Internet was help — and hell — for Rutgers freshman[ Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:46:18 GMT ]Read any story about Tyler Clementi, the 18-year-old Rutgers freshman who committed suicide after his roommate spied on his homosexual encounter via webcam, and you arrive immediately at an obvious conclusion: The Internet is to blame. Yet as malevolent as the Internet has become, there's evidence that it also may have provided Clementi with the assistance he needed at times.