“一天的光线”荣誉杀死了学生

The pain has not subsided. And peace is still an unfulfilled dream.

然而，对于两国国家统计校友的家属和去年在教堂山射击中猛烈地死去的一名学生，前进的道路已经变得有点清晰，如果不容易旅行。

如果有的话，全世界的压倒性的关注和给予两家罗利家族的支持已经帮助了过去一年的治疗。

“We cannot say that all we have been through has been worth it,” said NC State alumnus Farris Barakat, brother of one of the victims. “But what is the best, going forward, for them?

“如果真的是生命是一个测试，那么他们就成功了。他们在这里让地球成为一个更好的地方。他们这样做是在这里，他们现在仍然这样做，现在他们已经走了。但他们留下了大鞋来填补。“

Vigil Marks Anniversary

Next week brings the anniversary of the Feb. 10, 2015 shooting that claimed the lives of newlywed NC State graduates Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha, who were both at UNC’s School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, and Razan Abu-Salha, an NC State design student, who happened to be visiting her sister that afternoon.

It’s a difficult time for the family, which still faces the first-degree murder trial of alleged shooter Craig Hicks, the neighbor suspected in the homicides at a Chapel Hill apartment complex.

数控状态and North Carolina will remember the trio, now called Our Three Winners, next Wednesday night atA Day of Light, an hour-long candlelight vigil and call to prayer at which the families will join NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson, UNC Chancellor Carol Folt and students from both campuses.

该活动旨在为家庭展示统一和关怀，将在下午6点开始。在NC州塔利学生联盟前的斯塔福德共谋。在恶劣天气的情况下，纪念事件将在内部移动。早些时候在当天早些时候，UNC将在下午1:15在库里口头健康科学建设中有类似的活动。这将包括校园范围的沉默时刻。

星期四，NC州斯图尔特剧院将举办混合媒体纪念馆的表现称为“破碎的玻璃”by NC State alumnus Mohammad Moussa.

Remarkable Legacy

虽然还是悲剧l raw in the eyes of both university communities, the families hope to celebrate the legacies of service and education the three students left behind.

Both schools have set up memorial scholarships and support the families efforts to call attention to the work the three students did for those in need, including a local Interfaith Habitat for Humanity construction project, a dental clinic for Syrian refugees in Turkey and a wide array of other service activities.

在NC状态，six students received Our Three Winners scholarships从拍摄后不久发起伍德森发起的基金。

“It has reminded me to celebrate life and to maintain a strong purpose, the way that Deah, Yusor and Razan did,” said Sarah Grant, one of the inaugural scholarship winners. “While I did not know them personally, their remarkable impact resonated throughout the NC State community and taught me how strong a group of people can be when faced with adversity.”

Farris Barakat has transformed his brother’s rental home in downtown Raleigh intoThe Light House，一个包括学习，祷告和社会企业家合作的空间的中心。

Promoting Tolerance

在去年，这三者在全球范围内纪念。周三，DEAH的大姐Suzanne Barakat是一位旧金山医生，参加了巴拉克奥巴马总统巴拉克奥巴马的圆桌会议，总统提到射击并呼吁所有美国人抵御宗教偏见。

自射击以来，Suzanne Barakat已经针对伊斯兰教恐惧症的情况直接，并呼吁在宗教社区之间进行更大的理解，每当记住三名学生时会分享的信息。

“这些是来自美国的三个全美孩子，”她周三晚上说。“他们是美国公民的模型例子，他们为别人做好事。他们的全美人没有拯救他们。

“防止这样的事件是我们每天必须工作的东西。文化很难改变。“