Memorial at Lincoln College calls attention to gun violence victims

[November 03, 2017] 

LINCOLN

Sophomore Marqisha Dunn pauses while placing an orange flag marker in front of the student services center at Lincoln College Wednesday morning. More than 130 flags were placed in remembrance of victims of gun violence, especially those who were friends or relatives of Lincoln College students. Dunn chairs the Impact and Awareness Committee of the Student Activity Board and proposed the memorial to raise awareness within the campus community of the personal and psychological impact that gun violence can have on students.

Dunn, who is from Zion, personally had five friends and relatives represented by the flags, and said she also wanted people to realize that gun violence is not solely an urban problem and that students from suburban and rural areas also experience gun violence.

The memorial is also being used to highlight the premiere of a special documentary on how gun violence has touched the lives of a number of Lincoln College students. The documentary, “Too Many to Count on Hands” – Lincoln College’s Chicago, was produced by Radio, Television and New Media students and will premiere at the Lincoln Film Festival this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at 6:20 p.m. on Screen Six.

[Mark Gordon
Public Relations and Media Manager
Lincoln College]