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Campus Temperatue Comic shooting still heats up in books aren't under campus just for kids investigation buildings anymore Wright State Univer ity' Student Newspaper APR 0 6 2005 ls, uc No. 22 Vol. 41 Wedn .sday, April 6, 2005 I A CMA All-Am rican New paper Campus reflects on life of John Paul II Tasnwakl T~ People from all over the world Catholic and non-Catholic alike are mourning the loss of Pope John Paul II. The 84-year-old pontiff. spiritual leader to more than l billion Cat.holies for 26 years died at 9:37 p.m. aturday m his Vatican apartment. He died from septic shock and cardiocirculatory collapse. ending his long public struggle against debilitating illness. "He was definitely a good leader. .. said Julie Petkovsek, a social work major... He tried to reach out to all peo­ ple." The pope's body will lie in viewing until a funeral at 10 a.m. Friday The basilica will remain open 21 hours a day. closing only between 2 and 5 a.m., until the funeral said Vatican spok.esman Joaquin Navarro-Valls. According to CNN, ''the Catholic Church John Paul II inherited in 1978 was in shambles. John Paul II embarked on nothing less than a restoration of the church, one grounded in its conservative tradition. It is doubt­ ful there has ever been a pope who so successfully translated his strength, determinism and faith into such wide­ spread respect and goodwill. In a world of shifting trends and of questionable virtue John Paul II was a towering fig­ ure _at the moral center of modem life." Pope John Paul D greets nuns inside SOCl'ed Heart Cathedral. in Newark, N.J. Weibi~ Oct 4, 1995. Pope John Paul H, who helped topple commu­ nism in Europe and left a tkeply conservative stamp on the duuch that he ledfor 26 years, died Saturday, April. 2, in his Vatican apartment, ending a Throughout his papacy, he reached Jong public Mnlggle against debilitating i1/ness. He WIB 84. out to other faiths and traveled widely, visiting more than 120 countries. ''No brokers with his vision of morality and Jews, heretics, women and native peo­ The pope launched World Youth Day human being in history ... had ever spo­ social justice. John Paul's religious ples. He criticized Cuban President in 1983, a gathering of Catholic youth ken to so many people, in so many dif­ vision was so broad that he invited Fidel Castro for Cuba's lack of reli­ from all over the world. This is to be ferent cultural contexts," said George leaders of non-Christian faiths to help gious freedom and he criticized the held every year to revitalize the Roman Weigel, a papal biographer. him break down barriers. West.because he felt it had a preoccu­ Catholic Church's bond with believers John Paul was the first pope to visit The pope has been credited with pation with materialism. He opposed 16 to 35 years of age. a Jewish synagogue or to visit the contributing to the collapse of commu­ contraception, ordination of women, ''During his lifetime, the pope dis­ memorial at Auschwitz to victims of nism in Europe. Former Soviet Presi­ cloning, abortion and euthanasia. played a remarkable ability to draw a the Holocaust. ''Never have the rela­ dent Mikhail Gorbachev acknowledged The pope was also known for his crowd," said The Chicago Tribune. "He tions between Jews and Catholics been the crucial influence of John Paul's outreach to the faithful of all ages and was probably seen in the flesh by more as good," said Elie Wiesel, Holocaust public support for the Solidarity labor backgrounds. ''He got our generation people than anyone else in history. In survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner. movement in Poland. more involved in religion," said Erin death, the drawing power remains.'' He said John Paul "will have a very John Paul also addressed the Johnson, a middle childhood education Italian authorities said they suspect important place in Jewish history." church's role in human rights issues. major. ''I think he got young adults, and some 2 million people to file. through He devoted much time and energy to He asked forgiveness for his church's people in general, more interested in the Vatican and the surrounding streets challenging the world's political power past sins, including its treatment of having some kind of faith." of Rome in the coming days. w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com 2 I The Guardian Wedne day. April 6, 2005 News Critne Positions tes available tor2005- Mar. 21: An intrusion alarm ounded off after a hou ekeeping 200&vear employee accidentally activated the alarm in the Brehm Laboratory. Mar. 22: ubjcct driving in a blue Chevy Blaz r were trying to ell illegal drug to variou n­ Applications campus re idcnts. Mar. 28: A car with tw . ub­ available in the je ts sleeping in it was f und in Lot l on c mpus. One f th indi­ iduals was taken int cu. tody for Guardian office a pre iou warrant. Mar. 28: A prop rty damage W016 Student auto crash occurred in Lot 7. Mar. 30: A digital camera was Union taken from room 242 Allyn Hall. Mar. 31: Keys were stolen from an apartment living room in the College Park Apartment . Justin Ryan, a criminal juslia! major, climbs the rock waU on the quad. 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Advertisi : n5-5537 Fax: 775-6535 L----~---------------------------~ w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com News Wednesday, April 6, 2005 The Guardian I 3 Shooting at College Park Apartments remains under investigatiori by WSU Bussey. cer regarding any information they in the College Park Community Office "We are still trying to discern what have in their personal knowledge that by 5p.m. Friday happened," Polle said. "One of our chal­ will a si t in the inve tigation. n Guests are limited to one visitor Gunshots were fired at College Park lenges is that we don't have a great "We don't have enough info at this per resident following an argument after midnight deal of viable witness info that helps us time to determine exactly who was n Hosts will continue to be held on Feb. 26, and police are looking for link together what happened. We don't involved," said Polk. "We don't know re pon ible for the behavior of their information to determine what hap­ know if it was one person. We don't what was in the mindset of the person gue ts pened. know if there were two or more people or per ons who actually fired the "Our objective is to continue to "What we do know i that shot involved.'' shots." She said they are very thankful maintain a safe environment for resi­ were fired," aid hief Simone Polk.