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Nick Hanson was a senior at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. He struggled through his academic life almost as dramatically as he excelled athletically as track star. He was well-known and acknowledged by several organizations on campus.
 
Once students learned of Nick's death (something that took days to figure out) and the way in which he died, several campus organizations, led by the Southern Oregon Black Student Union and the Women's Studies Club, came together to look for answers to questions that no one wanted to ask. 
 

Public Awareness
 
Finally, after several months of research, most of the documents were obtained in order to compile a presentation which was given on campus in November, 2006. It was entitled "Community or Commodity? Questioning the Death of Nick Hanson." 
 
In this presentation are the reports that describe the incident that occurred the night of January 22. Included are the Ashland Police Reports, 911 call, the Ashland Fire and Rescue (ambulance) report, and the Rogue Valley Medical Care Emergency Room Report. In addition to these documents are legitimate questions and concerns that were addressed after obtaining the documents. The most poignant concerns raised were that of conflicting police reports, inadequate emergency response time, ethical issues invovling the use of tasers, and medical precautions not taken the night Nick died.
 
 
UPDATE! Written 09/30/07
 
It seems that we are making some progress! Recently, the ACLU released a report that stated charged the Ashland Police Department with excessive use of force (with tasers) five out of seven times!
 
Check out the article:
We're working on getting a copy of the ACLU's report online as soon as possible!
 
Thanks for all of your support!