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Campus Saftey Measures Must Be Sensible

By: Daily Campus Editorial Board
Posted: 4/24/07
The tragic shootings at Virginia Tech have provoked much discussion regarding measures to avoid future heartbreak. Perhaps the events in Blacksburg hit close to home in Storrs because of the…

Tags: university of connecticut

It's time to confront the gun lobby

by D. Grant Haynes Thursday, Apr. 19, 2007 at 2:10 PM

The senseless murder of 32 people at Virginia Tech underlines once again the necessity for stricter gun control laws in the United States.

Americans are busily soul searching one more time…

Tags: commentary, gun control, laws

Sorrowful moment

People mourned for the victims on the drillfield. Vigil on April 17

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Tags: Drillfield, vigil, virginia tech

Virginia Tech Grieves Online

Posted by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira on April 17th, 2007

I know that I speak for everyone here at Profy when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims of yesterday's events at Virginia Tech.

The horror of yesterday…

Tags: blog, commentary, media, online

WAITE: Shootings show a need for change in gun laws

By: Cyndi Waite / Junior film studies major
Posted: 4/23/07
Guns kill people. People kill people. Guns help people kill people.

It's an inevitable truth that firearms in the wrong hands lead to the deaths of innocent people. As a nation, as…

Tags: university of nebraska

Americans have a right to feel safe from gun violence everywhere

By: Letter to the editor |
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Commentary

In response to Elon Glucklich's article ("Controlling the threat," ODE, Apr. 23, 2007), I am also outraged by the increase in gun violence in America, especially the recent…

Tags: gun control, gun violence, university of oregon

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This photo was captured at the Ohio University vigil for the Virginia Tech victims.

Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bond159/465094395/in/set-72157600093950887/

Photo Courtesy of Cuong Nguyen

Tags: candlelight vigil, ohio university, university vigil, vigil

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This photo was captured at the Ohio University vigil for the Virginia Tech victims.

Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bond159/465087372/in/set-72157600093950887/

Tags: candlelight vigil, ohio university, university vigil, vigil

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This photo was captured at the Ohio University vigil for the Virginia Tech victims.

Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bond159/465088664/in/set-72157600093950887/

Photo Courtesy of Cuong Nguyen

Tags: candlelight vigil, ohio university, university vigil, vigil

Candlelight Vigil for VTech tragedy

This photo was captured at the Ohio University vigil for the Virginia Tech victims.

Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bond159/465093635/

Photo Courtesy of Cuong Nguyen

Tags: candlelight vigil, ohio university, university vigil, vigil

Â¿Por quÃ© SEUNG CHO?

Escrito por Cronista en 11:11 AM
jueves 19 de abril de 2007

Intento redactar una nota sobre lo ocurrido en Virginia Tech pero no puedo. Me perturba leer los testimonios. Me perturba la fragilidad humana. El punto de quiebre tan variopinto como…

S-a sacrificat pentru studentii americani!

17 Aprilie 2007
Cristina Botezatu

Liviu Librescu, profesor de aeronautica la Universitatea Tehnica din Virginia, a murit dupa ce l-a infruntat pe atacatorul care a produs cel mai mare masacru din istoria scolilor americane.

Tragedia,…

Tags: librescu, marturii, studenti

Letters to the Editor: Self-defense could stop violence

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

The tragic event that took place at Virginia Tech on Monday raises many questions in students' minds: How safe are we? What measures are in place to keep us safe from harm while we're in class, in our dorms, or…

Tags: campus security, selfdefense, ucla

Tragedy hits close to home

Campus comes together to mourn victims of shooting

By Cornelia Hall
Princetonian Staff Writer

Photo by Gabriela Aoun

Students gathered in Richardson Auditorium last night for a service in memory of the victims of Monday's shootings…

Tags: memorial service, princeton, vigil

Virginia dean Benson '73 recalls tragedy

Alumnus defends administrators' actions but says he understands complaints

By Cornelia Hall
Princetonian Staff Writer

Richard Benson '73, dean of the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, has spent the last three days…

Tags: community, faculty reflection, princeton

Hokie Helmet

In honor of the Virginia Tech Tragedy, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series driver Corey Agee of Martinsville, VA, shows his newly designed helmet for the 2008 racing season.

Tags: agee, helmet, nascar

WVU Reaction

Issue Date:Tuesday April 17, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section

In response to the shootings at Virginia Tech, West Virginia University President David Hardesty said Monday afternoon in a statement that the "campus police are alert to the…

Tags: candlelight vigil, counseling, interfaith vigil, police, wvu

Flashback

I was in college in the 1960s. During that wild decade, there were so many acts of violence that it felt like a time never experienced before and in many ways, it had never been known before. The assassinations, the war in far-off Viet Nam, the…

Tags: 1960s, flashback, parent, reaction

LETTER: Massacre is 'senseless loss'

By: Clarissa Nemeth
Posted: 4/18/07

To me, a college campus is one of the best places to be on earth. A university represents a lot of great things: youth and promise, for starters. A sense of community. A devotion to a life of the mind. Personal…

Tags: boston university, campus security, college campuses , student safety

BU community honors Va. Tech

Students reach out with support to VT campus
By: Clarissa Bottesini and Angela Marie Latona
Posted: 4/24/07

After last week's deadly shootings at Virginia Tech, many Boston University students have joined efforts to offer their physical and…

Tags: assistance, support, sympathy, boston university

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