Since the Cooper Point Journal last went to print, our community has been grieving the loss of Jonathan Rodriguez. Jon was 21 years old. He was a brother, son, lover, and friend. Jon was excited to graduate this spring.
Jon, you are deeply cherished, deeply loved, deeply missed.
We put out a call for submissions for Jon’s memory privately among his friends and family. If you missed this opportunity to contribute something but would like to, we are still taking submissions for our next issue in February where we would love to include more remembrances. We will continue to remember and honor Jon and hold space among our pages for our community to grieve him.
As the student paper, we feel simultaneous duty to the mourning of our community member and the urgency of highlighting the circumstances that surround it. You’ll notice some of our recurring content like the fake news and horoscopes will be absent from this issue. Honestly amongst everything that has happened, our staff were not in the joking mood. Aside from the pages dedicated to Jonathan’s memory, we have included mostly community news, letters to the administration, and concerns from campus.
To allow the space we hold for pause and remembrance to breathe, please use this table for your navigation:
Pages 2,3,8, and 9 are dedicated to Jon’s life, Jon’s memory, and his spirit. The cover and back page feature photos of his altar, located at the MOD smoke pit.
Page 4 contains a statement from the college to the community. Reported details of December 11th, campus conditions, and ongoing investigations are listed.
Page 13 contains some glimpses of campus taken by Maeve Howser. We felt that documenting the graffiti and art from around campus housing was important, though distinct from Jon’s memorial. We wanted to preserve how the campus holds memory.
If you wish to hear about the process of putting out and compiling this issue, please come by to our office or email us at cooperpointjournal@gmail.com.
Love and Solidarity,
Sako and Grace
