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In his Blurt post about the suicide of a St. Michael’s College student, “Another Campus Death Raises Questions About the S-word Taboo” [February 28], author Ken Picard wrote, “And once again, another respected institution of higher learning in Vermont sidestepped an opportunity to speak frankly, publicly and without euphemism about a major public-health crisis plaguing this country: teen suicide.” I disagree with Mr. Picard’s assertion that St. Michael’s sidestepped the opportunity. St. Michael’s explained to the media that a student took his own life, but did not use the word suicide immediately, at the request of the family. “Took his own life” is in fact exact and specific, and not at all a euphemism. On February 22, six days after Jordan Porco’s death, the Rev. Brian Cummings, St. Michael’s director of campus ministry, gave the funeral liturgy for Jordan at St. James Church in Manchester, Conn. In one small part of his liturgy, Father Cummings said, “We may ask why Jordan took his own life and there will never be an answer that truly satisfies our questioning.” Father Cummings said further, “There is no glory in taking one’s own life. What is only left are unanswered questions and grieving loved ones.” The Sunday after students returned from President’s Day break, the Rev. David Theroux gave the homily at Mass in the
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Chapel at Saint Michael’s College. He said, “The tragedy of suicide is always that of someone who makes a very permanent decision about what is often a very temporary problem…” In an email to the entire college community on February 28, dean of students Michael Samara wrote, “When suicide occurs, our lives can become unsettled and dominated by questions…” He then spelled out where and how students could get counseling or personal support and from whom, and he listed phone numbers. He closed with, “I urge you to continue to take good care of one another and call us immediately if you’re concerned about yourself or a friend.” These public statements have been accompanied by comprehensive, dedicated outreach by counselors, professors and priests on this campus, working in small groups and with individuals to help grieving students. Sadly, ironically, extensive antisuicide counseling programs had been put into effect on this campus prior to Jordan’s death. Picard might have written differently if he had, in fact, known of the clarity with which St. Michael’s College addresses the problem of suicide. As he pointed out, this is a very difficult problem. Buff Lindau
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Lindau is director of marketing and communications at St. Michael’s College.