An act of courage

February 16th, 2008 at 03:53pm Jeniece Smith

Jeff Merkel, whose story appeared in the Register Star and on rrstar.com today, is an acquaintance of mine. I met him last semester in a media class.

I didn’t know about Jeff’s brave actions following the shooting until Friday, when I saw his photo pop into the newsroom publishing system.

His staunchness in the face of fear is an inspiration and an example that all NIU students should follow. Jeff offered help tending to the physical wounds of this tragedy, but we can all help heal the emotional wounds. We must stand strong and support one another. As NIU President John Peters said, “We will get through this together.”

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