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April 14, 2014
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76 - issue 12
Campbell alumnus recovering after shooting incident
RISING FROM ASHES
By Rachel Rock News Editor
over a million fatalities in about 100 days. In Rising From Ashes, renowned American cyclist Jonathon “Jock” Boyer helps to form and train Rwanda’s first cycling team. Boyer trains with the five original cyclist teams (which eventually grows to 12) for about five years, eventually helping one cyclist achieve a position at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in mountain biking. Director Johnstone said the bicycle represents a symbol of hope, not just the sport. “This isn’t a story about cycling,” Johnstone said. “It’s about you and me.” The film highlights one talented cyclist in particular, Adrien Niyonshuti, who achieved a spot at the 2012
According to a press release on Campbell’s website, a recent Campbell graduate, Second Lieutenant John Arroyo, who was injured on April 2 in a shooting spree at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, is recovering with his family in Texas after undergoing surgery. The shooter injured 16 people and killed three during his attack. The alleged shooter also killed himself with a gunshot wound. Arroyo, a 2013 graduate of Campbell University’s Fort Bragg campus, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. The alleged shooter is Specialist Ivan Lopez. It is believed he had a verbal altercation at the administrative office of his unit, and then went on a shooting rampage after leaving the building. He allegedly shot at various soldiers as he drove by in his own car. He then entered multiple buildings and began shooting at various people inside. He went to his unit’s motor-pool office, where he was assigned to work, and the Medical Brigade. It is unclear whether there were reasons behind the buildings targeted or the shooting as a whole. U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesperson Chris Grey said in a press release, “We have found no evidence that these crimes were connected to a terrorist or extremist organization, but again, we have not completely ruled that out in order to con
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Documentarian and director T.C. Johnstone spoke with students about following their dreams and aspirations during a question-and-answer session after the screening of his documentary Rising From Ashes in Lynch Auditorium last Wednesday.
Director showcases story of redemption, hope Documentary brings big turnout to Lynch Auditorium By Courtney Schultz Guest Writer
Imagine riding your bicycle beside someone who society tells you is supposed to be your enemy. That is the reality for Rwanda’s first cycling team depicted in T.C. Johnstone’s documentary, Rising From Ashes. Dr. Sherry Truffin, of the Campbell University English Department, along with the Lecture Symposium committee, presented the film with a question-and-answer session with the director for the annual Lecture Symposium. Christian documentarian T.C. Johnstone said he characterizes himself as a “story hunter,” who has based his 13-year film career on “learning to ask questions.” Johnstone started his film
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Communication studies professor Pete Kenny, director T.C. Johnstone, and English professor Kenneth Morefield pose together before the screening of Johnstone’s documentary. career making a movie with Christian organization Young Life and then started a career to fulfill his desire to “tell stories of redemption and hope
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to areas that affect us all.” Just a few days ago marked the 20th anniversary of start of the tragic Rwandan genocides, which ultimately left
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