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By Billy McMorris
Apr 17 2007

John Manetta Once Told Me

In early modern Europe the infant mortality rate was astronomical. Crude medical practices led to a high casualty rate for mother and child alike. In many cases, new mothers would be…

Beauty and Depravity | eugene cho's blog [eugenecho.com]

weeks have now passed. perhaps, it's become an afterthought for many. personally, a day hasn't gone by without some thoughts of the virginia tech tragedy. the tragedy exposed a…

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A ceremony held on the first day of class after the tragedy in which one balloon is released for each victim.

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Photo Courtesy of Kevin Cupp

By: Shamus Williams


(April 16) Well, I'm back safe and sound in my off-campus apartment. It has been a very scary and hectic past couple of hours to say the least.

We were released at noon, but it was not an assisted evacuation as we…

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32 orange balloons released before the Yankees game.

Photo by George Norton.

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Balloons released before the Yankees vs. Hokies baseball game on March 18, 2008.

Photo by Rachel VanPelt

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Few mention Va. Tech during Sunday sermons

By: Allison Nichols, Assistant State & National Editor
Posted: 4/23/07

The Rev. Ruth Stevens, whose son graduated from Virginia Tech in 2004, was one of few ministers of Franklin Street churches to…

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One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…

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Memorial stones dry in the sun on the afternoon of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. The stones were painted at a "Remembering Through Art Creation" event in Squires Student Center.

Photo by Brent Jesiek.

Licensed under Creative…

Issue Date:Tuesday April 17, 2007
Section: Sports Section
By Tim Tassa, Sports Editor

Monday morning's events make sports seem so petty, so irrelevant.

Every year there are one or two tragedies of monumental proportion that unite…

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A banner was hung in front of the Squires Student Center. We will remember this painful date forever.

Photo taken April 19,2007

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Media Credit: Christina Parrish

Members of the SMU community came together for a prayer service for those who were lost in Monday's Virginia Tech massacre. The service was to be held outside at the Flagpole but was moved inside due to…

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View of the "Remembering Through Art Creation" activities in Squires Student Center on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. The event provided participants with an opportunity to paint a memorial stone, create and decorate a kite, or leave messages…

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Following a University Commemoration on the morning of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance, a student lays a flower at the memorial site. A member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets stands watch while a special anniversary candle
and wreath stand…

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Dozens participate at a "lie-in" on the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Organized by a Virginia Tech senior, the lie-in was designed as both a memorial to the victims and a protest against easy access to firearms.


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Dozens participate in a "lie-in" on the drillfield on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Organized by a Virginia Tech senior, the lie-in was designed as both a memorial to the victims and a protest against easy access to firearms.

Photo by…

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During the winter break, Career Services displayed a "Remembrance Tree" for the victims of April 16. A ribbon with each persons photo and name was placed on the tree. The tree was decorated in orange and maroon with white lights.

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A crowd grows on the drillfield prior to the start of a candlelight vigil on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.

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By: Katherine Paster
Posted: 4/18/07
Another school shooting has claimed the lives of more young victims, and we are left wondering why so many of our peers had to die. In all, 33 people were killed at Virginia Tech on Monday in what officials are…

Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007

Report of the Review Panel

Presented to

Governor Kaine
Commonwealth of Virginia
August 2007

Cover (pdf, 224kb)

Inside Cover (pdf, 39kb)

Table of Contents (pdf, 52kb)

Dedication…
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