October 11, 1999
Middlebury College Chaplain’s Office to Sponsor
“Stop the Hate” Vigil Sunday, Oct. 17
The Middlebury College chaplain’s office is sponsoring
a “Stop the Hate Vigil” at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 17 in
Mead Chapel on Hepburn Road off College Street (Route 125). The
event falls near the one-year anniversary of the kidnapping and
assault of homosexual student Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. Shepard
died as a result of the attack on Oct. 12, 1998. Two national
organizations¾Fellowship of Reconciliation and The Interfaith
Alliance¾have sponsored similar vigils across the country
in memory of both Shepard and recent school shootings such as
the one at Columbine High School in Littleton, Col. The efforts
of these groups inspired Middlebury students to organize an event
on their campus.
The event is open to the public.