ATHENS – This is the time of year when the University of Georgia catches its breath before that final academic sprint, finals.
But that sprint is on hold, at least until the tears stop and the wreath atop the university's famed Arch is removed. Until then, people here will pause and remember the four: Kayla Leigh Canedo, 19; Brittany Katherine Feldman, 20; Christina Devon Semeria, 19; and Halle Grace Scott, 20. Friends in life, they're forever united in death. They were killed in a two-car crash outside of Athens Wednesday night.
A fifth student, Agnes Kim, 21, of Snellville, remained in the the intensive care unit at Athens Regional Medical Center Friday, still in critical condition. Her pastor said Thursday night that she had suffered head injuries and was in a coma. Police say Kim drove the car that struck another on a flat expanse of blacktop eight miles west of here.
“These deaths show you how small this campus truly is,” said Brittney Grisham, drinking coffee before going to class Friday morning. She’s a 21-year-old junior from Cumming, studying public relations and fashion merchandizing.
“All those girls? Your friends knew them all in some way.”
She finished her coffee. “It makes you put things in perspective,” Grisham said. “You can’t take things for granted.”
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