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We here in Virginia at William & Mary, we felt a shock wave go thought out our campus on Monday . Many of our students went to high school with the victims, but just being in the same kind of environment made us feel vulnerable and…

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A large tree on the Virginia Tech campus has a simple orange ribbon tied around it.

Original source: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53546156/

Photo Courtesy of Kristina Cummins

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On April 24,several tribute posters for the VT community were placed around the Graduate Life Center.

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On a sunny warm morning on September 17, 1996, a young woman with a long history of mental health problems walked onto the Penn State campus, sat down under a tree on one of the most popular lawns on campus, took a…

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Creado por Carlos Albaladejo
18 de Abril del 2007 10:44 am

Es la frase más repetida en las últimas horas en el sector educativo norteamericano. La triste noticia de la matanza provocada por un estudiante asiático en la universidad de…

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Tommy Edwards plays guitar on 4/16/08, A Day of Remembrance, to raise awareness for The Heart of Virginia Foundation. Edwards started this foundation after the tragedy to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Photo by Roger…

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Tommy Edwards performs on the drillfield on the afternoon of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Edwards founded The Heart of Virginia Foundation(http://theheartofva.org/) in the wake of the April 16 tragedy, with the goal of raising awareness of…

April 19, 2007

The amount of coverage has been staggering--dozens of stories per day in the top national newspapers, nightly broadcast news programs that are lengthened by half an hour, 24-hour repetitions of the same information on cable news,…

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Candlelight vigil for NIU under Torgerson Bridge at Virginia Tech.

Photo courtesy of Brian Sewell.

Original Source: http://flickr.com/photos/briansewell/2276409600/in/set-72157603940117393/

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View of the candlelight vigil for NIU held on Alumni Mall at Virginia Tech.

Photo courtesy of Brian Sewell.

Original Source: http://flickr.com/photos/briansewell/2276411058/in/set-72157603940117393/

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Candlelight vigil for NIU under Torgerson Bridge at Virginia Tech.

Photo courtesy of Brian Sewell.

Original Source: http://flickr.com/photos/briansewell/2275619107/in/set-72157603940117393/

Monday, April 16, 2007

As I wrapped up my afternoon course today, my students informed me of the 31 deaths at Virginia Tech today. It was the first I heard of it and so I immediately looked to the news and am now glued to the press conference…

Posted by Helena Cobban at April 16, 2007 04:33 PM

Tragedy has struck the community at Virginia Tech, our state's "other" fine flagship university, which is located around 120 miles southwest of my hometown, Charlottesville.

Apparently a…

Deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history claims 33 victims

Jordan Dods and Courtney Kessler, Cavalier Daily Associate Editors

"Horror, disbelief and profound sorrow" was how Virginia Tech President Charles Steger described the Blacksburg…

Tragedy enters our world
so much when it is least expected
How do we endure
The heartache after the catastrophe has occurred
We cling to our loved ones
If we are the blessed ones to survive
Yet we still are questioning
And are seeking to…

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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…

By a4g
Point Five Staff Writer @ 4:51 pm
April 16, 2007

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Fears Raised That Details Of Shooting Might Be Released Into Context-Free Void

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A massacre at Virginia Tech took the lives of 32 on Monday. But as the sun set, and sketchy…

By: Kellen Moore, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/25/07

With last week's Virginia Tech shootings still fresh in the minds of many, UNC officials are looking to evaluate residence hall safety as one area of emphasis.

With about 7,700 students living…

Jenkins e-mail explains University security

Ken Fowler

Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: News

Though Notre Dame created a task force in 2006 to review crisis plans, the deaths of 33 people at Virginia Tech Monday "will spur even greater review…

By Jeff Gilbride/Daily News staff
Daily News Tribune
Posted Apr 15, 2008 @ 12:43 AM

WALTHAM —

A year ago Wednesday, Kalynn Cook's childhood friend was killed when Seung-Hui Cho opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus.

To mark the…
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