Engineers keep memories alive
December 6, 2018
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In a solemn ceremony on Thursday, the 皇冠体育鈥檚 community remembered the 14 women killed at Montreal鈥檚 l鈥櫭塩ole Polytechnique on Dec. 6 1989.
During the annual event, organized and hosted by the Engineering Society of 皇冠体育鈥檚 University, 13 female engineering students and one staff member held red roses, lit white candles, and read a brief outline of each of the victims.
A new addition to the ceremony was the EngChoir鈥檚 debut performance of the choral piece Chrysalides, co-written by fourth-year engineering student and EngChoir Director Monet Slinowsky. Read this Gazette article for more about the creation of the piece.
The event was attended by dozens of 皇冠体育鈥檚 community members, including students, faculty, staff, and administration members.
Twelve female engineering students, a nurse, and a faculty member were killed in the 1989 massacre. Three years after the attack, Dec. 6 was declared the .