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Virginia Tech Grieves Online
Posted by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira on April 17th, 2007
I know that I speak for everyone here at Profy when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims of yesterday's events at Virginia Tech.
The horror of yesterday…
I know that I speak for everyone here at Profy when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims of yesterday's events at Virginia Tech.
The horror of yesterday…
Tags: blog, commentary, media, online
Sorrowful moment
People mourned for the victims on the drillfield. Vigil on April 17
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Tags: Drillfield, vigil, virginia tech
It's time to confront the gun lobby
by D. Grant Haynes Thursday, Apr. 19, 2007 at 2:10 PM
The senseless murder of 32 people at Virginia Tech underlines once again the necessity for stricter gun control laws in the United States.
Americans are busily soul searching one more time…
The senseless murder of 32 people at Virginia Tech underlines once again the necessity for stricter gun control laws in the United States.
Americans are busily soul searching one more time…
Tags: commentary, gun control, laws
Campus Saftey Measures Must Be Sensible
By: Daily Campus Editorial Board
Posted: 4/24/07
The tragic shootings at Virginia Tech have provoked much discussion regarding measures to avoid future heartbreak. Perhaps the events in Blacksburg hit close to home in Storrs because of the…
Posted: 4/24/07
The tragic shootings at Virginia Tech have provoked much discussion regarding measures to avoid future heartbreak. Perhaps the events in Blacksburg hit close to home in Storrs because of the…
Connected to the news by a generation of wired witnesses
Posted by Dale Peskin | April 23rd, 2007
Unaware of a shooting in a dormitory that left two people dead, Virginia Tech graduate student Jamal al Barghouti headed across campus to meet with his advisor. Nearing Norris Hall he ran into police, guns…
Unaware of a shooting in a dormitory that left two people dead, Virginia Tech graduate student Jamal al Barghouti headed across campus to meet with his advisor. Nearing Norris Hall he ran into police, guns…
Tags: citizen journalism, common good, community, media
Virginia Tech appreciates support from UNC friends
TO THE EDITOR:
I am a Hokie.
I finished my degree work at Virginia Tech in 1974, and in all these years, I have never regretted my choice to go to Blacksburg. I became the man that I am there.
To have this ugly nightmare play out in my…
I am a Hokie.
I finished my degree work at Virginia Tech in 1974, and in all these years, I have never regretted my choice to go to Blacksburg. I became the man that I am there.
To have this ugly nightmare play out in my…
Tags: letter to the editor, support, thanks, unc
Government by martyrdom is not the way it should work
By: Guest Commentary |
Issue date: 5/1/07 Section: Commentary
We must not let those who abuse our rights forsake our national belief in freedom above all else. If we do, then the victims of these shooters, these evil young men who have turned…
Issue date: 5/1/07 Section: Commentary
We must not let those who abuse our rights forsake our national belief in freedom above all else. If we do, then the victims of these shooters, these evil young men who have turned…
Force of Nature
Monday, April 16, 2007
I broke down and turned on CNN to check out coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. I see there and elsewhere, without really knowing the details from this morning's mayhem, that the media are turning to the question of…
I broke down and turned on CNN to check out coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. I see there and elsewhere, without really knowing the details from this morning's mayhem, that the media are turning to the question of…
Tags: blog, commentary
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
Players, team react to tragedy
By: Dan Stein // Contributing Sports Writer
Issue date: 4/20/07
While the Miami Hurricane baseball team prepares for another tough weekend on the road in the ACC this weekend, one cannot help but notice a somewhat distracted mood in the dugout.…
Issue date: 4/20/07
While the Miami Hurricane baseball team prepares for another tough weekend on the road in the ACC this weekend, one cannot help but notice a somewhat distracted mood in the dugout.…
Tags: baseball, players react, university of miami
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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
Virginia Tech panel discusses prevention strategies
Experts in fields of security, law and mental health comprise panel; victims' families voice reactions
Daniel Colbert, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
Thursday, April 19, while the nation was still coming to grips with the tragedy that had…
Daniel Colbert, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
Thursday, April 19, while the nation was still coming to grips with the tragedy that had…
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Students stand during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner during the convocation on April 17, 2007.
Tags: april 17, convocation, stadium
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Individuals mourn as they attend the candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech.
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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
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This photo was captured at the Virginia Tech candlelight vigil.
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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464198355/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin