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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Michael Kerr and his sister Jacquelyn Rowles pose for a photo at the Chicago Air and Water Show last year.

Son of construction worker killed on campus sues general contractor for Northwestern building

May 22, 2013

The 21-year-old son of a construction worker killed last week by a falling beam is suing the general contractor for Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building. Michael Kerr, 57, was hit in...

Indiana construction worker Michael Kerr died today from injuries suffered after a crane knocked a beam from the sixth floor of Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building, currently under construction.

Updated: Lakefront construction worker dies on campus, officials say

May 16, 2013

A construction worker died this morning after he was struck by a falling beam at the lakefront construction site of the new Music and Communication Building, officials said. The 57-year-old man was...

Students have left Post-It notes with condolences on the door of McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov. Teplov, 20, was found dead Sunday morning in Pancoe Hall.

A seat left empty: Northwestern grieves as Dmitri Teplov’s death ruled a suicide

May 6, 2013

When Winston Feng walked into his physics class Monday morning, the seat next to him, normally occupied by friend and classmate Dmitri Teplov, was empty. “I went to class and I could barely concentrate...

McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov, pictured as a senior in his high school yearbook, died Sunday morning. He was 20 years old.

Updated: McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov’s death ruled a suicide

May 6, 2013

The Cook County medical examiner's office has ruled Dmitri Teplov's death a suicide. The McCormick sophomore, 20, was found dead Sunday morning in Pancoe Hall. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said...

McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov, pictured as a senior in his high school yearbook, died Sunday morning. He was 20 years old.

Northwestern student Dmitri Teplov found dead on campus; students grieve for third time this year

May 6, 2013

McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov was found dead Sunday morning in Pancoe Hall, sending shockwaves through a community that has already seen two student deaths this academic year. The New York City...

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