this must be a real shocker to a lot of people since he was still at work today. I wonder why there isn't any explanation at all about this. My guess is that it's a courtesy to family and friends to be informed first.
Sorry if what I said above was misleading - I didn't see him at the exam, it was just proctored by TAs, but that is not unusual. Also, he couldn't have been in today - got this e-mail a couple hours ago:
>Dear CS students,
>I'm deeply saddened and shocked to inform you that our CS faculty colleague Rajeev Motwani passed away last night in an accident at his home. Our sympathy goes out to Rajeev's friends and family, and to the large number of colleagues and students whose education and lives have been enriched by his.
