Vol. 127, No. 123 Wednesday, April 11, 2018
NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
TURNING POINT USA SPEAKER ON PLAZA
WHAT COMES AFTER CSUNITE?
HOW CSU FUELS THE RAMS
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‘Rams Remember Rams’
CSU President Tony Frank and Vice President of Student Affairs Blanche Hughes lead community members in a procession down the oval during the Rams Remember Rams event on April 10. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN
CSU remembers community members lost By Meagan Stackpool @meaganstackpool
Family members, students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday as part of Rams Remember Rams, an annual event dedicated to paying tribute to the students, alumni and staff who have died. “We started this event a couple of years ago because
we want people to think of CSU as a family. When we lose a member of our community it is like losing a family member,” CSU President Tony Frank said. “We wanted to take time to remember those people who have been such an important part of the life of this institution and of our lives collectively.”
The event began at 5:00 p.m. and lasted 30 minutes. The crowd gathered on the steps of the Administrative building, and then moved to the center of the Oval during a candle light processional. The event began with Mainstreet Acapella singing the Alma Mater, and a short speech from Tony Frank.
“Today, CSU remembers the hearts and minds of her people” Frank said in his speech. “(Those that died) graced us with their presence during their lives, and they live on in our memory.” After Frank’s speech, Vice President Blanche Hughes and Provost Rick Miranda read aloud a list of names of
those lost. After a moment of silence, Taps was played by junior music education major, Kyle Tong. The crowd then proceeded to the center of the Oval as Mainstreet Acapella sang “The Sound of Silence”. “Even though I didn’t know most of the people on that list,
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