Senior Fatally Struck by Car in College Park
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Monday, April 14, 2014 | Vol. 110 Iss. 33 AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER t SERVING THE GW COMMUNITY SINCE 1904 WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Senior fatally The GW struck by car in College Park Hatchet dent, University spokeswoman wani said Pacanins planned to leader from the Newman Center Fourth undergraduate student death of semester Maralee Csellar said. His family pursue a career in politics, with to lead a prayer Saturday night. could not be reached for comment dreams of serving as a governor or This marks the fourth death COLLEEN MURPHY University of Maryland campus Sunday. congressman. of an undergraduate student this & SARAH FERRIS around 10:20 p.m. when he was Friends described Pacanins, Over Thanksgiving break, Pa- semester. HATCHET EDITORS a member of the Tau Kappa Epsi- canins invited several of his fra- Pacanins was struck near the lice Department spokesman Harry lon fraternity, as energetic, quick ternity brothers still on campus to intersection of Baltimore Avenue Senior Carlos Pacanins died Bond said. to make friends and enthusiastic eat dinner with his family in their and Knox Road, a lively corner after he was struck by a car in Pacanins, who was not in the about life. Bethesda, Md. home. lined with restaurants and bars downtown College Park, Md. on crosswalk, arrived at the hospital “He was the kind of guy who For several hours on Sunday, near the college’s dorms. Friday night, the University con- could light up a room,” said senior TKE members played his favor- “It is the type of area that had been in “critical but stable” ite songs – from John Denver’s would be prone to problems,” Pacanins, who was weeks condition, Bond said. “It’s tough because you look back “Country Roads” to Journey’s away from graduating with a de- and it wasn’t supposed to be like “Don’t Stop Believing” – outside Jason Smith said, adding that the gree in political science, stepped family Sunday that he died from this or end up like this.” their 22nd Street townhouse. The busy Thursday and Friday nights onto a four-lane road near the Senior Mohammed Almar- chapter also invited a student were particularly dangerous. Deal to acquire Corcoran delayed Knapp: ‘I haven’t seen any deal-breakers’ RACHAEL GERENDASY HATCHET STAFF WRITER The University will not release details about the acquisition of the Corcoran Col- lege of Art + Design until May, keeping questions in the air about faculty contracts and tuition prices about one month past the merger’s initial deadline. University President Steven Knapp said Friday that he remains optimistic as ad- ministrators continue to shape a deal with '' to manage Corcoran’s $28 million worth of SAMUEL KLEIN | PHOTO EDITOR buildings and assets, and its 100-member A f ower bed sits on a hill near Ames Hall, overlooking the western part of the Mount Vernon Campus. GW says counseling will become permanent there. faculty core. “There are lots of T’s to be crossed and direction. I haven’t seen any deal break- Tragedy-stricken Mount Vernon Campus ers or show stoppers,” Knapp said at the Faculty Senate meeting Friday, about two to get permanent counseling services quire the college. Knapp declined to comment on what BRIANNA GURCIULLO mental health resources across Peter Konwerski have spent caused a delay in the talks, which were NEWS EDITOR the University. about two weeks examining how to create a permanent men- Counseling will become a tal health center on the Foxhall We’re committed Art, also declined to give more details. things out on the logistics side,” Road campus after calls from A group of administrators, led by dean Vernon Campus next fall, of- University spokeswoman Can- students and parents. to doing this. of the Columbian College of Arts and Sci- dace Smith said. The issue – and the cam- Two of the three freshmen pus – gained national attention We just need to a plan to integrate the 500 students from the tal health services for a campus who died on the campus this last week when the New York where three students have died Times spotlighted the lack of in three months. Asma and Sean Keefer, commit- counseling on the Vern in an ar- f gure things out earn degrees last year. Vinson has touted Top administrators will ted suicide. The city medical ex- ticle about the deaths. “It should aminer has not yet determined have been available on the Vern on the logistics program. ing and location in the next the cause of death for senior Lyn- He has also said administrators would ley Redwood, who also lived in chael Hawthorne told the Times. not “rush” to complete the deal. stationed counselors on the side. 700-student suburban campus University President Steven throughout the past two weeks, Knapp, Provost Steven Lerman CANDACE SMITH in addition to spreading more See COUNSELING Page 3 University Spokeswoman See CORCORAN Page 3 Student’s sexual assault story shapes District policy improvements COLLEEN MURPHY was there to help me and not to activism to move this legislation.” ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR question why I was caught in that situation was relieving. She spoke to Finding an advocate After Silvia Zenteno was raped me about how I felt and helped me The summer after her assault, in a Munson Hall elevator last April, understand that what happened to Zenteno said she tried to forget what she kept it a secret from everyone me was not my fault,” Zenteno said. had happened, keeping a list of trig- except her closest friends for months She was one of more than 50 advo- ger words that would cause her to and never pressed charges against her attacker. during the eight-hour hearing. Advocates for sexual assault started meeting with Tara Pereira, an administrator who guided stu- and D.C. Council members four watched Zenteno testify said her dents through the process of report- months ago as she called for sweep- story still haunts them. They called ing sexual assaults before leaving ing changes to the Metropolitan Po- it pivotal in shaping the legislation lice Department’s response to sexual that will likely pass the Council next Both Pereira and Suzanne assault. month. Zenteno said if survivors decide “Things shifted when her ordinator, became Zenteno’s advo- to come forward, the city should voice was heard. People are still cates. They would remind her that provide a trained advocate – like talking about her testimony,” she was not alone or at fault for what had happened to her. Zenteno help survivors through grueling po- ecutive director of the D.C. Rape said they also helped her feel safer ELISE APELIAN | SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER lice interviews and medical exams. Crisis Center, who also spoke at Silvia Zenteno, a rape survivor, says survivors should be guaranteed a the hearing. “That catapulted the See SEXUAL ASSAULT Page 3 trained advocate to help them through medical exams. 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