Gun Control Back on the Agenda
description: By Guo Qiang (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2007-04-18 15:27 The world was shaken by the news that a 23-year-old South Korean killed 32 students at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. The bloody massacre began at about 7:15 a.m. when two people were killed in a dormitory. Two hours later, the gunman reloaded his handgun, shooting another 30 dead. American President George W. Bush said his nation is "shocked" and "saddened" and his administration "would do everything possible to assist with the investigation". The shootings sent the whole nation into a panic, despite many reported incidents of shooting sprees on campuses in a country where owning guns is considered a right. There was no confirmed motive for the shootings. People around the world should observe silence for the 32 innocent victims of the gunman who was purported to vent his pent-up anger because he suspected his girlfriend had a date with a student at the same school. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao expressed China's condemnation of the killings and sent condolences to the victims' families. And what did gunman Cho Seung-Hui achieve in the end? Spurned love is not entitled to end 32 lives unexpectedly from the earth although romantic poets say 'Life is dear, love is dearer'. Now it's time to focus on U.S. gun regulation. Cho is a South Korean immigrant who had lived in the U.S. since 1992 and had a green card, which makes it legal for him to obtain guns at a gun shop. Reports said Cho paid US$571 for his weapons and a box of ammunition. Gun control should be on the agenda of the Bush administration. According to reports, America is one of the most heavily armed societies in the developed world, with 40% of households owning guns. U.S. homicide rates are two to 10 times higher than in other developed countries. It was during the American War of Independence in the late 1700s that guns and firearms were necessities for the American people to fight for their inde…
creator: Guo Qiang
date: 2007-07-25
contributor: Na Mi
language: eng

Entre Moynihan y Librescu
description: Creado por Gustavo D. Perednik El catoblepas - numero 64 - Junio 2007 - pagina 5 Sobre los defensores selectivos de derechos humanos, que son permisivos sólo con dictaduras. Borges advertía de no convertir la ética en una rama de la estadística, vicio que podría empujar a erróneas conclusiones, por ejemplo que la Segunda Guerra Mundial estalló por una agresión anglonorteamericana contra la inocente Alemania. Ello se deduciría de descontextualizar algunas cifras: durante la contienda fueron muertos cerca de diez mil civiles estadounidenses y unos cien mil británicos, cifras que contrastadas con los casi dos millones de civiles alemanes caídos podría hacer sospechar que el Tercer Reich fue veinte veces más víctima que sus enemigos. Acaso así lo habría planteado Amnistía Internacional, cuyo reciente informe acerca del año 2006 condena a Israel por «crímenes de guerra» durante la Segunda Guerra en el Líbano (12 de julio/14 de agosto de 2006. A.I. se basa en una asimetría insustancial: que han muerto miles de civiles libaneses y «apenas» centenares de hebreos. No repara en la causa de la asimetría: mientras el ejército israelí protege a sus civiles, los grupos terroristas como Hezbolá usan cínicamente a sus propios niños como parapetos para lanzar la agresión. Por medio de disparar sus misiles desde aldeas indefensas, los islamistas especulaban con que, cuando llegara la represalia israelí, sus mecenas mediáticos se apresurarían en exhibir a los judíos como agresores. Su cálculo mostró estar bien fundado y por ello fueron favorecidos por las agencias de noticias. Consistentemente antiisraelíes, los informes de A.I. revelan una conspicua tendenciosidad. Mucho más que Norcorea o Arabia Saudí, el país judío es permanente blanco de sus monitoreos. El Centro de Asuntos Públicos de Jerusalém publicó en 2004 un estudio que compara los informes de A.I. contra Israel con aquellos emitidos acerca de Sudán (éste es un excelente ejempl…
creator: Gustavo D. Perednik
date: 2007-08-01
contributor: Elva Orozco
rights: Gustavo D. Perednik perednik@netvision.net.il August 1, 2007
language: spa

