<p>Cornell student found dead in U.Va. dorm</p>
<p>March 20, 2006, 10:44 PM EST</p>
<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Police are investigating the death of a Cornell University student found in a University of Virginia dorm room. </p>
<p>(student's name), 19, was visiting a friend over spring break who lived in Cauthen residence hall, where he was found dead in a bed Friday morning. </p>
<p>"We don't know the cause of death," campus police Sgt. Melissa Fielding said. "We don't know anything at this point." </p>
<p>Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play, and that (student's name)'s body was taken to the state medical examiner's office in Richmond for an autopsy. </p>
<p>(grandfather's name) said his grandson was "partying" the night before he died. </p>
<p>"He went to sleep and never woke up," (grandfather's name) said. "The whole thing is beyond my comprehension." </p>
<p>(student's name), a former marathon runner in high school in St. Louis, was a freshman at Cornell majoring in computer science and electrical engineering. He was a member of the Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle club, which competes in building underwater, unmanned vehicles, said Simeon Moss, a spokesman for the New York university. </p>
<p>Moss said a memorial service will be held at Cornell when students return from spring break. </p>
<p>Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch</p>
<p>I thought this was a pretty sad and unfortunate event.</p>