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"Dear Carolina Law Students, Faculty and Staff, I am writing to share the terribly sad news that the individual who was found dead in Odom Village on Wednesday morning, April 7^th , has now been identified as third-year law student Eric James Bryant. Current indications point to suicide as the cause of death, although University police are continuing their investigation. We are deeply saddened by this news. Eric Bryant graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA degree in the spring of 2007. He spent his first year of law school at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University. In 2008, he transferred to Carolina Law to continue his legal studies. Our deepest sympathy and condolences go out to Eric's family and to his many friends."

Very sad

4/8/2010 4:41:35 PM

Do you go to UNC Law?

4/8/2010 4:46:22 PM

He couldn't get over them not winning the NIT.

4/8/2010 4:47:29 PM

now if all the other lawyers would follow suit

4/8/2010 4:51:11 PM

Chit Chat was not the best place for this. He was my classmate at UNC Law, and it's pretty much shocked the whole school. We've only got 1 week of classes left, and he would have been a graduate in just a few weeks.

[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 4:53 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2010 4:52:50 PM

^^

[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 4:53 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2010 4:53:05 PM

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"He couldn't get over them not winning the NIT."

I know this is TWW and all, but Jesus Christ, Matt.

4/8/2010 4:54:01 PM

^^

4/8/2010 4:56:23 PM

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"He couldn't get over them not winning the NIT."

lolololololololol

4/8/2010 4:57:20 PM

suicide its a suicide

4/8/2010 4:57:33 PM

I'm trying to figure out if he went to hs with me but Google is of no help

4/8/2010 5:03:52 PM

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"Chit Chat was not the best place for this. He was my classmate at UNC Law, and it's pretty much shocked the whole school. We've only got 1 week of classes left, and he would have been a graduate in just a few weeks. "

horrible. i don't get why suicide 1 week before the end of class and the end of LAW SCHOOL. so sad.

4/8/2010 5:08:33 PM

If anything, you should suicide after the Bar.

4/8/2010 5:10:20 PM

well maybe he was failing and didn't won't to confess it to his friends and family.

4/8/2010 5:10:56 PM

well now they will know

4/8/2010 5:12:12 PM

But you can't fail at law school! I mean, I understand people have issues, I've just never understood how they can feel it's their only option. So close to graduation, push through. Even if you've got lower grades, you've got a degree, and you're done with law school hell forever. Or quit. Either is better and less selfish than offing yourself. I just don't understand how someone SO CLOSE to being done could do this. What was so bad that he needed out? I just don't get it.

[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 5:16 PM. Reason : Literally, the lowest grade you can get is a C.]

4/8/2010 5:14:06 PM

If I had to guess, I would say he was failing or did not expect to be able to pass the bar, despite the fact that he was already many tens of thousands of dollars in debt. That would be a lot of pressure to deal with. Total speculation, though.

4/8/2010 5:14:50 PM

It could be he thought he would fail the bar and be unable to pay back his debt.

4/8/2010 5:16:26 PM

I thought of a bunch of law school related puns appropriate for this thread, but I decided against posting them at the last minute.

4/8/2010 5:43:12 PM

really? I couldn't think of any

4/8/2010 5:44:55 PM

No one has a single retort?

4/8/2010 5:49:55 PM

My civ pro professor told us about one of his past students who committed suicide during the semester of his class. I guess his point was "hey, if you don't get it, come talk to me... please don't kill yourself."

4/8/2010 5:52:24 PM

[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 6:10 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2010 6:06:21 PM

They finally said who it was.

4/8/2010 6:09:40 PM

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"But you can't fail at law school UNC!"

[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 6:12 PM. Reason : !]

4/8/2010 6:12:28 PM

...or he could have been struggling with issues that didn't have to do with school

4/8/2010 6:14:30 PM

^ Only logical conclusion, because you can't fail at UNC.

4/8/2010 6:15:17 PM

It probably has nothing to do with school...who knows. Maybe he had g/f or friend issues, or some sort of outside source...

Still sad, and very unfortunate.

4/8/2010 6:42:40 PM

I was just visiting the law school today. That's rough.