“9·11테러 ê°™ì•˜ë˜ ‘ìº í¼ìŠ¤ ì´ê²©’ â€
description: 2007 사건 그 후 <2> 美 버지니아 공대 ì´ê¸°ë‚œì‚¬ "8개월 지났지만 ì•„ì§ 못 잊어" 버지니아 ê³µëŒ€ìƒ 가슴 ì† ìƒì²˜ëŠ” 그대로 ì´ê²©í˜„ìž¥ 노리스홀엔 'ì•ˆì „ì£¼ì˜' 벽보... êµì‹¤ì€ ìž 겨 í•™êµ, ì‹¬ë¦¬ìƒë‹´ì‚¬ ëŠ˜ë¦¬ê³ 추모코너 만들며 ì¹˜ìœ 나서 ì´í•˜ì› íŠ¹íŒŒì›(ë¸”ëž™ìŠ¤ë²„ê·¸(ë¯¸ 버지니아주)) May2@chosun.com 미국 버지니아 ê³µëŒ€ì˜ ì•…ëª½ì€ ì•„ì§ ëë‚˜ì§€ ì•Šì€ ê²ƒì¼ê¹Œ. 지난주 미국 버지니아주 êµë¯¼ì‚¬íšŒëŠ” ë˜ 한 번 ê°€ìŠ´ì„ ì“¸ì–´ë‚´ë ¸ë‹¤. 버지니아 ê³µëŒ€ì˜ 한국계 4학년 í•™ìƒ Kêµ°ì´ í•™êµ ì¸ê·¼ 쇼핑센터 ì£¼ì°¨ìž¥ì—ì„œ ë¨¸ë¦¬ì— ì´ì„ 맞아 숨진 채 ë°œê²¬ëë‹¤ëŠ” ì†Œì‹ ë•Œë¬¸ì´ì—ˆë‹¤. êµë¯¼ì‚¬íšŒëŠ” ì´ ì‚¬ê±´ì´ 올해 4월 16ì¼ 32ëª…ì„ 살해한 'ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ 난사사건'과 ê´€ë ¨ì´ 있는 ê²ƒì€ ì•„ë‹ê¹Œ 하는 ì´ˆì¡°ê°ì— 휩싸였다. ì´í›„, ìš°ìš¸ì¦ì„ ì•“ì•„ì˜¤ë˜ Kêµ°ì´ 스스로 ëª©ìˆ¨ì„ ëŠì€ 것으로 ì¶”ì •ëœë‹¤ëŠ” 현지 ê²½ì°°ì˜ 발표가 나왔지만, ì´ ì‚¬ê±´ì€ 우리 êµë¯¼ê³¼ 버지니아 공대 í•™ìƒë“¤ì—ê²Œ 8개월 ì „ì˜ ì•…ëª½ì„ ë– 올리게 했다. â—†ìƒí” ì—¬ì „í•œ 노리스홀 지난 5ì¼ 찾아간 버지니아 공대 ìº í¼ìŠ¤ì—ëŠ” 진눈깨비가 í©ë¿Œë¦¬ê³ 있었다. 4·16 ì´ê²©ì‚¬ê±´ í¬ìƒìžë¥¼ ì• ë„í•˜ê¸° 위해 만들어진 야외 ì¶”ëª¨ê´€ì€ í•™ìƒë“¤ì˜ ë°œê¸¸ì´ 가장 ë§Žì€ 드릴필드와 대학 본관 ì‚¬ì´ì— 있었다. 야외 ì¶”ëª¨ê´€ì—ëŠ” 32ê°œ(í¬ìƒìž ìˆ«ìž)ì˜ ìž‘ì€ ì¶”ëª¨ì„ì´ 1m 간격으로 놓여 있었다. ì´ì•Œì´ ë‚ 아다니는 ìƒí™©ì—ì„œ ëê¹Œì§€ í•™ìƒë“¤ì„ ë³´í˜¸í–ˆë˜ 케빈 ê·¸ë¼ë‚˜íƒ€(Granata) 공대 êµìˆ˜ ì¶”ëª¨ì„ ì•žì— ë†“ì¸ ì¶”ëª¨ë¬¸ì´ ëˆˆì— ë„ì—ˆë‹¤. "ìžë¶€ì‹¬ê³¼ í—Œì‹ 으로 êµìˆ˜ ìƒí™œì„ 한 사람.... 우리는 그를 기억하면서 íšŒë³µí•˜ê³ ìž¬ê±´í•˜ê³ í™œë ¥ì„ 찾아 ë” 뛰어나게 ë ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. 그는 잊혀지지 ì•Šì„ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤." 야외 ì¶”ëª¨ê´€ì—ì„œ 약 50m 떨어진 ì´ê²©ì˜ 현장 노리스홀. 1층엔 'ì•ˆì „ ì£¼ì˜' 벽보만 붙여 ìžˆì„ ë¿, ì•„ë¬´ë„ ì¶œìž…ì„ 막지 않았다. ì‚¬ë§ìžê°€ ë°œìƒí•œ 2ì¸µì˜ 4개 êµì‹¤ì€ 굳게 ìž 겨 있었닅
creator: Ha Won Lee
date: 2007-12-17
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

“ì´ë‹¬ê¹Œì§€ 850만달러 모금… ìœ ì¡±ë•ê¸° 준비 ì¤‘â€
description: 4·16 ì´ê²© ì‚¬ê±´ì´ ë°œìƒí–ˆë˜ 미국 버지니아공대 노리스홀 바로 옆 본관 ê±´ë¬¼ì—ì„œ 지난 5ì¼ ë¡œë ŒìŠ¤ ížì»¤(Hincker) ë¶€ì´ìž¥ë³´ë¥¼ 만났다. ížì»¤ ë¶€ì´ìž¥ë³´ëŠ” "분명한 ê²ƒì€ 4·16 ì‚¬ê±´ì´ 한국과는 아무런 ê´€ë ¨ì´ 없는, ë¯¸êµ­ì—ì„œ ìžëž€ 한국계 ë¯¸êµ­ì¸ì˜ ì´ê¸° 난사 ë¬¸ì œ"ë¼ë©° "나는 í•œêµ­ì˜ 문화를 잘 모르지만 í•œêµ­ì€ 아무런 ì±…ìž„ì„ ëŠë‚„ 필요가 ì—†ë‹¤"ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. ―4·16 ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ ì•„í””ì„ 어떻게 ì¹˜ìœ í•˜ê³ 있나. "2ë§Œ7000ëª…ì˜ 버지니아 공대 ìž¬í•™ìƒë“¤ì´ ë°›ì„ ì‹¬ë¦¬ì  ì¶©ê²©ì„ 최소화하는 ë° ì£¼ë ¥í–ˆë‹¤. ìš°ì„ , 여름 방학기간 중 ëª¨ë“ êµì§ì›ë“¤ì—ê²Œ ì‹¬ë¦¬ì  ì¶©ê²©ì„ 완화시키는 êµìœ¡ì„ 실시한 후 í•™ìƒë“¤ê³¼ì˜ 1대1 ì ‘ì´‰ì„ 강화했다. 4·16 사건 ë³µêµ¬Â·ì§€ì›íŒ€ì„ í•™êµì˜ ì •ê·œì¡°ì§ìœ¼ë¡œ 만들어 ì‚¬ë§ìž ìœ 족과 ë¶€ìƒìžë¥¼ ë„ì™”ë‹¤." â–² ë¡œë ŒìŠ¤ ížì»¤ ë¶€ì´ìž¥ë³´ ―그런 ë…¸ë ¥ì´ ì„±ê³µì ì´ë¼ê³ í‰ê°€í•˜ë‚˜. "í•™êµì™€ ìž¬í•™ìƒ ë™ë¬¸ìœ¼ë¡œ êµ¬ì„±ëœ '버지니아 í… ê³µë™ì²´'ê°€ 위기를 극복하기 위해 ìµœì„ ì˜ ë…¸ë ¥ì„ í•˜ê³ ìžˆë‹¤ê³ ìƒê°í•œë‹¤. 12월까지 ëª¨ê¸ˆëœ 850만 달러로 ì‚¬ë§ìž 가족과 ë¶€ìƒìžë¥¼ ë•ê¸° 위한 ê³„íšì„ 준비 ì¤‘ì´ë‹¤. í•™êµì˜ ë¯¸ì‹ì¶•êµ¬ ì‹œí•©ì´ ìžˆì„ 때마다 추모행사를 í•˜ê³ 있다. 지난 9월 ë¯¸ì‹ì¶•êµ¬ 홈 ê²½ê¸°ì—ëŠ” ìž¬í•™ìƒê³¼ ë™ë¬¸ë“¤ì„ 비롯, 6ë§Œ5000ëª…ì´ 모여 í¬ìƒìžë¥¼ ìƒì§•í•˜ëŠ” 32ê°œì˜ í’ì„ ì„ ë„ì›Œ 올리며 추모를 했다." ―한국 êµ­ë¯¼ë“¤ë„ ì´ ì‚¬ê±´ì„ 가슴 아파했다. "ì§ì ‘ ìš°ë¦¬í•™êµë¥¼ 찾아 위로해 준 ì´íƒœì‹ 주미 한국대사를 비롯해서 한국 êµ­ë¯¼ë“¤ì´ 보여준 관심과 추모는 놀랄 만한 ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„ì˜ í•œêµ­êµíšŒë¥¼ 비롯한 í•œì¸ë‹¨ì²´ëŠ” 수십만 ë‹¬ëŸ¬ì˜ ì„±ê¸ˆì„ 보내왔다. 버지니아 공대는 한국 êµ­ë¯¼ë“¤ì´ 보여준 위로와 ì„±ì›ì„ 결코 잊지 ì•Šì„ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤." -- Original Source: Chosun Ilbo http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/18/2007121800047.html
creator: Ha Won Lee
date: 2007-12-17
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

