. @UCIrvine working with law enforcement to investigate off-campus STUDENT death. E-mail to community says Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has now been placed on interim suspension. Working on details. @ABC7 #UCIrvine #SAE pic.twitter.com/og1E3HFFxv — Greg Lee (@abc7greg) January 14, 2019 IRVINE, Calif. -- An investigation is underway Monday after a University of California, Irvine student died at an off-campus home and a fraternity was placed under suspension.The university emailed the campus community regarding the student's death, but did not provide further details. It is cooperating with Irvine police in the investigation.The Orange County coroner identified the student as 18-year-old Noah Domingo, of La Crescenta.Authorities said they responded to a medical call around 3:30 a.m. Saturday at Domingo's off-campus home near Turtlerock Drive.In a follow-up email, the university said Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was on interim suspension, which means all activities are halted until the investigation concludes. "Our hearts go out to the student's family and community of friends who have been impacted by this incident," the university email said.Students said Domingo was a freshman and member of the fraternity.A neighbor said he called police multiple times Friday night about loud party at the fraternity house. He said the next morning there were at least "eight or nine" police vehicles and that a gurney had been taken out.The university also said it will be working with the Greek community to ensure members are "engaging in behaviors and practices that are in alignment with university policies and their own values. "An autopsy is scheduled for later Monday.Sigma Alpha Epsilon headquarters released the following statement:<doc-sep>WATCH: Caroline D'Amore Discusses 'Surreal' MTV's 'The Hills: New Beginnings' Experience & Pizza Girl BusinessThe Los Angeles native discusses what it was like to join the cast of "The Hills: New Beginnings" and her new line of sauce. SEC Football: CBS Sports Announces 2021 Schedule Including Alabama At Florida On September 18The SEC on CBS kicks off on September 18 with an SEC Championship game rematch between the Crimson Tide and Gators. Mayweather Vs. 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Manchester CityThe all England final featuring Chelsea and Manchester City is getting wall-to-wall coverage on CBS and various platforms. 📺📺📺<doc-sep>IRVINE, Calif. — A Southern California college student has been found dead in a home near campus and his fraternity has been suspended, authorities said Monday. Noah Domingo, 18, of La Crescenta, California, was found Saturday near University of California, Irvine. Irvine police received a call around 9:40 a.m. that Domingo was unresponsive and found him dead in a bed at the home, said Kim Mohr, a police spokeswoman. Orange County coroner's officials said Domingo died six hours earlier. The cause of his death is under investigation. Domingo was a first-year biological sciences major at the campus in the heart of Orange County, said Tom Vasich, a university spokesman. Domingo was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, according to the organization. UC Irvine has placed the fraternity on interim suspension pending the investigation. The school declined to release further details but Edgar J. Dormitorio, interim vice chancellor for student affairs, wrote in an email to students that it would "closely examine the larger context in which this tragedy occurred and will be working with the Greek community to help ensure that they are engaging in behaviors and practices that are in alignment with university policies and their own values." The fraternity said in a statement that the group is heartbroken by Domingo's death.<doc-sep>A UC Irvine freshman died over the weekend, resulting in the suspension and investigation of his fraternity, university officials said. Noah Domingo, 18, died after a party at a home off-campus early Saturday, a tragedy that his family and friends fear was linked to drinking too much alcohol. The Orange County coroner’s office is conducting an autopsy and waiting for toxicology reports to officially determine his cause of death. Domingo, who grew up in La Crescenta, followed his older sister to UC Irvine in the fall and chose to major in biology and join Greek life, just as she had, said their father, Dale Domingo. He said he did not want to speculate about what led to his son’s death, but he was worried about a problematic drinking culture at colleges. “As a family, we’re hurting, but we’re also concerned — could it have been prevented? Is there something we, as a family, can do to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again?” said Dale Domingo, who was driving Monday to UC Irvine to pick up his son’s belongings from his dorm room. Advertisement UC Irvine officials said they could not release details about Domingo’s death because of the investigation. But Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was suspended and ordered to immediately cease all activity, according to UC Irvine student affairs Vice Chancellor Edgar J. Dormitorio. In an email to the campus community Monday, Dormitorio wrote that officials would collaborate with leaders in the Greek community to help support those affected by the death. “We will also closely examine the larger context in which this tragedy occurred,” he wrote. “[We] will be working with the Greek community to help ensure that they are engaging in behaviors and practices that are in alignment with university policies and their own values.” Dale Domingo, 47, said officials haven’t told him how his son died. He received a call Saturday morning asking him to drive to the campus, where he saw police officers and what appeared to be a crime scene. “I knew already. I knew my son was gone,” he said. The Domingo children. From left to right, Nikko, 25, Brianna, 20 and Noah, 18. (Dale Domingo) Noah Domingo played basketball and football at Crescenta Valley High School, where he graduated in the