The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges that the University was negligent in its treatment of drug cases on campus, putting students such as Soh in danger. Central to the suit is the family’s claim that after a series of drug investigations and violations among Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, of which Soh was a member, SAM members were not referred to criminal prosecution and were instead dealt with within the University’s own judicial system.

The manner of death for Washington University senior Yongsang Soh, who fell from a 23rd-floor balcony last year, has been changed to “undetermined” after originally being ruled a suicide.
Soh fell from an apartment in The Dorchester on Forest Park on the morning of Oct. 26, 2013. His parents soon opened a private investigation into his fall, which has turned up evidence they think suggests the University played a part in Soh’s death.

A year after their son died from falling off a 23rd-floor balcony, the parents of Washington University student Yongsang Soh are pressuring the University to take responsibility for their loss.

Students, professors and administrators lined the walls and spilled into the lobby of the Women’s Building Formal Lounge on Saturday to honor the memory of Yongsang “Young” Soh, who passed away last weekend. Soh, a senior and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology major, died on Saturday, Oct.

Known for his warm, laid-back personality and his love of dogs, senior Yongsang “Young” Soh was a well-liked and involved member of the Washington University community, a reputation that lives on after his death last Saturday.

Yongsang Soh, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, passed away off campus, according to Chancellor Mark Wrighton in a University-wide email. Soh was a Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology major in the Class of 2014. St. Louis City Police Department is investigating the circumstances of his death. Student Life will update this post as more details emerge.