Masacre de Virginia Tech (poema)
description: Creado por Héctor González Avilés 09/06/2007 a las 04:26 PM El diecinueve de abril del año dos mil siete, un coreano desquiciado, enajenado por entes satánicas, acribilló a tiros en su universidad, a sus compañeros, dándoles muerte. El asesino se suicidó como Balmaceda, de un balazo en la sién, el crimen conmovió mucho al pueblo norteamericano y todo el mundo entero tambien. La muerte asoló las aulas de la Universidad "Virginia Tech", ya nada será igual, pues la violencia y el terrorismo voltearon el mundo al revés. -- Fuente Original: AtinaChile http://www.atinachile.cl/content/view/37554/1er_CONCURSO_INTERNACIONAL_DE_POESIA_LIBRE_ATINA_CHILE.html Licencia de uso: Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.0 Chile.
creator: Héctor González Avilés
date: 2007-07-31
contributor: Elva Orozco
rights: Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.0 Chile
language: spa

ì´í•´ì¸ 수녀, 버지니아 참사 추모시
description: ì´í•´ì¸ 수녀, 버지니아 참사 추모시 [ì¤‘ì•™ì¼ë³´] 사랑과 ìš©ì„œì˜ ì‹œì¸ ì´í•´ì¸(61.ì‚¬ì§„) 수녀가 버지니아공대 참사 ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ í¬ìƒìžë¥¼ ì• ë„í•˜ëŠ” 추모시 'ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ë”›ê³ '를 ë³¸ì§€ì— 보내왔다. 수녀는 ì´ë²ˆ 참사를 지켜보며 "늘 우리만 ë¨¼ì € ìƒê°í•˜ëŠ” 옹졸한 ì´ê¸°ì‹¬ì„ ìš©ì„œë°›ê³ ì‹¶ë‹¤"ê³ ì „í–ˆë‹¤. ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ë”›ê³ ë°”ëžŒì— í©ë‚ 리는 ë²šê½ƒìžŽì„ 보며 í•˜ì—¼ì—†ì´ 한숨만 쉬는 4월입니다 ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ 슬픔 ì†ì— 우리는 지금 어떻게 울어야 í•˜ê² 습니까 어떻게 ê¸°ë„í•´ì•¼ í•˜ê² 습니까 í•œêµ­ì˜ ì•„ë“¤ì´ ìœ ì´íƒ„ì— 맞아 무참히 í¬ìƒë‹¹í•œ ê°€ì¡±ë“¤ì„ 부르며 ì ˆê·œí•˜ê³ 통곡하는 ì´ë“¤ì—ê²Œ ì–´ë– 한 ë§ë¡œ 위로를 해야 í• 지 알지 못합니다 왜 ì´ëŸ° ì¼ì´ ì¼ì–´ë‚˜ì•¼ 하는지 í˜„ì‹¤ì´ 아닌 ê¿ˆì´ë©´ ì¢‹ê² ë‹¤ê³ í•˜ëŠ˜ì„ ì›ë§í•´ë„ 소용없는 답답함과 안타까움으로 ìž 안 오는 ë‚ 들입니다 'ì§€ê¸ˆì€ 그 누구를 íƒ“í• 때가 ì•„ë‹ˆê³ ì„œë¡œì˜ ìŠ¬í””ì„ í¬ì˜¹í•´ì•¼ í• ë•Œ'ë¼ë©° ì¶”ëª¨ì˜ ì´›ë¶ˆì„ 켜는 버지니아 ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì—ê²Œ ë‘ê³ ë‘ê³ ì €ì£¼í•´ë„ ì‹œì›ì°®ì„ ì‚´ì¸ìžì˜ ì´ë¦„ê¹Œì§€ í¬ìƒìžë“¤ê³¼ 나란히 ì¶”ëª¨ì˜ ëŒì— 새겨 ë‘ê³ '네가 ê·¸ë¦¬ë„ ë„ì›€ì´ 필요했는지 ëª°ëžë‹¤ 네 ê°€ì¡±ì˜ í‰í™”ë¥¼ 빈다'는 쪽지를 ì 어 놓는 그 ë„“ê³ 따뜻한 ë§ˆìŒë“¤ì—ê²Œ 'ì •ë§ 죄송합니다 ìš©ì„œí•˜ì‹­ì‹œì˜¤'ë¼ê³ 울면서 ë‹¬ë ¤ê°€ ê³ ë§ˆì›€ì˜ 악수를 ì²­í•˜ê³ 싶습니다 함께 ìŠ¬í¼í•˜ëŠ” ê²ƒì´ 어떤 ê²ƒì¸ì§€ 위로와 용서는 어떻게 하는 ê²ƒì¸ì§€ ë§Œì¸ì—ê²Œ í•œë§ˆìŒìœ¼ë¡œ 보여 주는 그 í˜„ì‹¤ì ì¸ 용기와 지혜 ì•žì—ì„œ í–‰ì—¬ë¼ë„ 우리가 ë¯¼ì¡±ì 으로 피해를 ë³´ê³ ë¶ˆì´ìµì„ ë‹¹í• 까 노심초사한 그 시간들조차 ë¶€ë„ëŸ½ê²Œ 여겨집니다 늘 우리만 ë¨¼ì € ìƒê°í•˜ëŠ” ì˜¹ì¡¸í•˜ê³ ì–´ë¦¬ì„ì€ ì´ê¸°ì‹¬ì„ ìš©ì„œë°›ê³ 싶습니다 ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ë”›ê³ 우리는 ì´ì œ 좀 ë” ë”°ëœ»í•˜ê³ ê´€ëŒ€í•˜ê³ í­ ë„“ì€ ê¸°ë„ì˜ ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì´ ë˜ë ¤ 합니다 ë³´ì´ì§€ 않는 ì´ì›ƒì˜ 아픔과 슬픔과 악
creator: Hae In Lee
date: 2007-10-22
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

