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| Photo courtesy of ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Sophomore Michael Snapp. |
On Monday, Sept. 29 at 2:00 p.m., family and friends gathered at the Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church in Newport News, to say their final goodbyes to 19-year-old sophomore Michael Snapp. Snapp, a Wesleyan baseball player, was found shot to death in his Shore Drive apartment of the North Beach complex in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 25.
Senior teammate and roommate Paul Johnson woke up to find Snapp fallen against the front door and called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, police and rescue crews found Snapp dead from a gunshot wound that pierced his left side, close to his heart. "Snapp was a great kid, a wonderful person, a good friend and a wonderful teammate," said Head Baseball Coach Nick Boothe. "We are all really going to miss him."
Possible suspects and motives remain unknown, but police report that there was no evidence of a forced entry. They believe he was shot as he was answering a knock at his front door. Resuming classes Thursday, the Wesleyan community was stunned to hear of Snapp's death as yet another shocking component of Isabel's aftermath.
"It was hard to believe because he was the one that was always smiling," said senior baseball player Jason Jarrett. "He could always make the best of every situation and knew how to play the game of baseball like it was supposed to be played." A graduate of Woodside High School in Newport News, Snapp was attracted to Wesleyan to play baseball. Making an impact his freshman year, Snapp's role on this year's team looked promising.
Please see Mourns, page 3
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| Photo by JACLYN BAILEY Waves crash through the dunes during the most intense hours of the storm at a section of Chick’s Beach popular with Wesleyan students. |
Hurricane Isabel did not spare Wesleyan when she hit land Sept. 18. She did,
however, give students and teachers an unexpected vacation from classes and
a break from their normal routine.
Preparation for the storm began several days prior to its arrival on campus.
The Physical Plant staff was busy placing sandbags at doorways to prevent flooding,
and the campus website kept the community updated with posted advisories concerning
closings, cancellations and precautionary storm preparations.
Even before it was certain that the college would close Wednesday, Sept.17 at
12:30 p.m., many students had already made the decision to leave campus.
Freshman Rachel Maranitz was among them.
"I went home to see my family, I had the chance to go," said Maranitz.
"The school said if you could go home, then go home."
While some decided to evacuate the area, many teachers, staff members and students
opted to remain on campus or in the area and wait out the storm.
Please see Isabel, page 3
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| Photo by BEN RUEHLMANN Plastic sheets cover the reference section in the Hofheimer Library to prevent rain water from damaging the collection. |
Photo by DAWN JOHNSON Caution tape surrounds battered trees in the Village I breezeway beside Kellam hall. |
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