Rutgers-Camden student dies of acute asthma

A Rutgers University-Camden student who was found dead on campus, a day after his 21st birthday, died as a result of acute asthma, authorities said.

Nicholas Levin of Audubon was found dead in his girlfriend's dorm room on Friday, after university police responded to a medical distress call shortly before 7 a.m., the university and Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.

There were no signs of foul play, authorities said.

A junior commuter student, he checked into the campus housing complex as a guest about 12:40 a.m. Friday, a university spokesman said. - Darran Simon