CAL U UNITES: MEMORIAL VIGIL
Posted on October 20, 2010
Students at California
University of Pennsylvania have organized a candlelight vigil and procession for Oct. 21 in
memory of Jeron X. Grayson, a Hampton University student who was fatally shot
Oct. 17 in California Borough. All campus community members
will gather on the campus Quad, near the Vulcan statue for a short program organized by the
Black Student Union. It will include music by the Young and Gifted Gospel Choir
and the University Choir, and the lighting of candles. Participants will walk down
Second Street to Mechanic Street in California Borough, where a prayer for
unity will be offered at the scene of the shooting. Students living off campus and
other members of the community are being asked to turn on their porch lights as
a show of support. The students will return to campus for a presentation by author and
speaker Will Keim, who will discuss the value of friendships and the meaning of
community in troubled times. Keim's program, Leadership in the 21st Century: Scarred by Struggle,
Transformed by Hope, will begin at 8 p.m. in the Natali Student Center. The talk, organized by Cal U's
Office of Greek Affairs, is open to all students, including fraternity and
sorority members. After the program, clergy
members who have expressed an interest in offering support to students will
meet with them at a coffee-and-cookies reception in the student center. In addition, University
ombudsperson Dr. Lisa McBride will share information about Cal U Men United, a
newly formed group that offers support and addresses topics of special interest
to men of color on campus.
