MOSCOW, Idaho – A somber remembrance ceremony took place in Moscow on Wednesday as hundreds of students and community members gathered to honor four students who were tragically murdered two years ago.
The ceremony was held at the Vandal Healing Garden, where attendees lit candles and wrote notes to remember Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Maddie Mogen.
Martha Smith, ASUI President, expressed the difficulty of the past two years. “I don’t think that there’s words to describe what those last couple of years have felt like,” she said.
Despite the tragedy, Smith noted the strength of the community. “You know the negative attributes to come out are pretty clear and apparent, but the positives surrounding how our community comes together and what it means to be a Vandal are some of the good parts to come out of it,” she said.
Blaine Eckles, the Dean of Students at …