NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) community is mourning the loss of a student who died by suicide at the Walker Library Monday.
“We’re all taking it a day at a time because no one can really prepare for an incident like this,” MTSU’s student government association president, Michai Mosby, said.
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According to MT Lambda, an LGBTQIA+ and ally student organization at MTSU, the student who died was Serenity Birdsong. Birdsong served as MT Lambda’s Vice President.
“Serenity was more than an officer to us, many of us considered Serenity our friend, and her ability to light up a room, paired with her wholesome demeanor made her welcome anywhere, but especially in Lambda where we are burdened by the darkness of existing in a world so often cruel to us and it is this darkness that snuffed out Serenity’s life,” a statement from the organization posted to social media reads, in part.