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VT for NIU
Prior to Virginia Tech's candelight vigil for NIU, an attendee signs a message board on display along alumni mall. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.
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WVU looks at safety plans
Issue Date:Wednesday April 18, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Jon Offredo, Staff Writer
What if it happened here?
Would West Virginia University be prepared for a horrific incident such as the tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech…
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Jon Offredo, Staff Writer
What if it happened here?
Would West Virginia University be prepared for a horrific incident such as the tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech…
Tags: counseling, emergency plan, messaging centers, police, wvu
Practical emergency ideas needed
Issue Date:Friday August 31, 2007
Section: Editorial Section
West Virginia University, like many colleges around the country, has been dealing with a ripple effect of concern from faculty, students and parents alike in regards to the shooting…
Section: Editorial Section
West Virginia University, like many colleges around the country, has been dealing with a ripple effect of concern from faculty, students and parents alike in regards to the shooting…
Sign up for new text alert system
Issue Date:Monday October 15, 2007
Section: Editorial Section
Six months after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, West Virginia University and others institutions across the country have taken positive steps to reevaluate their security approaches,…
Section: Editorial Section
Six months after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, West Virginia University and others institutions across the country have taken positive steps to reevaluate their security approaches,…
Tags: campus crime, e-mail, text alert system, wvu
WVU mourns
Issue Date:Thursday April 19, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Tricia Fulks, Staff Writer
There was an overwhelming turnout at Wednesday night's vigil in Woodburn Circle for those lost in Monday's tragedy at Virginia…
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Tricia Fulks, Staff Writer
There was an overwhelming turnout at Wednesday night's vigil in Woodburn Circle for those lost in Monday's tragedy at Virginia…
Virginia Tech vigil held on campus today
Issue Date:Wednesday April 18, 2007
Section: State & Local Section
The Student Government Association is hosting a candlelight vigil tonight to mourn the April 16 tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Monday's massacre at Virginia Tech began at a…
Section: State & Local Section
The Student Government Association is hosting a candlelight vigil tonight to mourn the April 16 tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Monday's massacre at Virginia Tech began at a…
Tags: candlelight vigil, condolences, messages of hope, wvu
Our hearts go out to those at VT
ssue Date:Tuesday April 17, 2007
Section: Editorial Section
By Monday afternoon, the nation was shocked by the tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech.
At least 32 people were killed and more than 20 were left wounded in the nation's…
Section: Editorial Section
By Monday afternoon, the nation was shocked by the tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech.
At least 32 people were killed and more than 20 were left wounded in the nation's…
Tags: student reactions, sympathy, wvu
Students Hold Vigil for Va. Tech Victims
By David Xia
PUBLISHED APRIL 18, 2007
Approximately 300 students, faculty, and administrators gathered together at the sundial last night for a candlelight vigil held in memory of the 32 victims of the Virginia Tech shootings.
University…
PUBLISHED APRIL 18, 2007
Approximately 300 students, faculty, and administrators gathered together at the sundial last night for a candlelight vigil held in memory of the 32 victims of the Virginia Tech shootings.
University…
Tags: candlelight vigil, columbia
Web site commemorates those lost in Virginia Tech tragedy
Issue Date:Thursday April 26, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
Angela Moscaritolo, Staff Writer
Three West Virginia University journalism students are putting together a memorial Web site for Virginia Tech.
Stephen Matthews, Missy Brown…
Section: HeadLine News Section
Angela Moscaritolo, Staff Writer
Three West Virginia University journalism students are putting together a memorial Web site for Virginia Tech.
Stephen Matthews, Missy Brown…
Tags: journalism, memorial web site, wvu
Lessons from Blacksburg
By Armin Rosen
PUBLISHED APRIL 19, 2007
It unfolded like a terrifying set-piece, and each new item of information seemed more trite and intuitive than the next: the killer had been a student. He had been a social outcast, homicidally contemptuous…
PUBLISHED APRIL 19, 2007
It unfolded like a terrifying set-piece, and each new item of information seemed more trite and intuitive than the next: the killer had been a student. He had been a social outcast, homicidally contemptuous…
When tragedy is for sale, it isn’t tragic enough
Issue Date:Tuesday April 17, 2007
Section: Editorial Section
Ry Rivard, City Editor
By the end of the Monday it was obvious that the media had begun selling the day's horrors at Virginia Tech. No matter the gravity or magnitude of a…
Section: Editorial Section
Ry Rivard, City Editor
By the end of the Monday it was obvious that the media had begun selling the day's horrors at Virginia Tech. No matter the gravity or magnitude of a…
Tags: commentators, concealed handgun laws, drama, media, politics, wvu
Virginia Tech panel recommends security solutions for colleges
Issue Date:Friday September 7, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Kellen Henry, Staff Writer
Many students gathered for candlelight vigils and wore ribbons in support of Virginia Tech after the April 16 shooting. While most students did…
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Kellen Henry, Staff Writer
Many students gathered for candlelight vigils and wore ribbons in support of Virginia Tech after the April 16 shooting. While most students did…
Better safety measures needed
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…
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…
WVU Reaction
Issue Date:Tuesday April 17, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
In response to the shootings at Virginia Tech, West Virginia University President David Hardesty said Monday afternoon in a statement that the "campus police are alert to the…
Section: HeadLine News Section
In response to the shootings at Virginia Tech, West Virginia University President David Hardesty said Monday afternoon in a statement that the "campus police are alert to the…
Tags: candlelight vigil, counseling, interfaith vigil, police, wvu
Shootings don’t call for unreasonable security
Tuesday April 17, 2007
Section: Editorial Section
Christian Alexandersen, Senior Staff Writer
As I write this column, I, like most people in the world, am in disbelief of the terrible shootings that occurred on the Virginia Tech campus that…
Section: Editorial Section
Christian Alexandersen, Senior Staff Writer
As I write this column, I, like most people in the world, am in disbelief of the terrible shootings that occurred on the Virginia Tech campus that…
STAFF EDITORIAL: Providing Comfort
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PUBLISHED APRIL 17, 2007
On Monday morning, 32 students at Virginia Tech were killed and about 30 others injured by a shooting at the hands of a fellow student. This tragedy raises questions about the nature of events like this and what…
PUBLISHED APRIL 17, 2007
On Monday morning, 32 students at Virginia Tech were killed and about 30 others injured by a shooting at the hands of a fellow student. This tragedy raises questions about the nature of events like this and what…
Public Safety Takes Over as Card-Swipers
PUBLISHED APRIL 17, 2007
Beginning today and lasting at least through the end of the semester, students will no longer work as card-swipers at the front desks of on-campus residences and Lerner Hall.
The change, announced yesterday, came in…
Beginning today and lasting at least through the end of the semester, students will no longer work as card-swipers at the front desks of on-campus residences and Lerner Hall.
The change, announced yesterday, came in…