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Tech in 'riot' mode
Shootings stun campus
By: Michael Hippchen
(11:50 a.m., April 16) While this morning's shootings on Virginia Tech's campus may have come to an end, with one shooter apparently have been captured, things are far from returning to…
By: Michael Hippchen
(11:50 a.m., April 16) While this morning's shootings on Virginia Tech's campus may have come to an end, with one shooter apparently have been captured, things are far from returning to…
Tags: big lick u, student response, vt campus
A day unlike any other at Virginia Tech
By: Amrita Raja
(April 16) "April is the cruelest month," wrote T.S. Eliot. He might have been right, I recall thinking, as I watched snow land on flashing police lights this morning.
There must have been a reason I flopped back onto my bed…
(April 16) "April is the cruelest month," wrote T.S. Eliot. He might have been right, I recall thinking, as I watched snow land on flashing police lights this morning.
There must have been a reason I flopped back onto my bed…
Tags: big lick u, student response, vt campus
An abundance of warmth
Local knitters will gather Saturday to make blankets for the affected of April 16
By: Amanda Mullins
(June 15) When the owner of Mosaic, a local Blacksburg yarn store, first started talking about Hokie Healing, she probably wasn't…
By: Amanda Mullins
(June 15) When the owner of Mosaic, a local Blacksburg yarn store, first started talking about Hokie Healing, she probably wasn't…
Tags: big lick u, hokie healing project, knitting
Inside Norris Hall
More than 20 news outlets toured the April 16 shootings site
By: Amy L. Kovac
(June 14) The cinderblock walls of Norris Hall's second-floor classrooms and hallway are covered with a new coat of cream-colored paint. The classrooms…
By: Amy L. Kovac
(June 14) The cinderblock walls of Norris Hall's second-floor classrooms and hallway are covered with a new coat of cream-colored paint. The classrooms…
Tags: big lick u, media tour, norris hall, reopening
Norris Hall reopening is one step toward healing
A student perspective
By: Bryan Schamus
(June 6) I will admit that I once uttered the statement, "There is no way any student should have to walk through that building again."
Norris Hall being "that building" - the site on campus at…
By: Bryan Schamus
(June 6) I will admit that I once uttered the statement, "There is no way any student should have to walk through that building again."
Norris Hall being "that building" - the site on campus at…
Tags: big lick u, norris hall, reopening
Class of 2011 still strong after shootings
By: Jennie Tal
(May 2) Amanda Blevins is just like any other high school senior. She's excited about getting away from home, meeting new people and just enjoying her college experience.
But Blevins won't be just any other college…
(May 2) Amanda Blevins is just like any other high school senior. She's excited about getting away from home, meeting new people and just enjoying her college experience.
But Blevins won't be just any other college…
Officers waiting for the President
Several police officers (both local and state) are visible and present during the convocation.
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Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndicken/464088526/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivs 2.0
Tags: convocation, police, president bush, protection, security
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Individuals mourn as they attend the candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464196491/in/photostream/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464196491/in/photostream/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
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A child attends the Virginia Tech vigil.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464192730/in/photostream/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464192730/in/photostream/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
Lektion über die Angst
Gregor Hens
20.04.2007 00:00 Uhr
Anzeige Während der Ãœbung piepst ein Telefon. Ich werfe einen genervten Blick in die Richtung, aus der der Ton gekommen ist. Es piepst noch einmal - derselbe Student. Ich sehe jetzt, wie er seine SMS liest,…
20.04.2007 00:00 Uhr
Anzeige Während der Ãœbung piepst ein Telefon. Ich werfe einen genervten Blick in die Richtung, aus der der Ton gekommen ist. Es piepst noch einmal - derselbe Student. Ich sehe jetzt, wie er seine SMS liest,…
Tags: lektion, studenten, universitt
The Matawan Ribbon Campaign for Virginia Tech
When the events of April 16 happened, I was sitting in school, not aware of what was going on. As soon as I got to my eighth period class, which was English 4 with Mr. Lloyd, I sat down and was looking for my pen. A friend of mine walked into class…
Tags: high school, incoming, matawan, ribbon campaign, ribbons, student
Intermediate April 16 memorial planned
Tech students are happy with proposed design
By: Bryan Schamus
(June 7) Virginia Tech released its plans today for an intermediate memorial for the victims of the April 16 shootings, one day after announcing that Norris Hall, the site of 31 of…
By: Bryan Schamus
(June 7) Virginia Tech released its plans today for an intermediate memorial for the victims of the April 16 shootings, one day after announcing that Norris Hall, the site of 31 of…
Tags: big lick u, construction, intermediate, memorial
Never Again?
Lessons learned on the 8th anniversary of Columbine.
-- Diane Edbril and Daniel Loeb
Yet another American gun massacre, and though the scale is more horrific, it is not surprising. The Virginia Tech massacre is not unlike the Amish schoolhouse…
-- Diane Edbril and Daniel Loeb
Yet another American gun massacre, and though the scale is more horrific, it is not surprising. The Virginia Tech massacre is not unlike the Amish schoolhouse…
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Message boards filled with comments are stationed on the drill field.
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Tags: drill field, memorial, message boards
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Norris Hall has been sealed off as the police conduct its investigation.
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Tags: crime scene, norris hall
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Major media outlets interview students, faculty, and staff.
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Tags: interviews, media, reporter
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The memorial at the Drill Field near Burress Hall and Norris Hall.
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Tags: burress hall, drill field, memorial
Reflections of Virginia Tech
06/08/07
Manny Frishberg • JTNews Correspondent
On the morning of April 16, Dr. Liviu Librescu, a 76-year-old Holocaust survivor and aeronautical engineering professor, blocked the door of his classroom in Norris Hall at Virginia Tech so that…
Manny Frishberg • JTNews Correspondent
On the morning of April 16, Dr. Liviu Librescu, a 76-year-old Holocaust survivor and aeronautical engineering professor, blocked the door of his classroom in Norris Hall at Virginia Tech so that…
Tags: jewish, librescu, reflections