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COLLEGIATETIMES 110th year, issue 56
News, page 2
Lifestyles, page 5
Opinions, page 3
Sports, page 6
Study Break, page 4
Liberty University student killed by campus police DEAN SEAL news editor
Liberty University confi rmed at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday that an altercation occurred in an off-campus dormitory that left a male student dead. At approximately 4:10 a.m., the student — identified by
police as Joshua Hathaway, 19, of Lubbock, Texas — was shot by a Liberty University Emergency Services Officer. Hathaway had approached the officer, saying that he had been subject to a robbery and that his vehicle had been stolen. As the officer investigated the claim, Hathaway proceeded to attack the officer with a hammer he had
pulled from his clothing, according to a search warrant affadivit by Lynchburg Police Detective Collin Byrne. Amidst the struggle, the officer fired two shots, with at least one hitting and killing Hathaway. Hathaway’s vehicle was found in a nearby parking lot. Byrne reported that he has spoken with Hathaway’s
roommate, who noted that Hathaway “had been displaying unusual behavior recently.” The altercation occurred at the Liberty Residential Annex II, an off-campus female dorm approximately 3.4 miles away from Liberty’s main campus. “The Liberty University community is deeply sad-
dened by this tragic event and is prayerfully supporting all those impacted,” said Liberty University President Jerry Falwell in a statement on Liberty’s news service. According to the statement, “the Lynchburg Police Department is investigating the matter and Liberty University is cooperating.” Liberty University, which is
a privately funded university, doesn’t have to comply with the Clery Act. The Clery Act requires all universities that receive federal funding to alert students about crimes that occur near or around campus.
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Senator D2 hosts Turkey Day feast stabbed by son; son dead BY KEVIN TRAN | lifestyles staff writer
JIM NOLAN & MICHAEL MARTZ mcclatchy newspapers
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, was stabbed multiple times early today at his Bath County home and his son, Gus, is dead from a gunshot wound, authorities said. Gus Deeds had been released C. DEEDS Monday following a mental health evaluation performed under an emergency custody order. At a news conference in Charlottesville, a Virginia State Police spokeswoman said Deeds was stabbed numerous times in the head and torso but was alert and had given statements to authorities. She said Deeds, who was being treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center, had been seriously wounded. A source told the Richmond TimesDispatch that the emergency custody order, or ECO, allowed Gus Deeds to be held as long as four hours to determine whether he should be held longer, up to 72 hours, under a temporary detention order. The son was evaluated Monday by the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Lexington. An emergency custody order can be issued by any magistrate. A source said no psychiatric bed was available, which is why Gus Deeds was released At the news conference, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Gus Deeds was found inside the family’s residence in rural Millboro with a gunshot wound, and died at the scene. Police did not say whether the son’s wound was selfinflicted. Geller said authorities are not looking for other suspects. No one else was at the home at the time of the attack. Authorities said they were still working to determine the sequence of events that they said took place around 7:25 a.m. Deeds was stabbed numerous times before walking down a private drive and out to state Route 42, where he was picked up by a cousin who lives nearby, state police Sgt. Mike King told The Roanoke Times. Deeds was flown to the hospital from the cousin’s farm, King added. It was unclear how Deeds contacted the cousin. Gus Deeds was one of four children that Deeds had with his first wife. He attended the College of William and Mary but had recently withdrawn, according to the college. The college community was “very saddened to hear this tragic news,” said Brian Whitson, a William and Mary spokesman.
The annual Thanksgiving Dinner at D2 has always been a highlight for students celebrating the fall season’s festivities. The event, which will be held Wednesday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., is a mouthwatering treat for students right before break. But what actually goes on behind the scenes in preparing such a grand and extravagant event? For the past five years, the event has been under the guidance of current Executive Chef Randall P. Van Dyke. Van Dyke, who has been in the food industry for over 25 years, is in charge of tasting all of the food, creating new dishes and managing the staff and food production. He said that the planning of D2’s Thanksgiving Dinner is in the works well before the day itself. “We have had meetings a few months out in getting prepared for this event,” Van Dyke said. “We’ll start preparing the food as early as the Sunday evening before.
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Two students will travel to Ghana over break
COURTESY OF MJ RICE MJ Rice already went to Ghana once last year and plans to go back this winter.
LESLIE MCCREA news reporter
Demolition on Rasche Hall is underway as the Corps of Cadets begins to redesign the Upper Quad. Rasche Hall will be rebuilt, and Brodie will be the next building demolished as part of the project. Photo by Ben Weidlich / SPPS
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SPORTS One Tech service sorority brings together a cappella groups for a night of fundraising and music.
Heard about our snowfall prediction contest? see page 2 Two students will be bringing clean water to Ghana this Winter Break. see page 2 see page 5
Over 800 million people in the world lack access to clean drinking water. A five-minute shower uses more water than a person in a developing country uses in a day, while 90 percent of child mortalities are due to waterborne diseases. Th is might not mean much to the average person, but to MJ Rice and Jenna Sharkey, two juniors in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, this means the world. Over winter break the pair will travel to Ghana for three weeks to work as fellows
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with Community Water Solutions (CWS) to bring clean water to small communities. “I think that this program allows students to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and go out in the field and see what it means on the ground,” said Samantha Reilley, director of operations for CWS and former fellow in the program. “You learn things from lectures and textbooks, which are great sources of information, but it’s valuable to have an experience like this and see what it really means.” see GHANA / page two
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