Editors' Note: Although witnesses and officers at the scene reported that yesterday's death was a suicide, the NYPD has not confirmed that officially.
News of the suicide of a young man yesterday at the 116th Street subway station has triggered a heartwarming show of compassion for the unknown man and his family. I am sure I speak for the whole Columbia community when I say that our thoughts and hearts are with the family and all those touched by this event.
There’s very little agenda to what I’m about to say, save to say again the obvious, which, sadly, still needs saying. I should note that what I say is drawn mainly from my own experiences having lost someone to suicide, having struggled with the thoughts myself, having been saved by my friends.
