former student

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A former student at the university has been arrested and is in custody, according to police.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“He was a hell of a writer,” said screenwriter and former student Brianna Brown in an emailed statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

He becomes the host to a former student named Sabiha, who has fled her home because she is suspected—wrongly, she claims—of killing her husband in a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

One former student, Mayur, now runs his own art classes and a small printing business.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

“Rutherford was an artist,” commented his former student A. S. Russell.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik