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If we had hinges
Display of support painted on front window of Imaginations Toy and Furniture Company, South Main Street, Blacksburg. The poem reads:
If we had hinges in our heads
There wouldn't be no sin.
'Cause we could take the bad stuff out,
And…
If we had hinges in our heads
There wouldn't be no sin.
'Cause we could take the bad stuff out,
And…
Tags: blacksburg, sign, support, window
Re-Imaging Violence
Recorded Thursday, April 19 (24 MB MP3)
We've decided to scrap tonight's planned show (about language post-Imus) in favor of a show about the visual reverberations of the Virginia Tech shooting. Our central prod came from the trusty barthjg,…
We've decided to scrap tonight's planned show (about language post-Imus) in favor of a show about the visual reverberations of the Virginia Tech shooting. Our central prod came from the trusty barthjg,…
Tags: media, mp3, open source, radio, show, technology, violence, visual
Va. shooting prompts Univ. policy review
Police trained, armed with special weapons, for crisis
April 20, 2007
By Rahul Kanakia
A new Stanford committee will conduct an evaluation of its emergency protocols in the wake of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech University. The…
April 20, 2007
By Rahul Kanakia
A new Stanford committee will conduct an evaluation of its emergency protocols in the wake of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech University. The…
Ethnic identities questioned after Virginia Tech
Korean community reacts to blame and guilt following massacre
April 24, 2007
By Aram Hur
In the aftermath of last week's Virginia Tech massacre, the national Korean-American community has reportedly suffered a backlash similar to that…
April 24, 2007
By Aram Hur
In the aftermath of last week's Virginia Tech massacre, the national Korean-American community has reportedly suffered a backlash similar to that…
Tags: blame, ethnic identities, sept 11, stanford
Editorial: Address campus tragedies
April 27, 2007
By Editorial Board
It is a tough line to walk: simultaneously respecting those affected by tragedy and reassuring the community in a time of crisis. This year has seen numerous examples of the administration's sincere efforts…
By Editorial Board
It is a tough line to walk: simultaneously respecting those affected by tragedy and reassuring the community in a time of crisis. This year has seen numerous examples of the administration's sincere efforts…
Tags: stanford, suicide, tragedy, university response
Op-Ed: Hennessy reflects on tragedy
May 4, 2007
By JOHN HENNESSY
On April 16, 2007, our country suffered a terrible tragedy when a troubled student killed 32 members of the Virginia Tech community.
Such tragedies are unfathomable. Words, as eloquent and sincere as they may be,…
By JOHN HENNESSY
On April 16, 2007, our country suffered a terrible tragedy when a troubled student killed 32 members of the Virginia Tech community.
Such tragedies are unfathomable. Words, as eloquent and sincere as they may be,…
Op-Ed: An open letter to President Hennessy
May 14, 2007
By Lisette Rimer
Dear Dr. Hennessy,
Thank you for your op-ed piece May 4th on preventing future tragedies such as Virginia Tech. It was forwarded to me byone of your students who suffered the loss of a friend, my son Patrick Wood.…
By Lisette Rimer
Dear Dr. Hennessy,
Thank you for your op-ed piece May 4th on preventing future tragedies such as Virginia Tech. It was forwarded to me byone of your students who suffered the loss of a friend, my son Patrick Wood.…
Tags: mental illness, stanford, suicide
Ire and Vice: The Dead
May 22, 2007
By Darren Franich
Suicide is so much less embarrassing than homicide. Can you imagine the shitstorm maelstrom that would engulf our pretty campus if someone shot five people? Shot them so their blood splattered across the tables of…
By Darren Franich
Suicide is so much less embarrassing than homicide. Can you imagine the shitstorm maelstrom that would engulf our pretty campus if someone shot five people? Shot them so their blood splattered across the tables of…
Tags: mental illness, murder, stanford, suicide
Virginia Tech shootings Bring Out Stereotypes
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…
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…
Tags: asian, asian american, sterotypes
Virginia Tech: How Media Are Evolving
April 17th, 2007 by Dan Gillmor
(Note: This will appear tomorrow as an op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner newspaper.)
Once again, horror has given us a glimpse of our media future: simultaneously conversational and distributed, mass and…
(Note: This will appear tomorrow as an op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner newspaper.)
Once again, horror has given us a glimpse of our media future: simultaneously conversational and distributed, mass and…
Tags: citizen journalism, democratization, editorial, media
Caltech mourns VT tragedy
By Yang Yang
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Some found out when they checked the morning news, only to be greeted with horror; others learned about it when concerned parents began calling. The rest discovered the gruesome news when fellow students…
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Some found out when they checked the morning news, only to be greeted with horror; others learned about it when concerned parents began calling. The rest discovered the gruesome news when fellow students…
Tags: caltech, campus response, crisis management
Caltech grieves for VA Tech student victims
By Jean-Lou Chameau, Institute President
Thursday, April 19, 2007
We live in a time when tragedies occur almost daily in the world. They trouble us; however, many of them seem so distant that they do not affect us deeply, although they should.…
Thursday, April 19, 2007
We live in a time when tragedies occur almost daily in the world. They trouble us; however, many of them seem so distant that they do not affect us deeply, although they should.…
News ghouls hit all the wrong notes
By Valerie Syverson, Co-Editor
Thursday, April 19, 2007
As anyone used to following national news knows, there's nothing quite so tailor-made for TV news as a school massacre like last Monday's. All other news is immediately superseded…
Thursday, April 19, 2007
As anyone used to following national news knows, there's nothing quite so tailor-made for TV news as a school massacre like last Monday's. All other news is immediately superseded…
Tags: caltech, media coverage, new media, sensationalism
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Full Report (PDF) - 463 KB
June 13, 2007
"We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come. We know this because together Americans have overcome many evils and…
June 13, 2007
"We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come. We know this because together Americans have overcome many evils and…
Dr. John MacArthur discusses Virginia Tech Shootings (April 20, 2007)
64Kbps MP3 13.6M
Executive Director of GTY [Grace to You] Phil Johnson has an open conversation with Dr. John MacArthur about the shootings at Blacksburg, VA.
Does the Christian faith offer a viable answer to the question of why things like…
Executive Director of GTY [Grace to You] Phil Johnson has an open conversation with Dr. John MacArthur about the shootings at Blacksburg, VA.
Does the Christian faith offer a viable answer to the question of why things like…
Tags: christ, evil, god, gospel, grace to you, jesus, john macarthur
Vigil for VTech @ Mason
Last night, a vigil was held at George Mason for those lost in the terrible tragedy on Monday at Virginia Tech.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirelessnic/466573792/
Photo Courtesy of Nicolas Tan
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirelessnic/466573792/
Photo Courtesy of Nicolas Tan
UVA Vigil
A vigil for Virginia Tech, at the University of Virginia on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlottegeary/463708130/
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Geary
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlottegeary/463708130/
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Geary