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The semester starts today at New York University under a dark cloud after a young man jumped to his death from a dorm building last night. The incident occurred around 3:20 a.m. at the Third North Residence Hall on Third Avenue and 12th Street. The victim has not yet been identified.

NYU’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library has been the site of three suicides since 2003, prompting concerns about safety and an effort to prevent copycat tragedies.

Update: NYU spokesperson John Beckman sends the following statement: