Tuesday • January 17, 1995
The Battalion • Page 11
University of Texas professor slain
during sightseeing trip to Cambodia
AUSTIN (AJP) — University of
Texas professor Susan Hadden’s
lifelong dream of seeing Cambodi
a’s ancient ruins ended tragically.
Mrs. Hadden, a 15-year pro
fessor at UT’s Lyndon Baines
Johnson School of Public Af
fairs, was killed Sunday after
gunmen opened fire on a van
full of tourists at the Angkor
Wat temple complex in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia.
Mrs. Hadden’s husband,
James Hadden Jr., was injured
in the attack. He was being
treated Monday at a hospital in
Singapore, and it was unclear
when he would return to Texas,
according to a U.S. State Depart
ment official.
Colleagues and friends remem
bered Mrs. Hadden, 49, as a “true
intellectual” and a professor who
went above and beyond her re
sponsibilities to assist students.
“She was one of the most com
mitted and dedicated professors
that you could have,” said Max
Sherman, dean of the LBJ school.
“She really had a good working
relationship with students. She
wanted everyone to catch the ex
citement of learning.”
Sherman said the Haddens
had been planning to visit the
ancient temples in Cambodia for
nearly a decade but repeatedly
had to put off the trip because of
fighting in the region.
Chandler Stolp, a professor at
the LBJ school who taught sever
al classes with Mrs. Hadden, said,
“Ever since she was a little kid,
she wanted to see Angkor Wat.”
“She and her husband have
traveled the world looking at an
cient ruins, in northern Mexico,
all over India and in Europe, so
it’s doubly sad that her life end
ed this way,” Stolp said.
Jon Hockenyos, a former stu
dent and friend of Mrs. Hadden,
said the trip was being taken in
celebration of her 50th birthday,
which was not until June.
Mrs. Hadden grew up in
Austin and graduated from
Harvard before receiving a
master’s and doctorate from the
University of Chicago. She au
thored two books on the every
day use of technical informa
tion to reduce risk: “Read the
Label: Providing Information to
Reduce Risk” and “A Citizen’s
Right to Know: Risk Communi
cation and Public Policy.”
She also published more
than 60 articles on telecommu
nications policy, citizen partici
pation, risk communication and
policies intended to reduce
risks to human health or
the environment.
“She was a very good writer,
one of the finest on the faculty,”
Stolp said. “She would frequent
ly take students under her wing
and help make their thesis argu
ments much clearer than they
would normally have been.
“She probably had more stu
dents writing a thesis under her
than any other member of the
faculty,” Stolp said.
According to the State De
partment, the Haddens and oth
er tourists were fired upon and
robbetl after stopping at a road
block. Cambodian authorities
hadn’t determined Monday if the
attackers were members of the
country’s Khmer Rouge guerril
las or random bandits.
Mrs. Hadden’s body was cre
mated Monday at a temple on
the outskirts of Phnom Penh,
said a Cambodian government
tourism official, who spoke on
condition of anonymity. The cre
mation had not been announced
beforehand, in accordance with
the wishes of the U.S. Embassy,
he said.
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MLK: Leader’s ideas, visions celebrated
brought about.
“I ask the students, leaders, faculty and
administrators to stamp out this ignorance
and injustice that goes on at this universi
ty," Williams said. “I beg you all to not let
the death of Dr. King and the thousands of
men and women who have died over the
last 475 years to go in vain.”
Quincy Johnson, an eighth grader at
College Station Junior High School, said
King’s life had relevance to everyone.
“Today they asked me to give a speech
on what Dr. King means to me, but I can’t
do that,” Johnson said. “I have to give a
speech on what Martin Luther King means
to me, you and everyone else in the world.”
Johnson said he envied King’s power
through speaking out for what he believed.
“Dr. King showed that one voice can
make a difference no matter what the situ
ation,” Johnson said. “He showed me that
as African Americans, we can not only
graduate from high school and college, but
we can complete a PhD. He was not merely
a role model, also the standard for educat
ed excellence.”
Patricia Moralez, president of Minority
Students Leadership Forum, said King was
an individual who embraced all people for
the purpose of unity.
“He was a leader for all Americans who
shared his ideals and beliefs,” Moralez
said. “He realized the importance of unify
ing all these people from very unique back
grounds so they could accomplish the. com
mon goal of civil rights and freedom for
all Americans.”
Dr. Mark Weichold, speaker of the Fac
ulty Senate, said King played on human
feelings to bring forth necessary change.
“Martin Luther King drew on anger and
frustration, which are good motivators, to
evoke nonviolent change,” Weichold said.
The Rev. Melvin Cooper, pastor of St.
Matthew’s Baptist Church, said King’s
message centered around God’s love.
“The reason we are here is that God is
good, God is gracious, and Jesus is Lord,”
Cooper said. “My message to you tonight is
‘More than a Dreamer.’ Martin Luther
King is more than a dreamer because he
dared to dream and move beyond what he
had seen.”
Cooper said King’s powerful plan of re
versing laws through non-violence originat
ed from the teachings of Christianity.
“Martin Luther King’s dream based on
love is that all people should be treated as
though all are created in the image of our
Almighty God,” Cooper said.
Cooper said he believes it is very impor
tant to remain active in the concept of
community.
“When you excel in life don’t forget to go
back and get someone else,” Cooper said.
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MSC: A&M still prejudice, student says
expression and freedom of
choice by not removing his hat
while inside the MSC.
“I don’t mean to disrespect
anyone,” Williams said.
Williams said he believes this
incident does not reflect most of
the views at Texas A&M, but he
is still concerned with the im
provement of the campus envi
ronment.
“There are a few people who
resent us and don’t understand
why people would not take their
hats off,” Williams said. “When
he took my hat off it became a
racial issue.”
Williams said this incident
will not stop him from spending
time in the MSC.
“I still feel comfortable about
being in the MSC,” Williams
said. “It wasn’t a surprise about
the hat being an issue, but I was
surprised that they took my hat
off. I still don’t take my hat off
in the MSC.”
This personal incident caused
Williams to question the cam
pus environment and actual im
provement when it comes to
prejudice and racism.
Williams said he believes
that only three percent of the
campus consists of African
Americans because prejudice
lingers within some students.
“I think if there was a higher
minority representation at
A&M, it might create an envi
ronment where prejudice is less
likely to happen,” Williams said.
Williams said he encourages
A&M to continue in its efforts to
increase awareness of different
cultures and obtain equality for
all students.
"Nothing can stop this from
happening, but hopefully A&M
will continue what it is doing
now, such as the Multicultural
Awareness class,” Williams
said. “It helps create a better
environment at A&M.”
Williams said A&M is trying
to get funds to encourage the
success of minorities at
Texas A&M.
Williams said that as presi
dent of NAACP, he plays an ac
tive role in encouraging
change. While the NAACP is a
group that tries to take on is
sues pertinent to African
Americans, the members and
staff consist of a diverse group
of people, he said.
“We try to work with other
groups such as Hispanic and
handicapped people,” Williams
said.
Williams feels that the
NAACP’s main goal is for equal
ity for everyone.
“We need to make A&M a
comfortable environment for our
people, so we deal with issues,
not to raise anyone above any
one else, but to put us all on one
playing field,” Williams said.
"There are a few people who resent us and don't
understand why people would not take their hats
off. When he took my hat off it became a racial
issue."
— Shawn Williams
president ofAdrA4 chapter of NAACP
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