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Shootings stun campus

By: Michael Hippchen

(11:50 a.m., April 16) While this morning's shootings on Virginia Tech's campus may have come to an end, with one shooter apparently have been captured, things are far from returning to…

By: Amrita Raja

(April 16) "April is the cruelest month," wrote T.S. Eliot. He might have been right, I recall thinking, as I watched snow land on flashing police lights this morning.

There must have been a reason I flopped back onto my bed…

Local knitters will gather Saturday to make blankets for the affected of April 16

By: Amanda Mullins

(June 15) When the owner of Mosaic, a local Blacksburg yarn store, first started talking about Hokie Healing, she probably wasn't…

More than 20 news outlets toured the April 16 shootings site

By: Amy L. Kovac


(June 14) The cinderblock walls of Norris Hall's second-floor classrooms and hallway are covered with a new coat of cream-colored paint. The classrooms…

A student perspective

By: Bryan Schamus


(June 6) I will admit that I once uttered the statement, "There is no way any student should have to walk through that building again."

Norris Hall being "that building" - the site on campus at…

By: Jennie Tal

(May 2) Amanda Blevins is just like any other high school senior. She's excited about getting away from home, meeting new people and just enjoying her college experience.

But Blevins won't be just any other college…

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Several police officers (both local and state) are visible and present during the convocation.

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Individuals mourn as they attend the candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech.

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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin

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A child attends the Virginia Tech vigil.

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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin

Gregor Hens
20.04.2007 00:00 Uhr

Anzeige Während der Ãœbung piepst ein Telefon. Ich werfe einen genervten Blick in die Richtung, aus der der Ton gekommen ist. Es piepst noch einmal - derselbe Student. Ich sehe jetzt, wie er seine SMS liest,…

The Jewish community mourns with Virginia Tech.

-- Daniel Loeb

The deadliest campus shooting in the history of the US occurred on Monday, April 16 at Virginia Tech. The tragic shootings at Virginia Tech happened on the day Jews all over the…

When the events of April 16 happened, I was sitting in school, not aware of what was going on. As soon as I got to my eighth period class, which was English 4 with Mr. Lloyd, I sat down and was looking for my pen. A friend of mine walked into class…

Tech students are happy with proposed design

By: Bryan Schamus

(June 7) Virginia Tech released its plans today for an intermediate memorial for the victims of the April 16 shootings, one day after announcing that Norris Hall, the site of 31 of…

Lessons learned on the 8th anniversary of Columbine.

-- Diane Edbril and Daniel Loeb

Yet another American gun massacre, and though the scale is more horrific, it is not surprising. The Virginia Tech massacre is not unlike the Amish schoolhouse…

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Original Source: Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen
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Message boards filled with comments are stationed on the drill field.

Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman

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Norris Hall has been sealed off as the police conduct its investigation.

Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman

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Major media outlets interview students, faculty, and staff.

Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman

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The memorial at the Drill Field near Burress Hall and Norris Hall.

Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman

06/08/07

Manny Frishberg • JTNews Correspondent

On the morning of April 16, Dr. Liviu Librescu, a 76-year-old Holocaust survivor and aeronautical engineering professor, blocked the door of his classroom in Norris Hall at Virginia Tech so that…
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