Korean feelings on Virginia Tech massacre
description: By: Hae Min Sung, Contributing Writer Posted: 4/24/07 There was a Virginia Tech Massacre. Everyone was horrified. The killer committed suicide in the end, but he had already killed 32 people. Whenever I turned on the television, I saw the killer's face, and I watched the video clips the killer sent to NBC. I am a Korean. And at some point, I wish that I could speak some Japanese or Chinese so that I wouldn 't have to admit it. That doesn't mean that I don't want to be a Korean or I hate my nationality. But for now, I really don't want to face. When I heard the killer was a Korean, I didn't want to believe it. Korea is a peaceful nation, and we don't do that kind of terrible thing, I thought. I didn't do it, but I am so ashamed as a Korean. He just ruined my country's name. There was a cherish ceremony in Los Angeles' Korea town right after the massacre was broadcasted. Some people say it's an overreaction that Korean people blame themselves, so much so that many Americans scoff at Koreans. Unlike America, Korea is a nation of collectivism. Nation, society and groups come first, then individuals. That is why people are ashamed themselves as parents, as students and as Koreans. It is not only the killer's problem, but also Koreans'. I don't know what to say to those victims' families and to Americans. I cannot say anything but "I'm sorry." Whenever people talk about the massacre, I really want to leave. Wherever I go, I feel like people see me in anger because I am Korean, even though I know that they really don't know whether I am or not. At some point, I am scared that people might hate me because I am a Korean. At another point, I am scared that people might hit me or say something because I am a Korean. I don't think that American people are that irrational to hit somebody only because they have the same nationality that killer has. But I am afraid because as a Korean, I am ashamed of myself. The killer said that the society made him like that and he didn't have a…
creator: Hae Min Sung
publisher: SMU Daily Campus
date: 2007-08-24
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: "Norris, Mark William" <mnorris@mail.smu.edu>
language: eng

Haiyan Cheng's experience on April 16 and people's responses
description: Hi, all: Thank you all for your concern, I'm safe. Here's what was happened to me yesterday. I'm so proud of all my students, please pray for our community to recover from this huge lost and sorrow! Take care all! Haiyan Cheng ******************************************************** It was April 16 2007，a cold and windy morning for Blacksburg. I have class to teach at 9:05 AM. It is "CS4414-Issues in scientific computing", a class for senior student in CS and Math students. Whenever my advisor went to conference, I would take over the lecture. I went to my office in Torgerson Hall at 8:50, checked email, left my cell phone charging, (last Friday there was the bomb threat that made us evacuated immediately, that time I remembered to take my cell phone and laptop, but forgot the charger) and left laptop in the office and went to Norris Hall to teach. One of my colleagues asked earlier where is my classroom. I told him Norris 204 or 205 (the first classroom on the left hand side at the second floor), I'm not sure. So the first thing I went to the second floor, Norris hall, is to check my room number. It is indeed 205, 204 is across the hall, I took a quick look at the classroom, about 20 students were sitting there, an old professor with white hair was taking his teaching material out of his briefcase. At 9:00 am, I went into the classroom, everything was as usual, the window opened a little bit, we can feel the breeze. I started the "Numerical solution of ODE" lecture. I covered analytical solution, discussion on existence and uniqueness, there was about 15 minutes left till the end of the lecture, it was about 9:40. Several loud "Band, Bang, Bang"came from outside of the classroom. They were really loud. I was not sure where it came from, but it seemed very close to us. We all thought it was some kind of construction. Then it stopped for 5-10 sec. I was about to start another topic on stability analysis. Then the sound came again. Teresa, the female student sitting…
creator: Haiyan Cheng
date: 2007-07-22
contributor: Na Mi
language: eng