spring. The youngest of three children, he wanted to pursue a career in sports medicine for basketball players, his father said. “Unfortunately now, those are just dreams,” Dale Domingo said. “He’s probably one of the sweetest kids, one of the nicest kids — willing to help out with anything.” Advertisement Brianna Domingo, 20, said she helped her younger brother adjust to life at UC Irvine, where he sometimes struggled to juggle his coursework and the demands of his fraternity. Noah Domingo, who had a boyish smile and slicked-back dark hair, was just one year behind his sister in school. She said that even last week, the beginning of the second quarter of classes, her brother was studying hard to get ahead in his schoolwork. Last week was also his fraternity’s winter rush, with activities scheduled throughout the week to recruit members, according to a Facebook events page created by the fraternity’s UCI chapter. Noah Domingo marked on Facebook that he was interested in the event. “We, Sigma Alpha Epsilon take pride in being the most selective fraternity at UC Irvine,” the event page reads. Advertisement On Friday night, Noah Domingo had been at a party at the house of a fraternity brother, said Ryan Lee, also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Lee, 19, left the party early, but Domingo stayed. Police found Domingo about 9:30 a.m. Saturday in a bed in a house in Irvine’s Turtle Rock neighborhood, Irvine police spokeswoman Kim Mohr said. He was unresponsive, and officials declared him dead at the scene, she said. Lee said he and Domingo met during the first quarter of college when Domingo rushed the fraternity. Sharing an interest in basketball and video games, they quickly became friends and planned to live together in the coming school year, Lee said. “He was just good at everything. He was very smart, athletic,” the sophomore said. Advertisement Lee said that members of the Greek community were gathering Monday night to share stories and memories of their friend. The fraternity suspension, Lee said, was secondary to the tragic news about his close buddy. “I’m not worried about all this fraternity stuff,” he said. “That’s how I feel, and I think that’s how a lot of other people feel too.” Mike Sophir, chief executive officer of the national chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said the organization “was heartbroken by the death of our UCI brother.” “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends, and we appreciate the support the university and its staff have provided to students in this difficult time,” Sophir said in a statement. Advertisement At Crescenta Valley High School, Domingo’s alma mater, news of his death spread among students. Kevin McCollum, who played football with the young man, said Domingo was known to stay away from drugs and alcohol and was “a straight-edge” student. “He was a good team leader, fun, always had good vibes around him,” said McCollum, 18. “He was the kind of guy who already had his life figured out — by 11th grade, he knew he was going to go to UC Irvine.” Ariel Welch, a junior at UC Irvine, said she heard the news of Domingo’s death from her roommate. She said she has never been to a frat party where men weren’t encouraging each other to drink more, a symptom of what she called “toxic masculinity.” Advertisement Last semester, she attended a frat party — hosted by a fraternity other than Sigma Alpha Epsilon — where the brothers were taking turns chugging a soup of several liquors, including vodka and tequila, she said. Meanwhile, the crowd chanted the fraternity’s name, she said. “Somebody is going to be sick,” she remembered thinking to herself. Essa Rasheed, also a junior, said that during a fraternity rush event he was urged to drink from a wine bladder filled with liquor.<doc-sep>
The weekend off-campus death of an 18-year-old UC Irvine student led to the suspension of a university fraternity, authorities said Monday. Irvine, California police were dispatched at 9:42 a.m. Saturday to a home at Turtle Rock and Campus Drive in response to a man who was "unresponsive," according to Kim Mohr of the Irvine Police Department. He was pronounced dead at the home. The incident occured in a residential area off campus. The man was identified as UCI student Noah Domingo, of La Crescenta. The Interim Vice Chancellor Edgar J. Dormitorio from the UCI Student Affairs office sent out an email informing the campus community of the incident. "Our hearts go out to the student's family and community of friends who have been impacted by this incident," the email said. Police are awaiting the results of a coroner's investigation to determine a cause of death, and to determine if drugs or alcohol were factors, Mohr said. UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman emailed students and educators Saturday, saying Domingo died "at an off-campus home during the overnight hours." Gillman also noted an unrelated incident involving another student who was "seriously injured" while struck by a car Sunday on Campus Drive at Stanford Road. "Our love and support go out to the students' friends and families during this unthinkably difficult time,'' Gillman wrote. Dormitorio said the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been placed on interim suspension. The Irvine Police Department and the Office of Academic Integrity & Student Conduct are working on the investigation. "This means that the fraternity has been directed to cease all of its activities pending the investigation of the Irvine Police Department and review of the incident'' by the university, Dormitorio wrote in a statement to the campus community. "Over the course of the next few days and weeks, we will be working with the Greek community at UCI to provide support to affected members,'' Dormitorio said. "We will also closely examine the larger context in which this tragedy occurred and will be working with the Greek community to help ensure that they are engaging in behaviors and practices that are in alignment with university policies and their own values.''