Yeah the last couple paragraphs made me think its an alias

4/9/2010 1:25:59 PM

I don't think an alias would type like that (look at the space between paragraphs!).
notomention, qntmfred did say that friends/family were googling this thread.


[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 1:29 PM. Reason : ]

4/9/2010 1:28:18 PM

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"He was seeking higher levels of education. Which we know NCSU could not provide."

Are you seriously trying to insult us by saying NCSU is a sub-par school? Or am I reading this wrong?

4/9/2010 1:36:32 PM

haha i did not read that last paragraph

fuck outta here.

4/9/2010 1:39:23 PM

don't read too much into it. NCSU doesn't have a law school afaik.

4/9/2010 1:40:04 PM

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"He was seeking higher levels of education. Which we know NCSU could not provide."

I'm going to not be a jack-ass and assume that just means as far as things like...Law School...because unless you count the new addition of "merging" Cambell and NCSU...then no, we don't have law.

However...wtf?

4/9/2010 1:40:13 PM

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"qntmfred did say that friends/family were googling this thread."

and that's the ONLY reason i think it might not be an alias...i don't know how ken would know that the family was coming across the thread unless he had been contacted, in which case he did the responsible thing and, without locking the thread, moved it to where it would be treated more seriously

though blatantly insulting the school that most of us have attended or are attending is pretty stupid if she wants people to show respect...or she's trolling

4/9/2010 1:40:57 PM

Yeah, that was my bad for tossing in Chit Chat...my reasoning more would see it and pay respects and not do the usual TWW thing. I forgot the college kid mentality.

Oh, and update:

http://www.dailytarheel.com/content/odum-village-death-identified-graduate-law-student

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 1:45 PM. Reason : ..]

4/9/2010 1:42:00 PM

yes, both family and friends contacted me through site_contact.aspx.

4/9/2010 1:43:15 PM

^ makes sense...and moving it is preferable to locking it out of hand

i am still somewhat surprised when people mock tragic deaths...certainly some of the darwin award winners and nominees deserve some mocking, but not stuff like this

4/9/2010 1:45:33 PM

^^^ Thank you for posting that update. I had a class with Eric, but did not know him well. My condolences to his family and those close to him.

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 1:48 PM. Reason : ^]

4/9/2010 1:47:53 PM

Threads like this shouldn't be made at all.

Its tragic to the family and people close to them, and certainly most can sympathize.

But the vast majority of users don't know the guy that died or their family, so they are little more than words on a screen. I really don't see what is gained by threads like these. You're just asking for more hurt/anger by making them.

4/9/2010 1:49:01 PM

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"Threads like this shouldn't be made at all."

i respectfully disagree...it is entirely possible that someone on here who used to be closer with the person may not have known that it happened and the thread serves to inform them

a few years ago, there was a thread made about a a guy and his sister who were held up at gunpoint on UNC's campus...turns out it was my best friend from high school (obviously, i hadn't really kept up with him to know he was back in the country, visiting)...that thread was significantly more informational and relevant to my interests than 90% of everything else on here

4/9/2010 1:55:28 PM

yes, threads like these often attract snarky comments more often than people who have something valuable to offer

on the other hand, death is a reality of life and there's no need to hide it away. people can learn how to be empathetic to the needs of troubled friends or even total strangers by seeing others grieve.

^ exactly. threads like these can be a reminder that people are real, even if you don't know them.

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 1:56 PM. Reason : .]

4/9/2010 1:56:08 PM

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"But the vast majority of users don't know the guy that died or their family, so they are little more than words on a screen. I really don't see what is gained by threads like these. You're just asking for more hurt/anger by making them."

~30,000 suicides in the US every year
~7.5 suicides per year per 100,000 students in college (~2.25 per year for a university with 30,000 students)
~1100 suicides per year in the state of North Carolina

Lots of people die. Just because this person lived sort of nearby isn't really a reason to care too much more than normal.
It sucks that people die. It sucks that he was depressed. But you can't get worked up over all of them...

4/9/2010 2:18:27 PM

I've known two people who have killed themselves.

4/9/2010 2:19:25 PM

^^ i'm not saying YOU personally have to grieve for them. just to be aware that other people ARE grieving and that flippant or casual remarks on the internet might be found by loved ones

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 2:27 PM. Reason : in the end it's nobody's choice but our own on how we want to treat others or be perceived by others]

here's another message that I received through the site contact form

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"I am writing to address the responses to a thread from "The Mother" under the link discussing the death of Eric Bryant. I have not personally met Eric's mother, but I did know Eric and had met him shortly after the passing of his father in 2008. Whether or not the person is indeed her, I can attest to the accuracy of what her post contains. Eric was a wonderful human being and he will be missed terribly by those who had the pleasure of knowing him. I can assure you that if any of the things that made Eric a phenomenal person were from his mother's influence (which I am sure they are), her intention was by no means to post a jab at NC State and was simply seeking to clarify any speculation. I would like to thank those in this forum for their respectful comments and calling out those who were not. At the end of the day it's not about college rivalry, but the cohesiveness of being human beings who can show empathy with any tragic loss such as this."

[Edited on April 14, 2010 at 11:05 PM. Reason : anon]

4/9/2010 2:25:52 PM

a guy my girlfriend went to high school with killed himself the other week by JUMPING OFF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

4/9/2010 2:26:39 PM

terrible to hear about this

there were 3 student suicides last year at the university where i work (out of 2000 total students), one was the day before graduation -- and then a physics professor killed himself a few months ago

4/9/2010 2:29:50 PM

I am sorry for being insulting of NCSU my husband was an alumni of STATE. I am hurting and can not make sense of this. I did a google and found this site and was shocked. I just assume everyone knows my child and would know things being posted were not true. I am still in shock and will not post another reply.

4/9/2010 2:33:37 PM

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"Yeah, that was my bad for tossing in Chit Chat...my reasoning more would see it and pay respects and not do the usual TWW thing."

no kidding. i read the thread yesterday, figured i didn't get the joke or meme or whatever, and clicked elsewhere. it didn't really occur to me that someone would put an actual death notice on TWW, much less in chit chat.

4/9/2010 3:54:55 PM

^it has happened a bunch of times, you must just not see the threads that were created...this is far far far from the first "death notice" thread....

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 5:18 PM. Reason : e]

4/9/2010 5:18:23 PM

The Lounge!

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 7:33 PM. Reason : The Lounge!]

4/9/2010 7:26:57 PM

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"He was seeking higher levels of education. Which we know NCSU could not provide."

since this is the lounge, i have no comment

4/10/2010 1:26:21 PM