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Deepest Sympathies
Display in our Student Union Building at The University of British Columbia.
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Where Is God When It Hurts?
A sermon given on the Virginia Tech campus two weeks after the shootings.
Philip Yancey | posted 6/06/2007 05:31PM
We gather here still trying to make sense of what happened in Blacksburg, still trying to process the unprocessable. We come…
Philip Yancey | posted 6/06/2007 05:31PM
We gather here still trying to make sense of what happened in Blacksburg, still trying to process the unprocessable. We come…
Tags: christian, christianity, sermon
A Gray Haze over Everything
Campus life after the tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Philip Yancey | posted 6/06/2007 08:01AM
"April is the cruellest month." When T. S. Eliot penned that opening line to "The Waste Land" in 1921, he had no idea how it would resound in modern…
Philip Yancey | posted 6/06/2007 08:01AM
"April is the cruellest month." When T. S. Eliot penned that opening line to "The Waste Land" in 1921, he had no idea how it would resound in modern…
Tags: christian, christianity, nlcf
VT Vigils Make Us Ignore Other Tragedies
Commentary
By Philip Grant
Dear Chancellor Drake,
My most heartfelt sympathies are also with those affected by the terrible events of last week at Virginia Tech.
I write to you nonetheless not merely to share my sympathies with you,…
By Philip Grant
Dear Chancellor Drake,
My most heartfelt sympathies are also with those affected by the terrible events of last week at Virginia Tech.
I write to you nonetheless not merely to share my sympathies with you,…
Emergency plan and safety measures information
By Philip Caruso
The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Milwaukee Police Department and other government emergency agencies, has an emergency plan and training in the event a major security issue should occur.
MPD is training…
The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Milwaukee Police Department and other government emergency agencies, has an emergency plan and training in the event a major security issue should occur.
MPD is training…
Tags: marquette university
Virginia Tech memorial in Second Life
18 April, 2007
I was doing a bit of wandering in Second Life today, and came across a rather well-done memorial to the Virginia Tech tragedy in an area that's academically focused (it's staffed 50+ hours per week by volunteer reference…
I was doing a bit of wandering in Second Life today, and came across a rather well-done memorial to the Virginia Tech tragedy in an area that's academically focused (it's staffed 50+ hours per week by volunteer reference…
Tags: memorial, second life
Local colleges reflect on Va. Tech shootings
By Peter Reuell/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:35 AM
ASHLAND —
A year after the shooting massacre that left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech, security remains a concern on local college campuses.
On…
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:35 AM
ASHLAND —
A year after the shooting massacre that left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech, security remains a concern on local college campuses.
On…
Now You Have Blood On Your Hands That Will Never Come Off
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old senior majoring in English at Virginia Tech, has completed his transformation from Clark Kent to, well, Rambo. Having killed and maimed over thirty people, in a calculated and merciless way,…
Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old senior majoring in English at Virginia Tech, has completed his transformation from Clark Kent to, well, Rambo. Having killed and maimed over thirty people, in a calculated and merciless way,…
Tags: blog, cho, commentary, nbc
Message on Safety and Security
(This message was distributed to all faculty, staff and students April 27, 2007.)
In the days following the Virginia Tech tragedy, our solidarity with and sympathy for the faculty, staff, students and families affected by the loss of lives on…
In the days following the Virginia Tech tragedy, our solidarity with and sympathy for the faculty, staff, students and families affected by the loss of lives on…
too much coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy
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,…
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,…
Tags: blog, commentary, media
EEUU endurece sus leyes sobre armas tras la matanza de Virginia Tech
Creado por Periodista Digital
14.06.07
El asesinato de 32 personas por un estudiante desequilibrado el pasado mes de abril en la Universidad Politécnica de Virginia, en Estados Unidos, ha propiciado que por primera vez en 10 años el sacrosanto…
14.06.07
El asesinato de 32 personas por un estudiante desequilibrado el pasado mes de abril en la Universidad Politécnica de Virginia, en Estados Unidos, ha propiciado que por primera vez en 10 años el sacrosanto…
On "terror"
Many Americans have once again been plunged into terror since a gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history, and a string of endless media reports, the gunman's cruel, merciless confessions…
Chinese woman cited for rescuing US campus students
A Chinese woman assistant professor, or rather a doctoral student at the college of engineering at Virginia Tech, has shed a light onto the campus shooting rampage on April 16, which claimed a toll of 33 lives (including that of the gunman himself).…
Where do we go now?
Sometimes I can be really eloquent. Giving a toast at a wedding, a briefing at work; I can really hit the post. I've been wanting to write about how I feel here for two days. But I haven't, stopped by disbelief, the taxes I couldn't bring…
Tags: blogs, international studies, alumni, blog
Memorials at the Chapel
Flowers are laid at the War Memorial Chapel to mourn the victims.
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Tags: chapel, flowers, memorial, war memorial
Message Boards Texas Tech
Students from the law school at Texas Tech University sent a signed message board to Virginia Tech to express their support and condolences.
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Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultrumble/468762863/
Licensed under Creative Commons…