So it goes
description: After reading Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five," my 11th grade English teacher asked us, "Is death meaningful?" The question forced us to think about the line that appeared over and over in Vonnegut's book, the line that appeared after anyone died: "So it goes." My classremained silent, thinking. "So it goes," sounds light, almost casual. It would describe the feeling most of us get when we read some headline "30 dead in Iraq," or "Tsunami Claims Countless." Vonnegut's line seems fitting for some far off death, very distant from us, almost unimportant. But would I say "So it goes" after I learned my mother died, or my wife was killed? Would I say that casual line after yesterday's events at Tech? The death I once thought was far off, remote and alien, has now struck my life, my family and a campus just two hours away. Yesterday people said things like, "It could have happened to us," and "I have a close friend in that dorm." Yesterday people were "shocked" and "humbled." So if the university were to answer my 11th grade teacher's question, "Is death meaningful?" We would all shout, "of course it is!" Butsadly we only answer this now because of a vicious reminder. Death has become real, close and tangible. Only now do we recognize it. Of all the hypothetical questions and "what ifs" that plague our minds everyday, we seldom reflect on the one possibility that is certain -- our own deaths. We worry about Arab history midterms, internshipapplications, and getting a date for semi-formal, but we never think about the only thing in our lives that definitely will happen. Vonnegut's 'so it goes' was not meant to cheapen life, but was a useful reminder that death will happen to us all. Do you remember that angry wind yesterday? The wind that burned your face and made your eyes water? We should carry a little bit of that wind with us every day, not to makeus hurt and weep, but to remind ourselves that we are all fragile and finite. If we do that, we won't need tragedy to …
creator: Hamza Shaban
publisher: The Cavalier Daily
date: 2007-07-31
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: Meggie Bonner <meggiebonner@gmail.com>
language: eng

https://april16archive.org/index.php/items/show/304
description: I am a doctoral student at the University of Florida but was born and raised in Blacksburg. This statue is of UF's mascots (Albert and Alberta)with a VT. It was very nice to see UF's support after April 16th.
creator: Hannah Siburt
date: 2007-05-29
contributor: Hannah Siburt
language: eng

After VT, Koreans prepare for backlash
description: By: Hannah McBride and Andrea Rodi Posted: 4/25/07 Acknowledging cultural repercussions of last week's Virginia Tech shootings, Koreans at Boston University said they have been facing racial pressures as details have emerged about the killer, who came to the United States from South Korea when he was a child. Although Koreans -- whose culture traditionally values community support -- initially did not know how to react to the Virginia Tech shootings, many agree they should not feel responsible for the actions of Virginia Tech senior Cho Seung-Hui and should not fear persecution when expressing their culture, said BU Korean Student Association Secretary Clara Pyo. "Because it wasn't racism-driven, personally, we can be sorry that it happened, but we shouldn't feel responsible," she said. Almost immediately after Cho shot and killed 27 students and five teachers before killing himself on the Blacksburg, Va. campus April 16, many Korean organizations -- in the United States and overseas -- prepared for racial backlash against them. Members of BU Asian groups say they have not received a backlash from their peers, and the shootings are not a reflection of their culture. Nevertheless, KSA discussed taking extra precautions before its Korean cultural show, "Lost in Translation," on Saturday. Officers considered postponing the show, and the Student Activities Office offered to bolster security for it, but the group decided to continue with almost no changes. "We didn't know if we should be afraid or if we should celebrate [our heritage]," said Pyo, a School of Education sophomore, "but we decided that if there was any hostility against us, we didn't want to be swayed by the incident." In the wake of the shootings, the media can affect Americans' perceptions of Asians, said BU Asian Student Union President Lisa Tobari. "[Media portrayal] impacts the way you behave and the way you see yourself," the College of Communication junior said. "[However,] the fact that [Cho] is Asi…
creator: Hannah McBride and Andrea Rodi
publisher: The Daily Free Press
date: 2007-08-13
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: Matt Negrin <editor@dailyfreepress.com>
language: eng

Letter to the Editor: Asians, Parents Should Not Be Blamed for VT Tragedy
description: I was appalled by the commentary titled "VT Killer Needs Closer Look" (April 23) that sought to explain Cho Seung-Hui's motives in the Virginia Tech massacre. Overall, I got the sense that the article was trying to pin the blame of the Virginia Tech tragedy on the "typical" Asian-American immigrant household as somehow having stunted Cho's emotional development and ultimately his judgment in making the decision to take the lives of 33 people. The author makes sweeping generalizations about Asian-American families that show a severe misunderstanding of East-Asian culture. Many parenting practices of some Asian-American immigrant parents may seem backward from the Western point of view and may be misinterpreted as stern and unaffectionate. However, we can't discount these parenting styles just because they're different and don't always fit the Western norm. There are thousands of people who have grown up in immigrant families, and many of them have had difficult experiences adjusting to life in the United States. It doesn't make them any more likely to become emotionally traumatized and commit mass murder. Secondly, just because UC Irvine has a large Asian population does not necessitate the sudden need to worry about a UCI student becoming the next perpetrator. This is precisely the kind of dangerous mentality that sets in during times of crisis: that because one person of a racial group committed an atrocity, all the other members of that group are suddenly "on notice." Lastly, it is absolutely ridiculous to speculate that Cho might have not ended up the way he had if he'd had better presents as a child. Most parents do the best to provide for their children but it is impossible for them to satisfy every single one of their children's material wants. At a certain point, people should wise up and recognize the difference between needs and wants, and that material gifts are not the same thing as a parent's love. Perhaps the author should have thought about what sort o…
creator: Hannah Sung
date: 2007-08-19
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: Zachary Gale <newueic@gmail.com>
language: eng

32
description: Flowers, pictures, letters remembering each of the 32 victims of the Virginia Tech Massacre. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameraslayer/470549711/ Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivs 2.0
creator: Harold Neal
date: 2007-05-30
contributor: Chad Newswander
rights: Permission: Harold Neal http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameraslayer/470549711/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivs 2.0
language: eng

