Raven Syed
14 Oct 2024
Lawrenceville, New Jersey (USA)
Suicide
Raven died by suicide. He was an actuarial science major at Rider University and reportedly had been misgendered.
Junior actuarial science major Raven Syed was found deceased in a residence hall Monday, Oct. 14. He was a copy editor for The Rider News.
The university avoided the use of pronouns when announcing Syed’s death through email. Duggan [Syed’s roommate and former partner] noted that Syed had struggled with being misgendered by members of the Rider community throughout his time at Rider.
“I would say [the university] tried to avoid the use of direct pronouns for either legal risks or just general implications of getting it wrong,” Duggan said. “I was also never asked [about his pronouns] which annoys me a bit because … of all the other questions I was getting asked, pronouns was never one of them.”
https://theridernews.com/students-october-suicide-causes-discussion-on-campus-welfare-checks/
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