Posts Tagged ‘Death’

Writing on the Mall's Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2009

So, we’re doing two Top 10 lists here at Writing on the Mall.  Here’s the first, which is the Top 10 most read stories of 2009.  Here’s the list:

#10 – Follow-Up on the Death of Kean Weaver: Kean Weaver was a trustee for the college, who passed away in the Spring of 2009.  This article was mostly just a link to a story by the Marietta Times.

#9 -UPDATE: MC Student Faces Up To 10 Years for Alleged Stabbing: One of the bigger story lines this Fall was the case of Thomas Robison, who allegedly attempted to rob, then stabbed a Marietta resident.  He had followed the man from a downtown bar all the way up Pike St. to near where the man lived.  The man survived, but suffered injuries to his stomach and hand.  For those looking for an update, the case still hasn’t progressed much since he waived his preliminary hearing in October.  He faces felony charges with up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

#8 – Marietta College Campus Police Take Heat From Locals: What started out with a series of articles by the Marietta Times led to this article, which strayed off topic severely, and ended up not really going anywhere.  The Times series had been published as a precursor to Doo Dah Day, in which there are lots of violations and citations handed out.  Some questioned the need for basically having two police departments in one city.  The complains never really went anywhere.

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Monday Monotony-Breaker: Billy Mays Memorial Edition

Here’s a video that’s sure to break up your Monday morning monotony.  Billy Mays had a radio appearance a couple of months ago, and shot this video with the station for their morning show website.  Unfortunately, he passed away in his sleep yesterday at the age of 50.  To remember him and to bring joy to your morning, I present Billy Mays orders from McDonalds.

Trustee Passes Away

It crossed the newsline earlier today that Trustee Kean Weaver, a 1984 graduate of Marietta College, was found dead at his home today.

Kean was a great man who did great things, and he will be missed greatly.

One thing the news release did not mention was that he was a brother of Lambda Chi Alpha, and as news spread of his death, we were saddened to hear.

I personally wish his family the best through these trying times.

Arrangements were not announced, but I will post them up when I find out.

Black Friday Craziness

Evidently, Black Friday turns our great nation into a bunch of heartless idiots.  Let me cite this as an example.

A male employee at a Wal-Mart was trampled to death by the mob of shoppers waiting to try to scavenge a deal.  Evidently, he was the unfortunate one to open the doors, which were pushed open and over top of him by the crowd.  He was transported to a local hospital, where he died.

Now obviously, the importance of this story pales in comparison to the recent attacks on Mumbai.  However, what does this say about America?  That saving $70 on a Blu-Ray player or $100 off a TV is a reason to not stop and help him up?  Absolutely rediculous.  Now, I realize that some people may have been pushed along as well and couldn’t even fathom stopping to help, but still…they are material things.   And sadly, this man died because you needed to  save that extra bit.

Meh.