Defenseless Victim Zones
description: Harold X. O'Boyle / The Extremist (Blog) May 03, 2007 Mass murder invariably gets the Victim Disarmament Lobby into a lather promoting safety through helplessness. The Virginia Tech shooting is no exception. A brief but honest look at how the world works, however, should convince any but the most craven cowards that there is not much safety in being as helpless as a newborn. Acts of senseless violence will never be stopped by simply declaring them illegal. It is ironic to me that many of the same people who so adamantly oppose self-defense in the face of violence are the same who claim that boosting "self-esteem" is the highest goal of education. Once we've created people enthralled with their own individuality and inestimable worth how can it be that the lives of those people are not worth defending? Education authorities create "defenseless victim zones" where if confronted by violence students are expected to stand and deliver, whether the delivery involves their property or their dignity. The theory is based on the idea that life is immeasurably precious, to be preserved at any price and that a sane criminal, like a thief or a rapist, will let you live if you just lie nice and still. But what if he isn't a nice sane criminal? What if he just wants to kill you? There was a time, long before years of government schooling and media propaganda had removed the spine from so many Americans, when the failure to defend yourself was considered the equivalent of suicide. That theory was based on the idea that life was a gift from the Almighty, not to be taken lightly or abused. Educational discussion in those days more often centered on "self-respect" and "courage" than "self-esteem." In keeping with the modern preference for self-esteem over self-respect Virginia Tech is a "gun free school zone." That means only law enforcement personnel and psychopathic killers can have weapons on campus. On the day of the recent shooting not a law enforcement officer could be found unt…
creator: Harold X. O'Boyle
date: 2007-05-27
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5
language: eng

Virginia Tech shootings Bring Out Stereotypes
description: April 24, 2007 It was pointed out to me the other night that I'm a living, breathing embodiment of the stereotypical quiet Asian. I was among a few friends and some friends of friends in the bar at AT&T Park prior to a San Francisco Giants game. I was the only Asian American male in the group, but there was a loud, gregarious Asian American woman. The two Asians in the group seemed to be polar opposites, something that was apparent to everyone at the bar. I've been thinking about expectations and stereotypes since news broke that the gunman in the Virginia Tech killings was Korean American. My evening at the bar made me ponder it some more. Everyone else was more than a few drinks ahead of me, and I had driven to the ballpark, so I was nursing a beer. I was also concentrating on the game, which had started and was being shown on the bar's TVs, though this is no excuse for being withdrawn when among friends, and even friends of friends. It didn't go unnoticed by the others, who gave me a few jabs about being so quiet and that I should "keep it down." It was also very apparent that Unusually Loud Asian Woman, who I didn't know, was no quiet Asian. So much so that I was told to stand next to her so "osmosis" would quiet her down. After taking a place next to Unusually Loud Asian Woman and seemingly calming her down, a Friend and Friend of Friend asked me, "have you ever met a Chinese woman who's like this?" So on the one hand, I'm quiet so I'm Walking Stereotype, but on the other hand, Unusually Loud Asian Woman is just having a good time at a bar, but there seems to be something out of place with that as well. The comments and events I describe were all in good fun. We're all aware of our differences and perceived differences. It's what you do with that knowledge that can cause problems. There was no malice that night. I did start thinking more about stereotypes afterward. Reading Jeff Yang's analysis of Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho's race in Salon.com gave me …
creator: Harry Mok
date: 2007-06-14
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0
language: eng

The story behind the Hokies Thank The World project
description: (PDF, 6.9 MB) by Hart Fowler Photos by Christina O'Connor From concept to design to action, Peter Sforza was the man behind the scenes orchestrating Virginia Tech's message of gratitude, making this Thanksgiving one of positive reflection. Provided courtesy of Hart Fowler and 16 Blocks http://www.myspace.com/16blocksmagazine
creator: Hart Fowler
date: 2007-11-19
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Hart Fowler and 16 Blocks Magazine 16blocksmagazine@gmail.com
language: eng

Mental Health is Everyone's Business
description: 4-30-07 Mental Health is Everyone's Business: Historical Reflections on the Virginia Tech Shootings By Heather Munro Prescott Ms. Prescott is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. Her book, Student Bodies: The Influence of Student Health Services on American Society and Medicine will be published by University of Michigan Press in Fall 2007. A man's college days, collectively, are usually his happiest. Most of mine were not happy. --Clifford Whittingham Beers, A Mind That Found Itself (1908) Clifford Whittingham Beers's words came to mind as I followed the news coverage of Cho Seung-Hui's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech last week. I empathized with the victims and their families and for the community; it was a tragic and terrible loss of life. As the days wore on, I began to have another reaction to the events. Since I am a historian and a client of mental health services, the heated discussions about what to do with "deranged" students like Cho that appeared in various mainstream media seemed all too reminiscent of earlier incidents of discrimination against mentally ill individuals. One especially troubling article by crime novelist and psychologist Jonathan Kellerman in the Wall Street Journal, placed the blame for the shootings on the anti-psychiatry and deinstitutionalization movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He argued for stricter laws for involuntarily committing students exhibiting disturbing thoughts or behavior, declaring it was better to "err on the side of public safety rather than protect individual liberty at all costs." This cavalier attitude, combined with the sensationalistic footage of the "madman" on NBC, seemed to me a step backward in a century-long battle to safeguard the civil rights and enhance the public's understanding of mentally ill individuals. A Mind That Found Itself represented a landmark in this struggle. Likened to Uncle Tom's Cabin in its vivid description of the horrors of asylum life, the book launched a …
creator: Heather Munro Prescott
date: 2007-06-06
contributor: Heather Munro Prescott
language: eng

