Analyzing AJ
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LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY The Rotunda Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Preparing for Spring Weekend since 1920 Analyzing AJ: What you need to know about the past 38 days BY TRAVIS LYLES NEWS EDITOR @travislylesnews Commonwealth University, saying their daughter was “on media to their advantage. he almost two hours from her alert” and scared of a certain Hadsell’s immediately created a Norfolk home. After questioning person before her disappearance. ‘gofundme’ page—the site accepts It’s been 38 days since anyone people on campus and searching “his person supposedly said donations from people who wish has seen her—March 2, 2015. the premises, nothing was found. that he wanted to hang out, and to give to a cause. While on spring break, Longwood At the week mark, the Hadsell she said she didn’t think it was a AJ’s page entitled ‘Bring AJ student AJ Hadsell vanished from family began ofering a $3000 good idea,” a family friend who Home’ has garnered $6200 from her family’s home and with only reward to anyone with any had multiple conversations with 111 people—it has totaled over 1.3 12 days of class left, the freshman information regarding the missing AJ told WAVY. “She was more thousand shares. But it has been has still yet to be found. girl’s whereabouts. worried that this person would a week and a half since anyone he most bewildering part of he family later came forward maybe do something, and this donated. AJ’s story is that it’s been over a person is the person we kind of “My daughter, Anjelica “AJ” month, and still, no one knows suspect did something.” Hadsell has been missing since where she is, where she might he friend later said the talks Monday, March 2. Her vehicle be or even if there was foul play with AJ about this individual left was at the house and phone is of. involved. her in tears. Please help us ind her,” the page Often times when someone goes description says. missing, especially young people, Where is AJ? he family’s highest mode of there are absurd forthcomings 10 billboards funded by communication has no doubt been that pull in others who know independent company ‘Adams Facebook. he page ‘Facebook. them best. his has been the case Outdoor Advertising’ went up com/bringajhome’ has over 13 for AJ’s absence as well. March 9 asking, “Have you seen thousand likes and is updated First reports displayed little AJ?” daily, usually with pictures of AJ, detail of circumstances, as not According to WAVY, just as well as scarce new information many facts were known. afterwards, police got a tip the family would like to pass on. In the initial days, search crews leading them to Northside Park #BringAJHome is the hashtag were rampant looking for AJ in Norfolk, but again they found promoted by the family and used and police were out in full force nothing. to link information on social searching by ground, water and Following the search, Norfolk networks. he hashtag has been even air. Police Department Spokesman trending multiple times on Twitter While thoroughly searching Daniel Hudson told he in the Norfolk area. AJ’s neighborhood, a family friend Rotunda, “We still don’t know the discovered AJ’s credit card cut up, circumstances, and haven’t ruled Longwood’s Role and family members out any. We are doing everything he university put out a short say her phone we can to try and ind her.” statement on March 8: “he has been turned As the saga began to unfold, Longwood University community of since her more information from family shares the deep concerns of disappearance. and friends regarding logistics Anjelica Hadsell’s family and Just days emerged. In a public interview, AJ’s loved ones and we hope she is after AJ was father Wesley Hadsell reported located safely,” said university said to be that AJ had recently borrowed “a Spokesman Matt McWilliams in missing, police couple hundred dollars” from him the release. “As she was reported received a tip before disappearing. missing while in her hometown of pointing them Around the same time, a Norfolk on spring break, Norfolk to Virginia neighbor came forward and police are leading the investigation admitted she saw AJ driving very into her whereabouts; our campus quickly away from her home and police and other staf are assisting being followed by a white car days with all available resources as before she vanished. needed.” Police still continued that foul he school followed up March play was not a factor. 10 with an email to students from President W. Taylor Reveley IV, Support and social media “Freshman student Anjelica “AJ” he Hadsell family has used Hadsell went home to Norfolk 21st century technology and social over break and then was reported GRAPHIC BY ROTUNDA APPLICATION EDITOR —continued on page 3 Check out the schedule for Spring Weekend on page 9 vol. 93, issue no.21 2 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD 2015 Column: A letter about Journalism BY TRAVIS LYLES NEWS EDITOR but no matter what, it’s going to say what it wants and no one should Some people don’t understand— put their hand over it’s mouth. they just don’t get it. Control It’s a two way street. News of things in life is something outlets need you, and you need people want, but are not often news outlets. Without readers, any granted. With the press, for some paper would be pointless to print, reason people think they have a and without news circulation, one choice with what is run, and it’s could argue a community would bewildering to me. be ignorant. You even see it on the national But the newspaper (especially victoria walker level at times. People shout against a student-produced one) should do editor-in-chief censorship until they, or their what the newspaper wants to do, nick conigliaro company or someone they know not what someone else wishes they editor-in-chief pro tem are involved in a possible story. do. sports editor Don’t get me wrong, I think If a newspaper or outlet never jeff halliday people should hold a paper upsets someone, it might be lauren karidis mike mergen accountable just as it holds a because they aren’t doing their job, faculty advisers community. People should demand or are scared to. But that doesn’t truth and honesty from a paper. mean someone should try to stop Communities should mandate an outlet from writing something relevant stories to be printed, order they don’t like. travis lyles jason tsai integrities and expect facts. 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April 8, 2015 NEWS 3 Analyzing AJ —continued from page 1 missing there,” said Reveley. “When you have an arrest and station.