Mascots ... Sad Situation

As many of you probably already know, the UNC mascot, rather Jason Ray, was killed due to injuries sustained from a car hitting him. The basis of this blog entry is that despite how sad it is for a human being to be taken too soon, with relevance to this class, the media attention it has received.

Articles have surfaced all over the internet and why shouldnt they as it is a big deal to the Chapel Hill community as Ray was a kid known by many of the students.

"My heart goes out to Jason's family," says Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams. "He was an engaging young man and a friend to a number of our players and managers. They tell me he was a wonderful person. Obviously our team is disappointed with the outcome of Sunday's game, but that pales greatly in comparison with the loss the Ray family is dealing with today. We ask everyone to remember Jason and his family in their prayers."

I thought that the actions taken by the media relations staff was well done given the state of events as addressed in this press release. They made the event important despite a huge loss last night and I thought this was done in good taste.