ì •ì‹ 과 ì˜ì‚¬ê°€ ë¶„ì„í•œ ‘버지니아 비극과 ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬’
description: 미국 버지니아공대 ì´ê¸° 난사 ì‚¬ê±´ì— 대한 ê¸°ì‚¬ë“¤ì„ ë³´ê³ 있으면 ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ 결과는 ë„ˆë¬´ë„ ìžëª…í•œ ë° 반해 ì „ê°œ ê³¼ì •ì€ ìƒëŒ€ì 으로 명료하게 ì—°ê²°ì´ 안 ë˜ëŠ” ë¶€ë¶„ì´ 많다는 ìƒê°ì´ ë“ 다. 보다 ë” 모호한 ê²ƒì€ ë²”ì¸ìœ¼ë¡œ ë°í˜€ì§„ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ì”¨ì˜ 범행 ë™ê¸°ì´ê³ ê¶ê·¹ì 으로는 '그가 과연 어떤 ì‚¬ëžŒì´ì—ˆëŠ”ê°€'ì— 대한 í•´ë‹µì´ë‹¤. 과연 어떤 ì‚¬ëžŒì´ì—ˆê¸°ì— ìƒì‹ì ì¸ ìˆ˜ì¤€ì—ì„œëŠ” ë„ì €ížˆ ì´í•´í• 수 없는 ì‚¬ê±´ì„ ì¼ìœ¼í‚¨ ê²ƒì¼ê¹Œ? ì£½ì€ ì´ì— 관한 ê¸€ì„ 쓴다는 ê²ƒì€ 매우 조심스럽다. 지금까지 ë°í˜€ì§„ ê·¸ì˜ í–‰ì 과 그가 남긴 ë‹¨ì„œë“¤ì„ 통해 누가 어떤 ì¶”ì¸¡ì„ í•œë‹¤ê³ í•´ë„ ê·¸ê²ƒì€ 단지 ì¶”ë¡ ì¼ ë¿ì´ë‹¤. 그 성근 ì¶”ë¡ 들 ì‚¬ì´ë¥¼ 메우는 ì§„ì‹¤ì´ë¼ëŠ” ê²ƒì€ 결국 ì•„ë¬´ë„ 모르는 ì¼ì¼ ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì´ 많다. 단지 그가 살아 있는 ë™ì•ˆì— ê²ªì—ˆì„ 수 있는 ì–´ë ¤ì›€ë“¤ì„ 조금 ì¼ë°˜í™”í•´ ë´„ìœ¼ë¡œì¨ 우리 ì‚¬íšŒì— ë˜ 다른 ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ê°€ ì¶œí˜„í• ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì„ ì¤„ì´ë ¤ëŠ” ì‹œë„ë¥¼ 해보는 ê²ƒì´ ê³ 작 남아 있는 ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì´ í• 수 있는 ìµœì„ ì¼ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. 몇 가지 키워드로 그를 추측해본다. ì„ 언(Manifesto) ë³´ë„ì— ì˜í•˜ë©´ 그는 첫 번째와 ë‘ 번째 범행 ì‚¬ì´ì˜ ë‘ 시간 ë™ì•ˆ NBC ë°©ì†¡êµ­ì— ìžì‹ ì˜ 'ì„ ì–¸'ì„ ë‹´ì€ 비디오를 만들어 보냈다. 그가 ë¹„ë””ì˜¤ì—ì„œ 보여준 ê²ƒì€ êµ³ì€ í‘œì •, ê²©ì•™ë˜ì–´ 있지만 ì–´ì¡°ì˜ 변화가 없는 목소리, "가진 ìžë“¤"ì´ëž€ ë§ë¡œ ì§ìž‘í• 수 있는 íƒ€ì¸ì— 대한 ì 개심과 ê±°ì˜ ë§ìƒì— 가까운 ìˆ˜ì¤€ì˜ í”¼í•´ì‚¬ê³ , 예수가 ìžì‹ ì„ 박해했다거나 ë¨¸ë¦¿ì†ì— ì•”ì„ 집어넣었다는 다소 기괴한 ë‚´ìš©ì˜ ì´ì•¼ê¸°ë“¤, 앞뒤가 잘 맞지 않는 ì‚¬ê³ (æ€è€ƒ)ì˜ íë¦„, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ 뭔가 ê³µê°í•˜ê¸° íž˜ë“ ì •ì„œ ë“±ì´ì—ˆë‹¤. ì •ì‹ 과 ì˜ì‚¬ì˜ 눈으로 ë¹„ë””ì˜¤ì— 나타난 ëª¨ìŠµì„ 보면, ê·¸ì˜ ì •ì‹ ì—ëŠ” ì‹¬ê°í•œ ê· í˜•ì˜ ìƒì‹¤, 즉 ì¼ì¢…ì˜ ì •ì‹ ë³‘ì  ìƒíƒœê°€ ë‚˜íƒ€ë‚¬ìŒì— 틀림없어 ë³´ì¸ë‹¤. ì´ 비디오를 보는 ì¼ë°˜ì¸ì´ 'ì •ì‹ ë³‘ì€ í­ë ¥ì ì´ê³ 위험하다'는 ì˜¤í…
creator: Hee Jeong Yoo
date: 2007-10-19
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

Tragedy at Virginia Tech
description: 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 single gunman went on a rampage there earlier today and killed at least 30 members of the university community-- most likely, most of them students. Obviously, this is a truly horrible blow for all members of the community there. Equally obviously, we know that communities throughout Iraq have been suffering blows as huge as this one-- or on occasions, even larger blows-- on a daily or almost daily basis throughout the past 3-4 years. Many communities in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from gun violence on this scale, too. And last week, Algeria, in North Africa, was the scene of two extremely lethal suicide bombings... Can we all unite in grief together, and in sad wonder at the senselessness of ultra-lethal weapons and the tragedy of their widespread availability and use in many different parts of the world? Can we unite in sad wonder at the depth of alienation and hopelessness that leads some people to engage in mass killings, even sometimes to the point of throwing their own lives into the project, as well? Can we unite with a commitment to support, help, and try to repair all those bereaved by these and other acts of violence? Can we unite around a strengthened commitment never ourselves to resort to violence, and to redouble our search for the nonviolent ways that always do exist to resolve any differences among us as humans? I have only been to Virginia Tech once. It was a magical half-day I spent there, in the summer of 2005. The Friends General Conference (FGC), which is the main body of 'liberal' north American Quakers, was holding its annual summer gathering in a small part of Tech's beautiful campus, which is built from flinty blue-grey stone in the incredibly beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I wasn't a partici…
creator: Helena Cobban
date: 2007-05-23
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0
language: eng

