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By: WSN Staff
Posted: 4/17/07

The shooting yesterday at Virginia Tech was shocking, particularly because of its enormous death toll - 33 students were killed in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. Our condolences go out to Virginia…

By: Sara Dover
Posted: 4/17/07
NYU officials heightened security on campus in wake of yesterday's mass shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute that left 33 people dead.

The lone gunman also wounded 29 others before shooting and killing…

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Haiyan Cheng,who experienced the shooting on April 16, is talking with the Chinese journalists.

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The Blacksburg Baptist Church posted 32 flags on South Main in remembrance of the 32 victims.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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The university has hung several flags of the victims' home country in Student Squires Center.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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The Korean Student Association at James Madison University sent a poster to show its support to Virginia Tech.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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The Hokie Bird stands in the middle of Student Squires Center.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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Squires Student Center is filled with posters and banners that universities, colleges, and businesses have sent to Virginia Tech.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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The week after the tragedy,people got together to mourn for the victims around the drillfield.

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People set up all kinds of memorials to mourn for the victims around the drillfield in the week after the tragedy.

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People prayed for the victims in front of the Burrus Hall one week after the shooting.

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The Community Center across from Blacksburg High School expresses its support for Virginia Tech.

Photo Courtesy of Chad Newswander

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The Apostolics of New River Valley on North Main have built a small memorial for the 33 victims.

Photo Courtesy of Chad Newswander

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Outside of Charlotte, NC, a billboard stands with the VT ribbon/logo.

Photo Courtesy of Lynita Newswander

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On April 19, people volunteered to set up a place of prayer in the corner of the drillfield.

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Being a student myself on a campus that is similar in size to the one of Virginia Tech, I have thought a lot about what happened there this Monday. I know that it could just as easily have happened at BYU, and I feel the pain of all those who were…

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Today, I had the opportunity to attend the Penn State Blue & White football game. What an experience to be blessed with after this terrible week's happenings. It was truly inspiring to see the support for Virginia Tech. Everywhere I looked,…

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Today, I had the opportunity to attend the Penn State Blue & White football game. What an experience to be blessed with after this terrible week's happenings. It was truly inspiring to see the support for Virginia Tech. Everywhere I looked,…

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April 17, 2007 at 10:30 p.m. University of Michigan students joined together in the Diag for a moment of silence to honor the victims of this week's massacre at Virginia Tech.

Students also signed a U-M flag that will be sent to the VTech to…

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April 17, 2007 at 10:30 p.m. University of Michigan students joined together in the Diag for a moment of silence to honor the victims of this week's massacre at Virginia Tech.

Students also signed a U-M flag that will be sent to the VTech to…
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