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George Mason University students tied maroon and orange ribbons around trees near the student center in support of Virginia Tech.

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Statue of George Mason dressed in VT colors and t-shirt. A vigil on Thursday April 19, 2007 was held on campus, directly behind the statue of Mason, to express unity with another VA university.

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Wreath of condolences from Mason to VT.

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Flowers left by Mason students after a vigil in memory of the fallen at VT.

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A Resolution to support the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Community

Draft of resolution passed by the George Mason Student Senate to support the greater Virginia Tech Community.

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I can only say the title is That Day

I have a daughter who on April 16 was freshman at Virginia Tech and she was safely in her dorm when the terrible events at A-J and Norris Hall took place.

She had been on the road Sunday night and I called her to check up on her.

Even though I…

Tags: daughter, god will wipe away our tears, parent, recollection, story

Virginia_Tech_massacre_candlelight_vigil

A panoramic shot taken at the Virginia Tech candlelight vigil.

Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:2007_Virginia_Tech_massacre_candlelight_vigil_4.jpg/

This file has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by…

Tags: candlelight vigil, university vigil, vigil, virginia tech vigil

University Homicide: Trauma Revisited

Submitted by Shreya Mandal on 17 April 2007 - 2:34pm.

Yesterday, as I sat in the lobby of the Elizabeth Detention Center waiting to testify at a hearing, I learned about the violent incident that took place in Virginia. A small flat-screen…

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Cartier Liviu Librescu

Evenimentul Zilei Nr. 4846

7 Iunie 2007
Silvia Vrinceanu

Focsaniul va avea, de luna viitoare, un nou cartier, "Erou prof. dr. Liviu Librescu", situat chiar in centrul orasului, in jurul templului evreiesc, construit in 1896.

Consiliul…

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Profesorul erou din America, plecat din Focsani

De, Silvia Vrinceanu Nichita | 18.04.2007

Profesorul Liviu Librescu, impuscat mortal intr-un amfiteatru al Universitatii Virginia Tech din SUA, este originar din Focsani, unde a trait pina la 14 ani. De asemenea, sotia regretatului profesor este…

Tags: erou, focsani, librescu, profesor

O strada in memoria unui erou

De, Silvia Vrinceanu Nichita | 01.05.2007

Focsanenii emigrati in Israel cer municipalitatii ca o strada din Focsani sa poarte numele profesorului erou din America, Liviu Librescu u dascalul care s-a sacrificat pentru propriii studenti a copilarit…

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Focsanenii au fost la mormintarea eroului din America

De, Silvia Vrinceanu Nichita | 21.04.2007

Focsaneanul Zvi Ben Dov, emigrat in Israel in urma cu jumatate de secol, ne-a transmis ieri amanunte despre funeraliile profesorului Liviu Librescu

Liviu Librescu, profesorul care si-a salvat studentii…

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Decenas de miles de personas lloran a las vÃctimas de tiroteo en universidad Virginia Tech

Contribucion de Democracy Now
MiÃ©rcoles 18 de Abril de 2007

Decenas de miles de personas lloran a las vÃctimas de tiroteo en universidad Virginia Tech

Decenas de miles de estudiantes, familiares y miembros del cuerpo docente se…

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Leaders consider responses to tragedy

Sonia Rao
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: News

In light of the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy Monday, student body president Liz Brown asked members of the Council of Representatives (COR) for input Tuesday on how the Notre Dame student body could…

Tags: messages of support, moment of silence, notre dame, student reactions

EDITORIAL - Media exploits killer's manifesto

By: STAFF EDITORIAL
Posted: 4/20/07

Just days after the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, NBC made the inappropriate decision to release videos of killer Cho Seung-Hui angrily ranting about the reasoning behind his crimes.

Cho had sent a…

Tags: media, media criticism , media response, pitt university

EDITORIAL - Va. shooting cause for reflection

By: STAFF EDITORIAL
Posted: 4/17/07

Many news outlets are calling it "the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history." For us, yesterday's shootings at Virginia Tech were a horrible tragedy, and they're also a reminder for all of us to…

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Cho is no emblem of America

Leader
Sunday April 22, 2007
The Observer

Julia Pryde is not a household name. She was a 23-year-old graduate biology student who wanted to encourage recycling at the cafeteria at Virginia Tech University. Her face is not as universally known…

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'I pretended to be dead ... people died on top of me'

Bobbie Johnson and Lee Glendinning
Wednesday April 18, 2007
The Guardian

Within hours of news of the Blacksburg shootings, a picture of the terror inflicted by 23-year-old Korean student Cho Seung-hui was being built online through videos,…

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First students are buried as US mourns Virginia Tech victims

Paul Harris in Blacksburg
Sunday April 22, 2007
The Observer

America began to bury its dead yesterday from the Virginia Tech massacre that cost 33 lives - the worst mass-shooting in the country's modern history.
Three funerals of students…

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Collective day of mourning for victims

Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Saturday April 21, 2007
The Guardian

Americans united in a collective day of mourning for the victims of the campus massacre yesterday, with church services and vigils from Capitol Hill to…

Tags: maroon, memorial, orange, stones

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