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Rutgers University To Honor Tyler Clementi’s Memory

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We must do all that we can to ensure that those that are the causalities of bullying are never forgotten. And Rutgers University is doing just that. The prestigious school is honoring the memory of bullying victim Tyler Clementi who took his life after a senseless prank was set up by his dormmates. Here’s more from HuffPostGay:

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University is announcing a center named for the student who killed himself after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing a man.

The university says the Tyler Clementi Center will build programs to help people transition to college. It will also offer lectures and training on social media, youth suicide, bullying and other topics.

The center is a collaboration with the Tyler Clementi Foundation, begun by the student’s parents.

The 18-year-old killed himself in September 2010, just weeks into his first year at Rutgers. His death sparked a national conversation about the treatment of young gays.

Roommate Dharun Ravi (dah-ROON’ RAH’-vee) was convicted last year of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and other counts and served less than a month in jail. He is appealing his conviction.

Let’s hope that this new foundation helps those that have been victimized that there is hope and to not give up.

Over 1000 Mourners Attend Silent Vigil For Gay Student Tyler Clementi At Rutgers University (Video)

Over 1,000 mourners attended a silent vigil in memory of gay suicide viction Tyler Clementi at Rutger’s University main campus on Sunday.

19 year old Tyler had jumped off the George Washington Bridge and to his death nearly two weeks ago after learning that his roommate had secretly streamed live video of him having sex with another man onto the Internet.

“Everyone needs a safe environment in which to live together,” Barry Klassel, humanist chaplain at Rutgers, told mourners after the 30-minute vigil. “Everything that happens is an opportunity to grow and understand, an opportunity to change the attitudes we might have.”.

Dharun Ravi and another freshman, Molly Wei, have been charged with invading Clementi’s privacy.

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