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UW-Madison student dies of bacterial meningitis

A 22-year-old UW-Madison student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis died Tuesday at UW Hospital surrounded by friends and family. The death of Neha Suri, a senior from Singapore majoring in journalism and political science, saddened students and staff across campus Tuesday. Hundreds had followed her condition on Web sites like CaringBridge and Facebook since she fell ill more than a week ago.