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Rutgers Copes With Two Tragedies

First Posted: 10/18/10 04:10 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:05 PM ET

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The day after Rutgers junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury, the New Jersey campus is wondering how much more bad news it can take.

The school was still grappling with the death of freshman Tyler Clementi last month when news of LeGrand's injury broke.

Clementi committed suicide after video of him having a sexual encounter with another man was broadcast by his roommate and another student.

ABC News reports from campus:

Asked how he hopes to finish out this semester at Rutgers, [junior Adam] Bergo responded, "Oh man, I just hope this is the end of the bad luck."


"There's a certain amount of stuff that can happen, you know?" he said. "But what this does do is bring the community together, and within a couple of days, weeks, you'll see a lot of spirit and togetherness of people supporting a cause -- whether it's Tyler or Eric."

On Saturday, about 80 mourners walked across the George Washington Bridge in memory of Clementi, stopping midway to drop roses into the Hudson River. Clementi jumped from the bridge on Sept. 22.

According to a statement from his family, LeGrand is in good spirits, though it is not known if he will walk again.

WATCH: ABC report on Eric LeGrand.

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The day after Rutgers junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury, the New Jersey campus is wondering how much more bad news it can take. The school was still grapp...
The day after Rutgers junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury, the New Jersey campus is wondering how much more bad news it can take. The school was still grapp...
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youngblood
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08:41 AM on 10/19/2010
Why do we have to watch a commercial I have NO desire to watch when I click on a news item?!! Are their filters out there you can hook up to get rid of these commercials that they bully you into watching?
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Ever12
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08:18 AM on 10/21/2010
nice try.
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Blaque
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12:13 AM on 10/19/2010
Poor guy I hope he recovers. Get well soon your in my thoughts
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holyghostie
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08:35 PM on 10/18/2010
Story breaks my heart. I'll keep this young man in my prayers.
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05:46 PM on 10/18/2010
Best wishes to the Rutgers community.

For what little it's worth, both of these were independent freak incidents.
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BabyMed
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07:58 PM on 10/19/2010
No they were not...

Tyler was bullied to his death ...

And the NCAA needs to sanction teams who don't teach their players to properly tackle...
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