to Frat house number two. He arrived at the Frat house after a party had mostly emptied out,and was not there long, leaving by 3am This particular Frat house was on campus. He left and was only 75 yards from the frat house when he fell 15 feet onto concrete (fell into a stairwell) and sustained head injuries. He was found dead Monday at 6pm by maintenance workers in a maintenance area. Alcohol is suspected as being to blame for the accident. Toxicology is pending. Students report he was drinking at multiple locations throughout the night. </p>
<p>Edited to add: Here is an independent student newspaper at PSU with a timeline. <a href=“http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/22/timeline_of_the_search_for_dad.aspx[/url]”>http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/22/timeline_of_the_search_for_dad.aspx</a></p>
<p>Fraternity number two has been suspended <a href=“http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/22/ifc_suspends_fiji.aspx[/url]”>http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/22/ifc_suspends_fiji.aspx</a></p>
<p>Where were his friends? Was no one watching his back? That is the scary and sad part. He wasnt found for 18 hours, at the bottom of a staircase. If he hand’t been aloine, help could have been gotten.</p>
<p>Penn State had the highest surveyed binge drinking rate I’ve ever seen. Off the charts. It was only a matter of time.</p>
<p>I cannot imagine the hell these parents are going through. My heart breaks for them.</p>
<p>I am also disturbed by the passage of time before this young man was found. I hope that students will use this as a reminder about drinking but also to keep tabs on each other.</p>
<p>My son has been at Penn State for 4 yrs.</p>
<p>I was at a football tailgate last year and was impressed with the number of police on bikes and undercover police asking for ID’s and issueing underage tickets. These kids get underage txs including losing their drivers liscense for 3 mo., fines and mandatory alcohol classes. Police and security are always out looking to stop trouble before it starts. They have also started to push hard on the furnishing charges to impress upon students that this is not tolerated and is criminal. Just as it is criminal in many states to serve your own 20 yr old a glass of wine in your house.</p>
<p>I am totally impressed with the entire family that is PSU as the entire campus of 40,000 people+ stopped to search for this kid within a day. Most authorities will not call an adult missing for several days if not a week.</p>
<p>This was a horrible acccident that could and has happened on a number of college campuses.</p>
<p>[Recent</a> Alcohol-Related Student Deaths on College Campuses](<a href=“http://compelledtoact.com/Tragic_listing/Main_listing_victims.htm]Recent”>http://compelledtoact.com/Tragic_listing/Main_listing_victims.htm)</p>
<p>I think we can all agree this is a widespread problem on college campuses</p>
<p>My 18 year old is a freashman at PSU and this tragedy touched us deeply. Our hearts go out to his whole family. Something has to be done- but we know that there is no easy answers. No matter what - reality is kids are going to drink- but i guess we have to convince them to be responsible, to look out for each other to never go out alone but i know there is no quick fix. On a seperate note regarding this I was disapointed that a text alert didn’t go out on the psu text alert system. Didn’t a missing 18 qualify as an emergency and after he was found - not then either? What a great loss not only to his family but to the school. No ones life should end before it truly has even begun. Hopefully this will serve as some great wake up call to all student but especially freshman what can happen.</p>
<p>So, So Sad. </p>
<p>This is something we try to impress upon our kids when they head out for college: look out for each other, check-in (and out) with your roommate {not because they are keeping tabs on you or because you have to answer to them, but because you need to help each other out in this way} so someone knows where you are, have emergency contact numbers for families, etc…Girls seem to take the ‘buddy system’ a bit more seriously. This could have happened anywhere; could have been any of our families.</p>
<p>A link to the campus newspaper account:
<a href=“http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/23/students_death_was_accidental.aspx[/url]”>http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/09/23/students_death_was_accidental.aspx</a></p>
<p>IMO, it’s impressive that they even knew he was missing. Parties often lead to staying overnight stays, etc. I understand his parents had come to campus to join in the search. </p>
<p>Just so tragic.</p>
<p>Perhaps we should redefine “foul play” in a situation like this.</p>