`ì´ìŠ¤ë§ˆì¼ 액스` 코드 풀기
description: 무슨 êµ°ì‚¬ìž‘ì „ ì•”í˜¸ì™€ë„ ê°™ì€ ì´ 단어, 'ì´ìŠ¤ë§ˆì¼ 액스' ì†ì—ëŠ” ìˆ˜ì¤ìŒ 타는 ë‚´ì„±ì  ì†Œë…„ì´ 잔혹한 학살범으로 변해 간 ì •ì‹ ë¶„ì—´ì˜ ê³¼ì •ê³¼, 미국 ì‚¬íšŒì— ê¹Šìˆ™ì´ ë‚´ìž¥ëœ 울타리구조를 규명하는 코드가 í•¨ì¶•ë˜ì–´ 있다. ì „ë¬¸ê°€ë“¤ì€ ì´ 단어를 세 가지로 풀어냈다. ì¿ í¼ì˜ 소설 'ëŒ€í‰ì›'ì— 나오는 ë“±ìž¥ì¸ë¬¼ 'ì´ìŠ¤ë§ˆì—˜ 부시', ë©œë¹Œì˜ 소설 'ë°±ê²½'ì˜ í™”ìž(è©±è€…) ì´ë¦„, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ 구약성서 창세기편 ì•„ë¸Œë¼í•¨ì˜ 아들 ì´ìŠ¤ë§ˆì—˜. ì•žì˜ ë‘ ì¸ë¬¼ì€ ê³ ë¦½ì„ ìžì²˜í•œ ì•„ì›ƒì‚¬ì´ë”, 세 번째는 ì‹ ì˜ ì•„ë“¤ì´ìž ì‹¬íŒìžë‹¤. ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ëŠ” ì´ 세 ì¸ë¬¼ì„ 복합해 'íƒ€ë½í•œ ì¤‘ì‹¬'ì„ í­ë ¥ì 으로 ì‹¬íŒí•˜ëŠ” 'ì‹ ì˜ ë„ë¼'ë¥¼ ìžì²˜í–ˆë‹¤. ì´ 복합화 ê³¼ì •ì€ ì •ì‹ ë¶„ì—´ì¦ì˜ ì‚°ë¬¼ì´ì§€ë§Œ, 미국 ì´ë¯¼ìžë“¤ì´ ì •ì²´ì„±ì„ 찾는 ê¸¸ì— 부딪는 ì¼ì¢…ì˜ ë« ê°™ì€ ê²ƒì¼ 수 있다. ìµœì´ˆì˜ ë«ì€ 언어다. 언어는 ì†Œí†µì˜ ë„êµ¬ì´ìž ê°ì„±ê³¼ ì •ì„œë¥¼ 표출하는 ìˆ˜ë‹¨ì´ë‹¤. ì˜ë¯¸ë¥¼ 실어나를 ê°œë…ì„ 모르면 ì²´í—˜ì„ ê³µìœ í• ëŒ€ìƒì´ ì‚¬ë¼ì§€ê³ , 악센트가 다르면 ì„¸ìƒì´ ë°”ë€ë‹¤. 주류사회는 ë¬¼ë¡ ì£¼ë³€ë¶€ì—ë„ ìžì‹ ì„ ì ‘ì†í• 수 없다. ì–¸ì–´ì˜ 세계가 얼마나 중대하면 세 살 때 ì´ë¯¼ì„ 가 프린스턴대 창작과 êµìˆ˜ê°€ ëœ ì´ì°½ëž˜ê°€ 'ì›ì–´ë¯¼(native speaker'ì´ë¼ëŠ” ì†Œì„¤ì„ ì¼ê² 는가. ì£¼ì¸ê³µ '헨리 박'(Henry Park)ì€ 대학 ì¶œì‹ ì²­ê³¼ë¬¼ìƒì¸ ì•„ë²„ì§€ì˜ ê³ ë…í•œ 세계와, 시장 ì„ ê±°ì— 출마한 ì •ì¹˜ì¸ '존 강(John Kang)'ì˜ í—ˆìœ„ì˜ 세계를 ëƒ‰ì •í•˜ê²Œ ì‘ì‹œí•œë‹¤. "(ì´ë¯¼ìž) ë§ë“¤ì˜ ë„ì‹œ. ê±°ë¦¬ì˜ ì™¸ì¹¨ì€ 우리가 ê±°ì˜ 알지 못하는 언어로 ì´ë£¨ì–´ì§„ë‹¤." ì´ ì´ë°©ì¸ì˜ 세계와 ì£¼ë¥˜ì‚¬íšŒì˜ ê³µì¡´ì€ ì‚¬ìœ ëŠ¥ë ¥ê³¼ êµì–‘ì˜ ê³µê°„ì—ì„œ 가능하다. 그러나 소년 ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ëŠ” ë§ì˜ ê°ì˜¥ì— ê°‡í˜”ì„ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. í…ìŠ¤íŠ¸ë¥¼ 소리내 ì½ì§€ 못해 여러 번 ì¢Œì ˆí–ˆì„ ê²ƒì´ê³ , "ê³ 홈(네 ë‚˜ë¼ë¡œ ê°€ë¼)"ì´ë¼ëŠ” ì¹œêµ¬ë“¤ì˜ ë¹„ì•„ëƒ¥ì— ì ê°œì‹¬ì´ íƒ€ì˜¬ëžì„ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. ì˜ë¬¸ê³¼ ì§„í•™ì€ ê·¸ì—ê²Œ 'ë§ì— 대한 복수'였다. NBCì— 볅
creator: Hoken Song
date: 2007-10-22
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko