Very sad news article: BU professor stabbed to death by student

[LurkNessMonster]

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VESTAL – A longtime Binghamton University anthropology professor was stabbed to death inside a BU science building this afternoon. Campus police have a male suspect in custody, but had not charged him as of 5 p.m.</p>

<p>Professor Emeritus Richard T. Antoun, 77, of Vestal died Friday afternoon after being taken to Wilson Hospital in Johnson City, where he was rushed after being attacked inside BU’s Science 1 building.</p>

<p>Professors who were in the building at the time said Antoun was stabbed by a graduate student. Police took the student into custody in the building shortly after the attack. They had not released his name Friday afternoon.

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<p>[Student</a> fatally stabs Binghamton University professor | theithacajournal.com | The Ithaca Journal](<a href=“http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091204/NEWS01/91204018/1006/Binghamton-University-prof-stabbed-to-death-by-student]Student”>http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091204/NEWS01/91204018/1006/Binghamton-University-prof-stabbed-to-death-by-student)</p>

[Technomancer]

<p>this is actually really sad. </p>

<p>Binghamton just seems to keep getting bad publicity…</p>

[BurntFlower]

<p>Yes, I heard about this very sad and shocking news.</p>

<p>Rest in Peace, Professor Richard Antoun.</p>

[lsd87]

<p>Binghamton Student Says He Warned Officials:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/nyregion/07binghamton.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/nyregion/07binghamton.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is sad indeed, but if university officials were warned then this is another case of an inept adminstration.</p>