{"id":2521325,"date":"2025-12-15T11:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-victim-identified-as-leader-of-schools-college-republicans-group\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:51:36","slug":"brown-university-victim-identified-as-leader-of-schools-college-republicans-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-victim-identified-as-leader-of-schools-college-republicans-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown University Victim Identified as Leader of School&#8217;s College Republicans Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrown-university-victim-identified-as-leader-of-schools-college-republicans-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521325&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Brown University students were tragically killed in a shooting on campus. Among the victims was Ella cook, the vice president of Brown&#8217;s Young Republicans club and an active member of her church in Alabama. Recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-number-of-gop-women-to-run-for-house-seats-in-2022\/\" title=\"Record number of GOP women to run for House seats in 2022\">strong conservative voice<\/a> on the predominantly liberal campus, Ella was praised for her courage and support of fellow conservatives. Her church community in Birmingham remembered her as a devoted Christian and a shining, generous presence. The other victim was a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >freshman neuroscience major<\/a> from Virginia, whose name was not disclosed. The incident has deeply impacted both the university and the communities connected to the students.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the two Brown University students shot to death on Saturday was a leader of the college&rsquo;s Young Republicans club and an active member of her Alabama church.<\/p>\n<p>Ella Cook was the vice president of the group, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The New York Young Republican Club offers our deepest condolences to the family of Ella Cook, the Vice President of the College Republicans at Brown University,&rdquo; the New York Young Republican Club <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nyyrc\/status\/2000418430101381197?s=46\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ella was a leading Republican voice at Brown and her loss is mourned by all. Rest in peace,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The New York Young Republican Club offers our deepest condolences to the family of Ella Cook, the Vice President of the College Republicans at Brown University.<\/p>\n<p>Ella was a leading Republican voice at Brown and her loss is mourned by all. Rest in peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n0gilRXAUm\">pic.twitter.com\/n0gilRXAUm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Young Republican Club &#127482;&#127480;&#128509; (@NYYRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYYRC\/status\/2000418430101381197?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2025\/12\/14\/brown-university-student-killed-in-mass-shooting-identified-as-ella-cook\/87770307007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z113524p004850c004850u112724d00----v113524&amp;gca-ft=42&amp;gca-ds=sophi\">Providence Journal<\/a>, a since<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-dropped-by-talent-agency-after-star-axed-from-disney-show-over-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Dropped By Talent Agency After Star Axed From Disney Show Over Social Media ...\">-deleted social media post<\/a> from former Brown student&nbsp;Alex Shieh praised her courage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Being a conservative at Brown isn&rsquo;t always the easiest, but Ella was never afraid to  her beliefs on an overwhelmingly liberal campus and support others in doing so,&rdquo; Shieh wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last spring, while I was under a disciplinary investigation for reporting on Brown&rsquo;s administration for the conservative student paper, almost nobody wanted to be associated with me,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Ella was one of the few who were willing to stand with me in public and help hand out newspapers in front of the dining hall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Out of respect for Ella&rsquo;s family and her memory, please wait until the police finish their investigation before speculating about any motive!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Shieh (@alexkshieh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexkshieh\/status\/2000410858825171271?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday morning, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathedral_Church_of_the_Advent_(Birmingham,_Alabama)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episcopal<\/a> Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, noted that Cook had been an active member there.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many of you heard about the tragedy, which happened at Brown University. &hellip; And sadly, tragically, one of those people is one of our parishioners,&rdquo; Rev. R. Craig Smalley said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/bright-light-brown-university-student-identified-shooting-victim\/story?id=128403441\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And for those of you who knew her, who know her, she was a just incredibly grounded and generous and faithful bright light,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said Cook was involved in the church &ldquo;over many years, as she was engaged and involved in our worship and in our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smalley said Cook &ldquo;served here at the church and in the wider community, in all sincerity, just a tremendous, a tremendous and bright light in there at Brown University as well, in the time that she was there was such a light and such a witness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, identified as one of the shooting victims, was &ldquo;a devoted Christian and a committed conservative.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made during a service at Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of you haven&rsquo;t heard a lot of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iSHUKodhZy\">pic.twitter.com\/iSHUKodhZy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2000411683941155137?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/local-news\/providence\/brown-student-says-roommate-was-killed-in-campus-shooting-it-doesnt-feel-real\/\">WPRI-TV<\/a>, the other student killed was a freshman neuroscience major from Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The station did not give the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-plans-to-relocate-the-corporate-headquarters-of-x-and-spacex-to-texas\/\" title=\"Musk plans to relocate the corporate headquarters of X and SpaceX to Texas\">student&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s name.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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