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USI student found dead in car
SHIELD “She took everyone exactly how they were and loved them for it” BY JAMES VAUGHN Staff writer “Runnin’ scared, I was there, I remember it all too well” was freshman English Education major Natalie Kamp’s last Facebook status. An avid Taylor Swift fan, those lyrics from the artist’s song “All Too Well” were ones that she related to and that meant a lot to her, her best friend Zoee Schnell said. “She recently learned how to play guitar,” Schnell said. “She immediately started learning how to play Taylor Swift songs. She learned how to play ‘All Too Well’ not too long ago.” Most of the time when the two girls hung out, they would listen to Swift’s music. Natalie had a white-ink tattoo on her wrist that said “Fearless” with a heart next to it, Schnell said. “We constantly listened to Taylor’s new ‘Red’ album ever since it came out – actuNeed support? ally, she got it for Dean of Students Office 812-464-1860 me,” she said. “I University Center East was going to text her Room 1229 (Wednesday) and tell her that it was the USI Counseling Center best thing she’s ever 812-464-1867 gotten me, but I nevOrr Center room 1051 er got around to it.” Urgent situations during Natalie, a 19-yearor after business hours: old USI student, fell Office of Public Safety to her death from 812/464-1845 or dial the sixth floor of the 7777 from any campus Casino Aztar parkphone ing garage Oct. 31. Evansville police Sgt. Jason Cullum said it was confirmed a suicide by investigators. Schnell met Natalie on the first day of kindergarten at Holy Rosary School in Evansville, she said. “We decided that day that we were going to be best friends,” Schnell said. “Our brothers are the same age, and they were close. So when they would have sleepovers, I would just go over there too.” Schnell’s favorite memory of the two of them together is from their first sleepover. Natalie had diabetes, so she wasn’t allowed to eat a lot of sugar, Schnell said. “It was late at night and we were running to the kitchen, and we ran past her parents’ room and her mom yelled, ‘No candy, Natalie!’ and she yelled back, ‘We’re not!’ So we got Oreos instead and ate them in her brother’s bed,” Schnell said. “We left crumbs everywhere so we got caught.” The two of them were always being goofy and spent an unbelievable amount of time together, she said. “Our junior year of high school, in March, we convinced a teacher that her birthday was coming up, when it was really on Dec. 14,” Schnell said. “We made the teacher let us throw her a party complete with party hats and goodie-bags.” She said they were always making fun of themselves because when they were together, they would sit around and eat tons of junk food and talk about their boyfriends. “She agreed that we were meant to be best friends forever,” Schnell said. Last year, Schnell went to the University of Indianapolis, but she and Natalie kept in touch. When she decided to transfer to USI this year, the two talked about rooming together, but Natalie decided she wanted to continue to live at her grandma’s house, Schnell said. Junior nursing major Kristina Streeter worked with Natalie at The Donut Bank for about a year. They both left the job in the spring. “I wanted to continue to hang out and stuff after we both left, and we did,” Streeter said. She said Natalie could walk into a room full of strangers and make them fall in love with her instantly. “She always brightened my day,” Streeter said. Natalie was the definition of fearless. Her most admirable quality was her accepting nature, Streeter said. “She took everyone exactly how they were and loved them for it – no individual was ever any less valuable than another for any reason,” Streeter said. “Everyone was equal in Natalie’s eyes.” She said she’ll miss her crazy stories the most. Natalie was in Associate Professor of English Julia Galbus’ Intro to English Studies and Ways of Reading course this semester.
A USI student was found dead Wednesday morning after another student saw him unresponsive in a car in Lot G behind the Science Center. Adrien Mowery, a 29-year-old from Evansville, Ind., was found dead in his ’98 black Toyota Rav 4, said Major Rick Pace from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office.
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Students react to Obama re-election By JESSIE HELLMANN News editor From Obamacare to the job market, USI students are split on their thoughts about President Barack Obama’s re-election. College Republicans President Tyler Fitzsimmons said he thinks Obama’s re-election was a mistake. “Looking back on the past four years, the next four look even worse with Obama in office,” Fitzsimmons said. “I truly hope Obama proves me wrong and gets the nation back on track, but I don’t see it right now.” He said because the election between Romney and Obama was so close, with Obama leading with almost 59.6 million in the popular vote compared to Romney’s almost 57 million, there will be a lot of “unrest” for awhile. “I mean, with so many people so passionate in this election, I hope civility will not be an issue,” he said. “Both campaigns had some poor advertisements. I do think (the election) does show a decisive split, though, all over America.” He said he thinks Obama’s re-election will hit college students hard. “With the high unemployment, the president is not creating the jobs needed for graduating students,” he said. “Also, in his healthcare bill, Obama puts student loans in the government’s hands and out of the private sectors. This will increase loan rates by decreasing competitiveness in the banking sector.”
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Both the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office and the Public Safety office responded to the call. The Coroner’s office performed an autopsy and determined that the cause of death was a heart attack. The press release from the coroner’s office said Mowery died 11 p.m. Tuesday and he was found at around 11 a.m. Wednesday. Sgt. Bill Gillenwater said the police were notified when a student noticed someone sleeping in a car before he went to class. When he came back from class, the person was still there.
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