Sadly, the Ides of March have played host to another tragedy. On Monday, physics and astronomy graduate student Sarvnipun Chawla jumped from the Life Sciences building, taking his own life. Such a terrible tragedy is never easy for anyone involved.I extend my condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and anyone who knew him.With such a visible occurrence, publicity is unavoidable, but a few reactions — or lack thereof — have caught my attention.In some of my scarce free seconds, I’ve glanced at the LSU Facebook page. I had not paid much attention to it until Monday. When I heard news of an event, I looked to the page for information, but found nothing.Well, I did find something, but nothing I was looking for. I found news of the baseball team staying in the national top ten for the 20-something-th poll in a row. I looked again later to see if something might have been posted.This time I found that a similarly curious student had posted on the wall inquiring about the incident. He was met with a short reply, and now I see that his post isn’t on the page. There’s an inquiry further down the page with some reply.The absence of any type of condolences or acknowledgement by the administrators on such a public forum baffles me. I don’t mean to imply negligence or apathy because I don’t know the intricacies of their policies. Chancellor Michael Martin did, however, write a broadcast e-mail to the LSU community. But I would expect an expression of condolence on the page at the very least, but maybe the life of a student is little less important than baseball or women’s basketball.I’m not saying that the Facebook administrators don’t care, just that their silence on Monday’s event is curious.The Daily Reveille provided initial coverage on the event. They posted an online article addressing some general facts before anything was confirmed.But the article is irrelevant compared to the comments found below it. Upon reading one of them, I was appalled and can’t produce adjectives to describe how disgusting and inhuman the words were.”This guy ruined something for everyone. Now, because of his stupid, irresponsible actions, no one will be able to go up to the top of that roof anymore.” I can be only slightly optimistic in assuming that this is a joke. Even if it is a joke, these words demonstrate an inability to think or feel on the same level as humans. I am disappointed to know that someone who shares the same species — much less the same school — with me could say something so obliviously dumb.He goes on to explain that Mr. Chawla was an idiot who “either 1) Fell off accidentally, which is his own fault or 2) Intentionally jumped, which highlights his lack of concern for himself, as well as for those who are close to him and love him.”This person demonstrates an inability to actually think with any sense of empathy, sympathy or concern for a fellow student and human being.I can’t imagine the ability to call a man an idiot for falling to his death by “his own fault.” I would venture to say that a person willing to take his own life is not in a clear state of mind, and the implication that he was inconsiderate for his actions is utterly ignorant.Sadly, this isn’t the only reprehensible comment on the thread. In fact, one might say it’s representative.These comments are a scary indication of the lack of humanity possessed by hopefully a few people on campus.Shame on you, commenter. I hope that you never have to deal with the untimely death of a loved one.As for Mr. Chawla, I pray for him, his family and all of his loved ones. Matt Lousteau is a 20-year-old mechanical engineering junior from Laplace. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_mlousteau.– – – -Contact Matt Lousteau at [email protected]