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In honor of Orange and Maroon Effect
A home-made armband I made for Orange and Maroon Effect (April 20, 2007)
Tags: armband, orange and maroon effect, vt
Mourning Tech on Facebook
If you don't know what Facebook is, you've probably heard of it, especially if you have children in high school or college. It's one of those social networking sites that parents, lawmakers and educators discuss when they're concerned…
Tags: facebook, memorials, orange and maroon day, vigils
A brutal mind
11.15am
Media reports portray Cho Seung-hui as a troubled boy with a murderous imagination
Michelle Pauli
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Just one face stares out of the front pages of the papers today. With the naming of…
Media reports portray Cho Seung-hui as a troubled boy with a murderous imagination
Michelle Pauli
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Just one face stares out of the front pages of the papers today. With the naming of…
Tags: gatherings, gun, laws, online
Never Forget
Tags: Drillfield, memorial
The intangible bond between two broken hearts
The post title isn't an exact quote (because it would've been damn hard taking notes while trying to hold a lit candle (and, more importantly, given the windy conditions this evening, keeping it lit) from the remarks of NIU President John G.…
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Full Report (PDF) - 463 KB
June 13, 2007
"We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come. We know this because together Americans have overcome many evils and…
June 13, 2007
"We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come. We know this because together Americans have overcome many evils and…
Sister of Virginia gunman belongs to Class of 2004
By Michael Juel-Larsen
Princetonian Senior Writer
Though Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech had already cast a shadow over campus, the news yesterday morning that the gunman's older sister is a recent Princeton alumna brought the…
Princetonian Senior Writer
Though Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech had already cast a shadow over campus, the news yesterday morning that the gunman's older sister is a recent Princeton alumna brought the…
Tags: backlash, cho family response, princeton, sunkyung cho
On the Forbidden Subject of Culture
April 19, 2007
UPDATE:
Thanks for the various thoughtful comments, thoughtful commenters - I'm sure you know who you are.
First off, I do acknowledge that I was a little snarky and "aha!" in the initial reaction to things, and I agree…
UPDATE:
Thanks for the various thoughtful comments, thoughtful commenters - I'm sure you know who you are.
First off, I do acknowledge that I was a little snarky and "aha!" in the initial reaction to things, and I agree…
The Politics of Pride and Shame
April 18, 2007
[Update: I stand by my piece, which is mostly a bunch of questions, rather than statements linking race and culture in the explanative way it is being taken. I merely pointed out that as an American working deeply in the education…
[Update: I stand by my piece, which is mostly a bunch of questions, rather than statements linking race and culture in the explanative way it is being taken. I merely pointed out that as an American working deeply in the education…
Fun Facebook in Juxtaposition with Virginia Tech Tragedy
Friday, April 27, 2007
Early Monday morning Toronto, April 16; very nice day, it's spring at last - you can feel it in the air - maybe the oxygen levels are up a little - there's a craziness in the air, a frenetic kind of feeling...
I…
Early Monday morning Toronto, April 16; very nice day, it's spring at last - you can feel it in the air - maybe the oxygen levels are up a little - there's a craziness in the air, a frenetic kind of feeling...
I…
Tags: blogs, commentary, facebook, web 20
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
Such a shame.
Its seems very unfair to be caught in something as sad as what happened April 16th. Its a sad world though it seems and most people are to caught up in their own lives to take notice. Think of all the accomplishments that will not be made to society…
Letter of Condolence from Metropolitan State University
April, 2007
Dear Virginia Tech community,
Feeling that we truly are brothers and sisters to all of you, please know that our prayers are constantly with you as is our great sympathy.
The very difficult time you are going through is hard…
Dear Virginia Tech community,
Feeling that we truly are brothers and sisters to all of you, please know that our prayers are constantly with you as is our great sympathy.
The very difficult time you are going through is hard…
Virginia Tech tragedy continues to hit home
By Messenger Post and wire reports
Posted: Apr 18, 01:00 PM EDT
On a campus proud of its unity, the gunman's anger and detachment alarmed those around him.
While parents of a 2004 Irondequoit High School graduate learned their son escaped…
Posted: Apr 18, 01:00 PM EDT
On a campus proud of its unity, the gunman's anger and detachment alarmed those around him.
While parents of a 2004 Irondequoit High School graduate learned their son escaped…
Tags: irondequoit, mary read, new york, read, student