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September 26, 2002
• 'Lick' it up with the Stones, page 7 Vol.XLIX Number Four
• CAV Pride on campus, page8
Former student talks about son's death VINCE DEFRUSCIO NEWS EDITOR
Former Cabrini College student Abigail Bullard, 21, wants to make it clear that she did not go to Atlantic City after her 7-week-old son Talyn Walker died Saturday, Sept. 21, after suffering severe head trauma. Bullard's live-in boyfriend, Keith F. Walker, 29, of Conshohocken, has been arrested and charged with two felonies, involuntary manslaughter .and third-degree murder, as well as endangering the welfare of a child, which is a misdemeanor. In the days since Talyn's death, rumors have been circulating regarding both Bullard and Walker's involvement and behavior. Bullard wanted to set the record straight about the events that lead up to her son's death. "We left the hospital; we were the ones that had to take our child off of life support," Bullard said. "This shouldn't be something that I should have to discuss, because my son died in the hospital that day, and for whatever reason, people are now saying that we went to Atlantic City. We went home."
The events that led up to Talyn's death are unclear at times, but the story inevitably wraps around Cabrini's campus and has quickly become fodder for lunchtime discussion. Walker and Bullard met five years ago and were engaged on Sept. 9 of this year. Bullard took time off from school, but would have been a senior, political science major, this year. The Montgomery County District Attorney's office officially arrested Walker on Sunday, Sept. 22, one day after taking Talyn off life support. The baby had been on life support for five days. Walker and Bullard were in Limerick visiting family when Walker went to a nearby park for a walk. According to the official criminal complaint issued by Montgomery County. a 911 hangup call was reported from Bullard's Conshohocken home at 6:51 p.m. Bullard said that the operator had just picked up the line when she and Walker decided to take Talyn themselves. Bullard told the operator, "We're taking him ourselves." The couple left in such a hurry that their refrigerator
door was still open when police officers arrived. The beginning of the day started out normal with an 11:30 a.m. visit to Talyn's pediatrician, Dr. Beth Bingaman, which Bullard felt was necessary after noticing a "clicking noise" in Talyn's rib area when she held him. Talyn reportedly was not feeling well several days before. He had unexplained bruises on his face and broken blood vessels in his left eye. According to the criminal complaint, Bingaman stated that Talyn may have punched himself or scratched his own eye. It is unclear whether or not Bingaman suggested Talyn be Xrayed immediately or if he should get X-rayed if the problem persisted through the night. However, the complaint report cites Katherine Hillin, a senior. as witness to a conversation between Bullard and Walker regarding the X-rays. During the course of the conversation, Hillin is said to have heard Walker say that, "I don't want my kid shot with radiation." PHOTO COURTESYOf ABIGAIL8UUARO
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Abigail Bullard and her son. TalynWalker shortly after Talyn's birth in August. Talyn died this past weekend as a result of severe trauma to his head.
·Loved ones celebrate life of Jonathan 'Jake' Huber SHARVON URBANNAVAGE MANAGINGEDITOR
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Junior Jonathan Huber, 21, better known as Jake to family and close friends, died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Huber was pursing a political science degree at Cabrini with plans to go on to law school before his untimely death. As child at the age of five, his father, Chris Huber, gave him the nickname "The Great Negotiator." "He always had to argue his reason why he should be able to do
something," he said. " He was an all-around good kid. Everyone loved him." Huber's outgoing personality allowed him to befriend almost anyone with whom he crossed paths. "He made it a point to get to know someone," his mother, Paula Huber, said. "If he were to come over to your house and you weren't there, he would sit down and talk to your parents or your brothers and sisters, or anyone who was there. He had to get to know everyone." David Batty, a childhood friend
of Huber, delivered the eulogy at his funeral. "All it took was one day with Jake Huber and you would experience something different;' he said. As an only child and grandchild, Huber spent his formative years in the presence of adults. Although born in Northeast Philadelphia, his family moved to Collingdale, Pa., where he attended elementary and junior high school. "We lived right behind the elementary school, so he didn't have far to walk. We moved there because we knew he would be
safe," Chris Huber said. Huber's parents showed overwhelming support in their son's interests. "I remember I bought him a hockey stick, no puck, just the stick, and he would run around swinging it all over the place," his father said. Huber's growing interest in the sport of hockey prompted his family to relocate to another school district. "He had dreamed of playing hockey. We decided to move into the Ridley Township district so that he could participate in their ice hockey program."
Huber had the opportunity to travel to Canada to play hockey with his team from Ridley and also traveled oversees to Europe. These experiences demonstrate Huber's perspective on life. "He looked at life as an adventure," Batty said, as he spoke at Huber's funeral. "No matter how far you were going, it was just around the comer to Jake." Huber began his college career at Penn State Delco, originally pursing a degree in the medical see HUBER, page 3