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| November 06, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From University Wire)

Byline: Jennie Ziegler

On Oct. 20, the Ohio State University campus was shocked with the unexpected and tragic death of freshman Andy Polakowski.

A week after the elevator accident that killed Polakowski in Stradley Hall, students and friends marched in the Homecoming Parade, clutching a poster to let those who were watching know why they were there: in memory of Andy.

"Our group from the third floor (of Stradley Hall) really misses him, but we all try to think of the good times we had with Andy rather than dwelling on the accident," said Ali Imholt, a freshman in psychology.

She is one of more than 650…

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