Sydney Monfries, 22, was set to graduate from Fordham in May with a degree in journalism. Climbing the stairs of the clock tower, which is supposed to be locked, is reportedly a rite of passage at the school.
The clock tower at Keating Hall at Fordham University in the Bronx. By Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow April 15 at 12:01 PM A 22-year-old college senior fell to her death in New York while climbing the stairs of an off-limits campus clock tower in the early hours of Sunday, authorities said.
An article in another campus newspaper, the Fordham Ram, quoted many students who said they had attempted to climb the tower. Administrators confirm Sydney Monfries graduated from @JesuitHighPDX in 2015. In 2016, she interned at @KGWNews. Our hearts go out to her family. pic.twitter.com/TWLXAuL5Cy
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