Re: 3/27/01 - WTNH/AP: Jovin murder on minds of Yale students
Jovin murder on minds of Yale students
(New Haven-WTNH, Mar. 27, 2001 4:15 PM) _ Students on Yale's campus say Jovin's murder is still fresh in their minds.
"People still care for her and remember her."
It's been over two years since the gates at Davenport College on Yale University's campus were opened by Suzanne Jovin.
The senior was murder in December of 1998 and her killer never caught.
"You know if they haven't gotten any leads so far i'm not sure why any would surface now," says Mike Doran, sophomore.
Jovin was stabbed to death in the wealthy East Rock neighborhood of New Haven.
To this day students talk about the unsolved murder.
"I heard about it briefly a few months ago but I guess this morning on the news was the first time I had heard about it in a while," says Kelly Cuttle, graduate student.
"It's very scary and it makes us all aware when we are walking around at night especially when we're walking alone," says Hannah Gould, graduate student.
Although many students here at Yale University never knew Suzanne Jovin they are reminded of her story and many say they wish they had the chance to meet her.
"I wish I had known her. I've heard she was an amazing student and she was well on her way to doing amazing things in her life," says Linda Doan, Junior.
Linda Doan lived in Davenport College the year Jovin died.
She says it was a surreal time.
"It's unsettling that on this campus you should feel safe but you don't," says Doan.
But Tuesday, as authorities prepare to up the anty on a $50,000 reward, many questions remain.
Are there any more suspects other than James Van de Velde, Jovin's senior advisor?
He was never charged and no murder weapon was ever found.
Meantime, in the lower courtyard at Davenport a memorial garden stands in Jovin's name.
And every year on the anniversary of her death, students lay flowers as a reminder that the ivy is not a shield.
"I suppose it just goes to show it can happen anywhere," says Doan.
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