A candlelight vigil was held on Feb. 15 in the Bowl for missing University of Saskatchewan student Hamza Alsharief, who has not been seen since mid-December. Over 100 people, including friends of Alsharief, students, staff and faculty, all gathered in support of the missing 23-year-old Saudi Arabian student.
The vigil was organized by the campus Safewalk program.
Students, staff, and faculty gather in the Bowl for a candlelight vigil for missing student Hamzah Alsharief on Feb. 15, 2012
Majed Alotaibi, a good friend of Alsharief, speaks at the candlelight vigil on Feb. 15, 2012
Students sign tee-shirts in support of missing student Hamzah Alsharief on Feb. 15, 2012
Students place their candles in the snow at the candlelight vigil for missing student Hamzah Alsharief on Feb. 15, 2012
Candles sit on a snow pile following the candlelight vigil for missing student Hamzah Alsharief on Feb. 15, 2012
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Photos: Raisa Pezderic/The Sheaf