4/8/2010 6:43:41 PM

I'm pretty sure that CSI thing could make me laugh at anything

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"horrible. i don't get why suicide 1 week before the end of class and the end of LAW SCHOOL. so sad."

He realized how much in debt he was going to be in during a shitty economy?

My friend who graduated from Loyola two years ago makes less than I do now with my BA

4/8/2010 8:04:42 PM

Which Loyola and what major?

4/8/2010 8:30:56 PM

Loyola Law and a law degree. Passed the bar soon after graduating.

4/8/2010 8:34:21 PM

We have no quarter.

4/8/2010 8:35:45 PM

Chicago, Marymount, Maryland?

That fucking sucks. What do you do for a living?

4/8/2010 8:36:05 PM

Down in New Orleans.

I teach ESL so I don't make much money. That should tell you the state of her affairs

4/8/2010 8:37:23 PM

Wow.

4/8/2010 8:52:12 PM

Yeah according to her the job market for law stuff in Raleigh just blows right now. I don't know what exactly it is she does for the law office she works for now, but I do know she says it's incredibly boring and pays shit lol.

4/8/2010 8:59:24 PM

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"But you can't fail at law school! I mean, I understand people have issues, I've just never understood how they can feel it's their only option. So close to graduation, push through. Even if you've got lower grades, you've got a degree, and you're done with law school hell forever. Or quit. Either is better and less selfish than offing yourself. I just don't understand how someone SO CLOSE to being done could do this. What was so bad that he needed out? I just don't get it."

When you're suffering from depression to the point of suicide, logical conclusions about the appropriateness of your actions aren't really your top concern.
Depression's a bitch, and it runs a lot deeper than mere reactions to your day-to-day life.

4/8/2010 9:09:40 PM

^ Pretty much.

4/8/2010 9:10:27 PM

Yeah I'm at UNC Law too, I didn't know the guy but it does suck. I would think he'd still qualify for in-state tuition but if not that really is a ton of debt with no jobs out there... I dunno, there's really no way to figure out why people do stuff like this I guess.

4/8/2010 9:25:18 PM

auto-erotic asphyxiation tends to be reported as suicide

4/8/2010 9:59:01 PM

^my thoughts exactly.

"found another one, hangin in the closet with his dick in his hands. bagem, tagem and mark it up as a suicide"

4/9/2010 12:11:39 AM

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"When you're suffering from depression to the point of suicide, logical conclusions about the appropriateness of your actions aren't really your top concern. Depression's a bitch, and it runs a lot deeper than mere reactions to your day-to-day life."

As someone who suffered from depression and several suicide attempts, I can attest to this.

4/9/2010 12:13:20 AM

"I failed a test. OMG I'm, like, so depressed right now!"

vs.

"I hate myself and the world would be better off without me."

4/9/2010 10:10:04 AM

just to point out, this thread is in the lounge now. also, friends and family of this young man are finding this thread on google. please be considerate of the fact that real people are grieving right now.

4/9/2010 10:21:16 AM

And I can take on leaving if I pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssseeeeeee.

4/9/2010 10:33:19 AM

Eric completed his first year of law school at Ohio State but missed a father who was seriously ill. He transferred to Carolina from Ohio State, and moved only to have his father die within weeks.


Eric was a brilliant student and had very good grades at UNC and Ohio State. Eric was a true Tarheel basketball fan but had more pressing issues to deal with at the point in his life.



His total focus was on graduating law school but severe depression and a feeling of living a life without purpose won out. He was being treated for the problems but something went awfully wrong.



This is really a pain parents should not have to suffer. And especially read postings of persons with no facts or feelings on how petty comments can rip your heart out in a matter of seconds. Please be considerate.

I appreciate those who are being respectful to my son and his name. He was born and raised in Raleigh Nc. and had the option to attend NCSU but declined the nice invite. He was seeking higher levels of education. Which we know NCSU could not provide.

4/9/2010 1:10:49 PM

sorry for your loss,

but fwiw that ^ is probably the worst thing you could do on here. atleast it's in the lounge now.

4/9/2010 1:12:18 PM

I think after the above ^^ post this thread should be locked please.

4/9/2010 1:22:17 PM

Alright, whose alias is that, or did she seriously register an account as The Mother?

4/9/2010 1:25:07 PM