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Area colleges updated alert systems after Virginia Tech
By CHRIS DETTRO
STAFF WRITER
Published Friday, February 15, 2008
Springfield-area colleges have systems in place to alert students to campus emergencies, and most procedures have been updated or were instituted originally in the wake of campus…
STAFF WRITER
Published Friday, February 15, 2008
Springfield-area colleges have systems in place to alert students to campus emergencies, and most procedures have been updated or were instituted originally in the wake of campus…
NIU to Va. Tech: 'We understand what you're going through'
By Chris Green
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:00 PM
Last update Apr 17, 2008 @ 07:38 AM
DEKALB —
Northern Illinois University senior Sonia Salazar said Virginia Tech students put their feelings of sorrow on hold to help the students…
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:00 PM
Last update Apr 17, 2008 @ 07:38 AM
DEKALB —
Northern Illinois University senior Sonia Salazar said Virginia Tech students put their feelings of sorrow on hold to help the students…
LYONS: The impact of sports during tragedy
By:Chris Lyons
Posted: 4/19/07
Originally, I was planning on writing a column about the debauchery that is Marathon Monday. As one of the biggest days here at our school, it only seemed right to dedicate an entire column taking a look at the day…
Posted: 4/19/07
Originally, I was planning on writing a column about the debauchery that is Marathon Monday. As one of the biggest days here at our school, it only seemed right to dedicate an entire column taking a look at the day…
Tags: grief , sports, sympathy, boston university
Campus mourns the lives that were lost
The university community gathered in remembrance of the violence at Virginia Polytechnical University in a candle vigil last Thursday.
Faculty, staff and students from Hamline's various colleges were all present. Over 120 people were in…
Faculty, staff and students from Hamline's various colleges were all present. Over 120 people were in…
Tags: hamline, minneapolis, minnesota, oracle, university
UNL has no plans to re-examine its gun policy
By: Chris Rosacker
Posted: 4/24/07
In light of the Virginia Tech shootings, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 1992 failed campus shooting and Friday's bomb scare at UNL's Othmer Hall, some people are calling for a re-evaluation of…
Posted: 4/24/07
In light of the Virginia Tech shootings, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 1992 failed campus shooting and Friday's bomb scare at UNL's Othmer Hall, some people are calling for a re-evaluation of…
Tags: university of nebraska
ASUN to host Virginia Tech candlelight vigil
By: Chris Rosacker
Posted: 4/18/07
Students will gather tonight in remembrance of the school shooting that shocked the nation on Monday.
A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 8:30 p.m. at the Nebraska Union Plaza to honor the victims and…
Posted: 4/18/07
Students will gather tonight in remembrance of the school shooting that shocked the nation on Monday.
A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 8:30 p.m. at the Nebraska Union Plaza to honor the victims and…
Tags: university of nebraska
Caitlin's Memorial
One of the 33 Hokie Stone memorials on VT's drill-field
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/502619831/in/set-72157600298230023/
Photo Courtesy of Chris Thomas
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/502619831/in/set-72157600298230023/
Photo Courtesy of Chris Thomas
Tags: caitlin hammaren, hammaren, hokie rock, Hokie stone, memorial
VT Hokies
All eight placards sent by UVA Students in support of Virginia Tech now displayed in Squires Student Center
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/499326674/in/set-72157600298230023/
Photo Courtesy of Chris Thomas
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/499326674/in/set-72157600298230023/
Photo Courtesy of Chris Thomas
Love, UVA
One of eight large placards sent by UVA Students in support of Virginia Tech.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/499375257/in/set-72157600298230023/
Photo Courtesy of Chris Thomas
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/499375257/in/set-72157600298230023/
Photo Courtesy of Chris Thomas
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…
Blacksburg, diocese seek shalom after April 16 shootings
ERD provides a $20,000 grant for counseling
By Christie M. Wills
They're calling it a "Hokie Cry."
It's described as a wave of emotion that washes over people in the Virginia Tech community, sometimes out of the blue, sometimes when…
By Christie M. Wills
They're calling it a "Hokie Cry."
It's described as a wave of emotion that washes over people in the Virginia Tech community, sometimes out of the blue, sometimes when…
Tags: blacksburg, christ church, church, episcopal, local response
Remembering the Fallen
Media Credit: Christina Parrish
Members of the SMU community came together for a prayer service for those who were lost in Monday's Virginia Tech massacre. The service was to be held outside at the Flagpole but was moved inside due to…
Members of the SMU community came together for a prayer service for those who were lost in Monday's Virginia Tech massacre. The service was to be held outside at the Flagpole but was moved inside due to…
Mariacristina Blog Archive for Virginia Tech
Arms Control Begins at Home
April 29, 2007 at 3:28 pm · Filed under Virginia Tech, compassion, meditation, violence
I need to be hit with a ton of bricks for a message to sink in. For a long time I've spoken about gun control, nuclear…
April 29, 2007 at 3:28 pm · Filed under Virginia Tech, compassion, meditation, violence
I need to be hit with a ton of bricks for a message to sink in. For a long time I've spoken about gun control, nuclear…
Tags: blog, commentary
Orange and Maroon
Orange and maroon balloons released at a Hokies United drillfield memorial service on the morning of Monday, April 23, 2007.
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Original Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cipherswarm/1484015158/
Licensed under Creative Commons…
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Original Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cipherswarm/1484015158/
Licensed under Creative Commons…
Tags: april 23, balloons, hokies united, memorial
Satellite Trucks at the Virginia Tech Inn
Photo taken April 18, 2007.
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Original Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cipherswarm/1483116677/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.
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Original Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cipherswarm/1483116677/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.
Tags: april 18, inn, media, satellite trucks
Letters to the Editor - April 19, 2007
By:Christopher Rodgers
Posted: 4/19/07
Guns, when put in the right hands, can be a good thing
This mass murder at Virginia Tech is a perfect example of how important an armed populace can be. Before you fly off the cuff, I am not promoting…
Posted: 4/19/07
Guns, when put in the right hands, can be a good thing
This mass murder at Virginia Tech is a perfect example of how important an armed populace can be. Before you fly off the cuff, I am not promoting…
Tags: university of nebraska
Big Red Flag
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…
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…
Tags: cornell, mental health, student rights
BU acts cautiously with mental illness
April 24, 2007
By CLAIRE ST. AMANT
Staff writer
In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, questions of "why" are rivaled only by those of "what if."
What if counseling centers where Cho Seung-Hui was referred could've done more? What if…
By CLAIRE ST. AMANT
Staff writer
In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, questions of "why" are rivaled only by those of "what if."
What if counseling centers where Cho Seung-Hui was referred could've done more? What if…
Tags: baylor university