mcattt:

Another suicide at W&M.

http://www.wm.edu/news/announcements/2012/notice-to-the-wm-community.php

But what bothers me about this announcement is that the only description of the student, Troy, is a list of academic achievements:

A freshman from Vinton, Virginia, Troy was a 2011 graduate…

As I noted previously, there’s a lot going on when it comes to W&M suicides. What troubles me about this one, apart from the fanfare (which is problematic due to the contagion of mental illness) is that this makes 4 suicides in 5 years, meaning we are now actually above average as a school in terms of suicides.

Mary, I think this is really well written and more TWAMPs need to read and ingest this message. Thanks!