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The Clarion \ May 2, 2018
International Picnic
On Saturday, April 28, Brevard College
International Club gathered for the last time of
the semester next to the tennis courts for a picnic
prepared by the Board of Visitors.
International students, host parents and
coaches were welcomed to take part of this
event.
This end of the semester lunch was the
opportunity for Brevard College foreign students
to spend some time together before final’s week
and summer break.
Burgers and hot dogs were on the menu for this
picnic, accompanied with salad and fruits. Once
the lunch was over, the students stayed a few
more hours to play corn hole, soccer and tennis.
This event that was supposed to take place
earlier in April, had been postponed twice
because of the rain, but most students were able
to attend the picnic. The activities organized by
the International Club will resume next Fall with
a possible canoeing trip organized by the Board
of Visitor at the same time next year.
— Florian Peyssonneaux
International students pose outside the tennis courts after their picnic on Saturday, Aprii 28.
Autopsy: Sweezy's death due
to 'complications from diabetes'
In a recent email update, Campus Minister
Sharad Creasman informed the Brevard
College community on how and why Rakeem
Sweezy tragically died last semester. He wrote,
“according to the autopsy report, we now
know that Sweezy died of complications from
diabetes. We do not believe Sweezy was aware
of his condition.”
A forwarded autopsy report, provided by Dr.
Deborah D’Anna and conducted by Dr. Tiffany
Erin O’Neill of Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center, says that Sweezy’s passing was brought
on by “diabetic ketoacidosis.” Dr. D’Anna wrote
Kelly Kearnan:
graduating
senior, comm
encement
speaker
By Jordon Morgan
Editor in Chief
As one of two commencement speakers for
this year’s graduating Brevard College class,
the other being Zach Hutelin, Kelly Keaman
will set an example for the seniors this Saturday.
Kearnan is a Business and Organizational
Leadership Major with a double minor in
Criminal Justice and English. In addition, she
is also a three-year residential assistant. “On
campus, I have been a third-year Resident
Advisor (two years in the Villages, one year in
Jones Hall), a peer leader my Junior year for
FYE 101, and a Teacher’s Assistant for JR’s
Geology Lab and Tina Holland’s Honors English
112.1 am in the Criminal Justice and Business
See 'Commencement speaker' on page 5
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in an email that even Sweezy’s family was not
aware of his condition.
The report continues, “major findings at
autopsy were an enlarged heart, fatty liver, and
a mildly enlarged heart” and that “no injuries
caused or contributed to his death.”
The campus was shocked and saddened to
learn of Sweezy’s death on the final day of
classes in December. In order to fully appreciate
Rakeem Sweezy’s legacy, D’Anna wrote in an
email that “we will host events in November for
Diabetes Awareness Month in Sweezy’s honor.”
—Jordon Morgan
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