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Someone died on campus!
Mar 5th
University Police Investigating Death of Freshman
University at Buffalo Police are investigating the death of 19-year-old freshman student Jonah Dreskin of Ardsley, N.Y. Jonah was found on Core Rd. on UB’s North Campus around midnight. The cause of death is undetermined at this time. UB Police say Jonah may have been hit by a vehicle or fallen from a residence hall between 11:30 p.m. and midnight.
“We are all extremely saddened by the news of the death of UB undergraduate Jonah Dreskin,” said UB President John B. Simpson. “As we continue to look into the circumstances of this tragedy, we are with Jonah’s family, and have reached out to students on campus, to provide any comfort and assistance we can.”
UB Police are asking anyone who was in the vicinity of Core Rd. between Spaulding and Wilkeson Residence Halls to call 645-2222.
University Counseling Services will be offering counseling to students today.
source : http://www.buffalo.edu/news/9956
more : http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/student_found_dead_outside_of_dorm_090305
Buffalo plane crash
Feb 16th
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/nyregion/17crash.html?hp
If you ever search online, you will see more than 10000 news reports/articles online. Just Google “buffalo” in the news search
This happened while I was working on an assignment with my friends.
This links shows how the plane pitched and roller before the crash.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/13/nyregion/Buffalo-Crash.html
Seems like there are more plane accidents during landings & takeoff compared to flying in the air.
The location of crash. (20 minutes from my apartment according to Google Map)
Below is the picture which the plane crashed into.
Malaysian twins escape death penalty over identity confusion
Feb 7th
Agence France-Presse
2009-02-08 01:47 AM
A pair of identical twins escaped being convicted and hanged on drugs charges in Malaysia, due to confusion over which one of them was the culprit, reports said Saturday.
The 27-year-old twins, R. Sathis Raj and Sabarish Raj, had been charged with trafficking 166kgs of cannabis and 1.7kgs of raw opium in 2003. But police had trouble identifying which one was in possession of the drugs.
“This is a very unique case as they are identical twins. Even the DNA evidence could not prove anything as the DNA could be either Sathis’ or Sabarish’s,” said High Court judge Zaharah Ibrahim.
“I can’t be calling the wrong twin to enter his defense. I can’t be sending the wrong person to the gallows,” she said according to the New Straits Times as she acquitted the pair.
The court heard that one of the twins was caught taking a car load of drugs to a house in suburban Kuala Lumpur. After he was apprehended the other twin arrived at the house and was also arrested.
“It is clear that the first twin who was caught was the only one who had access to the house. Therefore, it is impossible for him not to know what was inside the bags,” the judge said according to the daily.
However, she said there was reasonable doubt as to which twin had been arrested first. The brothers cried and embraced family members in the court room when the verdict was handed down.
lucky bastards.
