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Free bear hugs set up in the Cheatham Hall student lounge shortly after Apr 16 2007

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View of the crowd prior to a University Commemoration on the morning of April
16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.


Photo by Brent Jesiek.


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View of fans waiting for Yankees vs. Hokies game to start.

Photo by George Norton.

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The Hokie stones on the drillfield before the permanent memorial was built

KOMMENTAR VON ADRIENNE WOLTERSDORF

Der tödliche Amoklauf auf dem Campus der US-Hochschule in Blacksburg, dem mindestens 33 Menschen zum Opfer fielen, ist der schlimmste,der sich bislang in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten ereignet hat. Doch…

By:Adan Berkowitz
Posted: 4/18/07

In the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, there's going to be a lot of people asking why this happened, or what could have been done to prevent this or keep it from happening in the future. I think pundits…

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This picture was taken on the morning of Tuesday, April 17, 2007. UVA students had re-painted Beta Bridge on Rugby Road with maroon paint with the phrase "Hoos for Hokies" in white letters

Issue Date:Wednesday April 18, 2007
Section: Editorial Section

There are still many questions left for the Blacksburg, Va., community as police and federal agents continue to investigate the gunman's trail.

But there is one startling…

Dave Vogt / davedot.com

I am honestly at a loss for what to say about the events that unfolded on the Virginia Tech campus this morning. I was walking across the Drillfield towards GBJ when firing broke out in Norris hall. I had heard nothing…

By Claire Readhead
Apr 30 2007

The paradox of mental health services, generally, hovers around the issue of consent. Most mental health services require voluntary participation from the patient, except in extreme cases. Thus, the question…

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Memorial stone of Christopher James Bishop on 4/16/08.

Photo by Brian Sewell.

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Published by Dave April 18th, 2007

This past weekend was the middle weekend of April. That's the time universities put on dog-and-pony shows for students who have been admitted, to help them make up their minds.

My daughter has been…

The Morning News - Personal Essays

It stunned the nation that the Virginia Tech murders took place; it shocked Virginians that they occurred in Blacksburg. A former longtime resident, BENJAMIN COHEN traces his connections to the…

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The Blacksburg Baptist Church posted 32 flags on South Main in remembrance of the 32 victims.

Photo Courtesy of Chad Newswander

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The Blacksburg Baptist Church posted 32 flags on South Main in remembrance of the 32 victims. In addition, the Church did not want to neglect Cho and his family.

Photo Courtesy of Chad Newswander

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The Blacksburg Baptist Church posted 32 flags on South Main in remembrance of the 32 victims.

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Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam being interviewed on April 18,2007, two days after the Virginia Tech Tragedy.

Published by Dave April 25th, 2007

I have been on the sidelines of quite a number of handgun deaths in my life. Thank God, I haven't really been in the crossfire, nor has any member of my family. But gun violence has come close enough to me…

Adam Roberts / The Metropolis Times (Blog)

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

"There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre." - Kurt Vonnegut

I don't really want to write this blog. I wanted to just take a few days off and give condolences…

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As part of the "Remembering Through Art Creation" activities on 4/16/08, a "blessing box" for each victim were set up. The sign for the boxes said,

"Please leave a note, a drawing, a remembrance, a wish or a blessing. Seal your message in an…
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