From what was gathered in the subsequent days of investigation, the ex-boyfriend was not stable and there was a share of restraining orders against him. All were thankful this person did not shoot anyone else, as two of the young woman's associates from the radio station were about two or three feet away from the dead woman. After the incident there were cries of closing the campus to outsiders. Impossible, because our university splits a major state highway and traffic can't be rerouted. However, the students and faculty have used our pain and grief to begin positive steps to educate others.
Domestic violence is a major public service campaign for our radio station.
Our College established a scholarship for a working-class student who embodies the young woman's spirit and dedication. We also planted a tree in front of our building near where she was gunned down to help us heal. There was a memorial service that helped us to bring closure, but even more closure is brought each time a faculty member raises the issue of violence in the schools and domestic violence in class. It has taken our campus two years to heal. As a community, we cried, asked why, tried to understand how a talented woman could be taken from us.