Holloway mourns death of student - The Founder

The Founder | Thursday 15 January 2009
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ther upstream towards Richmond,
or downstream, nearer Hammersmith”.
The Police confirmed the
body was that of the missing student
on 2nd January.
An inquest into the students’ death
was opened on December 31st, but
was adjourned soon after to allow
Police investigations to continue.
Whilst Police are not treating the
death as suspicious, investigations
are continuing into how, where and
why Miranda entered the water.
The College provided The Founder
with an official statement: “We
were extremely shocked and upset
to learn that Miranda’s body has
been recovered from the Thames.
We had been working closely with
the Met Police since her disappearance
and very much hoped that she
would be found alive. She will be
greatly missed by her tutors and fellow
students. We offer our deepest
sympathy to her family and friends.”
Alongside the original Facebook
site “Miranda is Missing”, set up
shortly after the students’ disappearance,
a further group has now been
opened, “Remembering Miranda”.
Whilst Miranda’s family have asked
for the funeral to be restricted to
family and close friends, the Facebook
group, with 209 members, is
being used to plan an appropriate
memorial to Miranda.
The College has made a donation
to the Missing Person’s charity in
memory of Miranda, and have also
confirmed that they plan to assist
friends and family in arranging a
fitting tribute to the student. Suggestions
so far have included a tree,
memorial service in the quad, film
screening, and a display of some
of Miranda’s artwork, for which
she was well known amongst her
Several groups have been created on Facebook in memory of Miranda Tennant, the College will be
holding a memorial service in the coming weeks
friends.
The Students’ Union released a
statement, saying: “It is with great
sadness that we have learned of
the death of Miranda Tenant. The
Students’ Union wishes to offer its
condolences to Miranda’s friends
and family…Miranda was a valued
member of both the university
and the union and will be greatly
missed.”
Tributes have been left on the
Facebook memorial groups for Miranda,
described by her mother as
“beautiful [and] one of the funniest
people”.
One classmate wrote, “I’ll miss
you. You made class more fun. Your
brain was truly awesome.” Another
spoke of another of Miranda’s loves:
“We’ll miss u so much..who am I
gonna talk to about our cats?”
Others expressed their sympathy
for Miranda’s family, holding them
in their hearts and prayers, whilst
another student, although having
never met Miranda, summed up
the feelings of many students: “She
seemed very much loved, and that’s
a great thing to see.”
Both the University and the Students’
Union have offered their support
to anyone affected by this tragic
incident. The SURHUL Student
Advice Centre can be found on the
first floor of the SU building, and is
open Monday to Friday, 9:30am until
6pm.
The University Support and Advisory
Services are located in Founders
West Room 151, or can be contacted
by email at community@
rhul.ac.uk or by telephone on 01784
443394.
The entire Founder team wishes
to express its condolences to Miranda’s
friends and family at this most
difficult of times.
RHUL Support and
Advisory Services
The University Support and
Advisory Services are located
in Founders West Room
151, or can be contacted by
email at:
community@rhul.ac.uk
Or by telephone on:
01784 443394
SURHUL Student
Advice Centre
The Student Advice Centre
is open between 10am
and 5pm, Monday – Friday
and operates an open door
policy exclusively to students.
Or telephone:
01784 486300