[needle]

 It seems there was a conscious effort to make this more of a memorial than simply a statement of the facts, and I appreciated it. 

I think this gets to the heart of it.

I would not have found any fault with the dean's words if they had been spoken at a memorial service, where the audience very clearly is those who are grieving the student's death.

[needle]

 It seems there was a conscious effort to make this more of a memorial than simply a statement of the facts, and I appreciated it. 

I think this gets to the heart of it.

I would not have found any fault with the dean's words if they had been spoken at a memorial service, where the audience very clearly is those who are grieving the student's death.