a hug for Va Tech
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i took this at the covocation at virginia tech. there were thousands and thousands of people there--too many to fit in the castle where the speeches of important figures were live. the rest of us that couldn't fit were detoured to the football stadium (where there would have been plenty of room for EVERYone)...We were forced to watch the speeches on the big screen. The audio was horrible, and many people left early. but it was nice to see all the unbroken spirit of the hokies and everyone support each other. i was very impressed with the number of people that came--not just students, but families and friends (like myself) and just anyone who wanted to show they cared.
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Laura Aronson
2007-06-07
Brent Jesiek
Laura Aronson (drainingraven@hotmail.com)
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Bush arrives
Chelsea Clark
2007-05-29
Chelsea Clark
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Comforting each other
This photo was captured outside the football field at the Virginia Tech convocation.
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2007-08-15
Na Mi
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Convocation
The convocation held at Castle Coliseum is filled with families, friends, students, faculty, and staff.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation
Governor Tim Kaine gives a moving speech at the convocation.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation
President Bush and the First Lady attend the Convocation.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation
President Bush and the First Lady attend the Convocation.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation
President George Bush provides words of comfort at the convocation.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation
The Corp of Cadets conduct the flag ceremony at the convocation.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation
Virginia politicians including Senator Warner and Senator Webb sit together at the convocation.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation Crowds
Thousands of people streamed out of the football stadium after the convocation finished.
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2007-05-25
Chad Newswander
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Convocation Line
The line waiting to get into the convocation extended from Castle Coliseum to the Huckleberry Trial.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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Convocation Line
The line waiting to get into the convocation extended past Lane Stadium.
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Patrick Donohoe
2007-08-07
Chad Newswander
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George Bush
2007.04.17.
President of The United States of America, George W. Bush is addressing the Virginia Tech crowd at the Convocation ceremony.
Ivan V. Morozov
2007-09-03
Haeyong Chung
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In Line to Get into the Convocation
The line waiting to get into the convocation extended from Castle Coliseum to the Huckleberry Trial.
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Mark Ritchie
2007-06-07
Chad Newswander
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Let the healing begin
Students comfort each other on the football field during the convocation.
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Roger Gupta
2007-06-05
Chad Newswander
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Mourning
In the drillfield, students mourned for the victims and comforted each other.
Photo taken April 17,2007
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2007-08-15
Na Mi
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Nikki Giovanni's Convocation Address
Nikki Giovanni's Convocation Address
Delivered April 17, 2007
We are Virginia Tech.
We are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving on, we are embracing our mourning.
We are Virginia Tech.
We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.
We are Virginia Tech.
We do not understand this tragedy. We know we did nothing to deserve it, but neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS, neither do the invisible children walking the night away to avoid being captured by the rogue army, neither does the baby elephant watching his community being devastated for ivory, neither does the Mexican child looking for fresh water, neither does the Appalachian infant killed in the middle of the night in his crib in the home his father built with his own hands being run over by a boulder because the land was destabilized. No one deserves a tragedy.
We are Virginia Tech.
The Hokie Nation embraces our own and reaches out with open heart and hands to those who offer their hearts and minds. We are strong, and brave, and innocent, and unafraid. We are better than we think and not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imaginations and the possibilities. We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears and through all our sadness.
We are the Hokies.
We will prevail.
We will prevail.
We will prevail.
We are Virginia Tech.
Nikki Giovanni
2007-04-25
Brent Jesiek
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Officers waiting for the President
Several police officers (both local and state) are visible and present during the convocation.
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Nathan Dicken
2007-05-30
Chad Newswander
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President Bush Talking at Convocation
President George W. Bush speaks to Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, families, and victims of the tragedy.
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Mark Ritchie
2007-06-07
Chad Newswander
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