The Linfield Review November 17, 2014
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Linfield College
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McMinnville, Ore.
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120th Year
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Issue No. 7
Campus reels from tragedy Suspect ID’d; attack motive being sought
Students and faculty react to Moore’s death Mikenna Whatley @linfieldreviewnews
Helen Lee @linfieldreviewnews The suspect who killed sophomore Parker Moore has been identified by police as a McMinnville man. The assailant was 33-year-old Joventino Bermudez Arenas. Police are still unclear on why the attack occurred. “We don’t have anything to explain or connect the two. It wasn’t a robbery gone wrong; it wasn’t an altercation,” Capt. Tim Svenson of the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office told The Oregonian. “From what we know from the sheriff’s office’s release, this was a random act, committed by someone totally unrelated to Parker,” Director of Campus Public Safety Ron Noble said. Campus safety alerted students via text and email on the night of Nov. 15 regarding a stabbing at 7-Eleven. Linfield College President Thomas L. Hellie identified the student victim as Moore on the morning of Nov. 16. The campus went on lockdown at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 15. Students were advised to “find a safe area” and stay away from the school if they were already off-campus, according to a schoolwide message from campus safety’s alert system. Those who did not check their emails for the alerts could find alerts on social media, including the app Yik Yak. On the night of the stabbing, anonymous users posted messages such as, “Everyone stay inside. Gunshots heard and an armed suspect out on the loose on campus.” Moore, who was transported to the Oregon Health and Sciences University by Life Flight, died that night. After paramedics and police arrived at the convenience store, store employees identified a man nearby as Moore’s attacker. He had returned to the scene with a knife. Police shot him after he refused to give up the weapon. Arenas was taken to the Willamette Valley Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the stabbing. Police have not released the names of the involved officers, who are on paid leave. Students urged to seek help Dean of Students Susan Hopp met with media Nov. 16. “Our first concern of course is to support our students who have been impacted
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Rosa Johnson/Managing editor Sophomore Parker Moore’s jersey for the Wildcat football team hangs on the fence near Maxwell Field. Head Coach Joe Smith pinned the jersey up to the fence, and sophomore Sean Pellatz added the hat. It reminded Pellatz of the times he and Moore played golf. Linfield College administrators asked media organizations to “respect the privacy of our students and staff right now, as this has been a really difficult time,” said Mardi Mileham, director of communications. Resident advisors have sent out emails to students urging them to utilize on-campus counseling resources and emphasizing the importance of self-care at a time like this. Linfield
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will have counselors all week to help grieving students. Included in the emails to students is a “mental health survival” guide with contacts for the Student Health and Wellness Center, Residence Life, and the Chaplain’s Office. Students can keep updated with immediate alerts on events near or on-campus like this by checking their email accounts or registering
for text safety alerts on WebAdvisor. Hellie said at a press conference, “I just talked to the parents of Parker Moore. I told them that I was coming here and I asked them what they would like me to say to you. They asked me to tell you that he loved Linfield, and that he had many friends here.” >> See Death on Page 4
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Parker Moore is remembered by Linfield students and faculty as someone who had a positive and warm attitude toward everyone he met. The death of the sophomore Linfield student, football player, resident advisor and friend has had a profound impact on Linfield as a whole. “I loved him as a brother,” said a Linfield football player. “Not a day will go by that I won’t miss and remember him. He was the best guy I’ve ever met.” The positive effect Moore had on his friends is the primary focus of students’ remembrances. “Even though Parker is gone, he would want us all to keep moving forward with positive attitudes and to keep our heads up,” sophomore Riley Rediger said. Moore’s welcoming attitude and smiling face are qualities Rediger remembers fondly from the days they used to play on the Linfield football team together. “Never once did I see a frown on Parker’s face. We were both linebackers so I spent hours with him every day and I can honestly say he is one of the most genuine men I know. Anyone who knows him would agree with that,” he said. Rediger, along with countless other Linfield students, expressed remembrance for Moore’s warm demeanor. “His smile was contagious and whenever you saw him you couldn’t help but smile,” Rediger said. “He not only impacted Linfield but, the whole state. Every single post on Facebook is about Parker, so that must say something about his impact.” “I personally can say my life would never be the same without Parker. The fact that he is gone is hard, but I know he is smiling down on us,” he said. Moore had a way of encouragingly affecting each person he came across in life, according to students who knew him. “The man went out of his way to make sure everyone was having a good day and someone to talk to,” a good friend of Moore’s said. “He would never walk past >> See Moore on Page 4
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