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The forest for the trees
Letters to the Editor
The forest for the trees
Tragedy struck at Virginia Tech Monday. Unfortunately, the sadness of events is not only in the actions themselves, but also in the reactions. I want to assert that we still need to keep an eye on…
The forest for the trees
Tragedy struck at Virginia Tech Monday. Unfortunately, the sadness of events is not only in the actions themselves, but also in the reactions. I want to assert that we still need to keep an eye on…
Tags: gun control, media response, uva
The Burrus Hall
A banner from Anderson University, on display in front of Burruss Hall, reads "We are all Hokies today as we share in your grief, may God grant you strength for the dark days ahead, solace for your pain and suffering, and courage for a brighter…
Tags: anderson university, burruss hall, grief, solace
The bell rang 32 times
A ceremony held on the first day of class after the tragedy in which one balloon is released for each victim.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spector1/sets/72157600104116028/
Photo Courtesy of Roger Gupta
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spector1/sets/72157600104116028/
Photo Courtesy of Roger Gupta
Tags: ballon, bell rings, drill field, memorial
The April 16 Archive: A Historiography in the Age of the New
Archives & Social Studies: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Vol. 2, no. 1 (March 2008) 253
The April 16 Archive: A Historiography in the Age of the New Media
Gooyong Kim
Abstract
This paper examines how historiography has been…
Vol. 2, no. 1 (March 2008) 253
The April 16 Archive: A Historiography in the Age of the New Media
Gooyong Kim
Abstract
This paper examines how historiography has been…
The Altar of the Gun
Note: I found writing this piece to be a way of channeling my own anger at the massacre this morning. But I recognize that anger is only one part of the grief process. Please join me in praying for the families and friends of those…
Tags: blog, gun control, guns
Thank You, Ambassador Lee
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. _ For ethnic Koreans, hearing that the Virginia Tech killer was also a Korean was shocking in an almost physical way. Although I can speak only for myself, I feel a primeval sense of horror that someone connected to me by ethnicity…
Tags: korea times
Terror gun control
New bill consistent, sound policy
By:Unknown
Posted: 5/7/07
Following the Virginia Tech incident, governments have examined many of the legal practices for the sale of firearms. Some of the proposals have come under attack by gun advocacy…
By:Unknown
Posted: 5/7/07
Following the Virginia Tech incident, governments have examined many of the legal practices for the sale of firearms. Some of the proposals have come under attack by gun advocacy…
Tags: gun control, gun policy, nra, ohio state university
Teddy bear and wreath
(April 19, 2007)
Teddy bear and wreath at War Memorial.
Photo courtesy of Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Teddy bear and wreath at War Memorial.
Photo courtesy of Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Tags: teddy bear, war memorial, wreath
Teddy bear
(April 19, 2007)
Teddy bear on War Memorial column/statue.
Photo courtesy of Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative Commons
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Teddy bear on War Memorial column/statue.
Photo courtesy of Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Tags: teddy bear, war memorial
TechSportsBlog.com reaction to tragedy
The following article was originally published at HokieHaven.com: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=664661
It is also available at TechSportBlog.com:
http://www.techsportsblog.com/2007/04/17/virginia-tech-tragedy/
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It's…
It is also available at TechSportBlog.com:
http://www.techsportsblog.com/2007/04/17/virginia-tech-tragedy/
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It's…
Tags: alumni, alumnus, blog, hokiehaven, reaction, techsportsblog, vincent rivellino
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
Task Force to better secure OSU campus
By: Alaina Busch
Posted: 4/30/07
Representatives from Ohio's colleges and universities will meet today as part of a statewide effort to address campus security issues and concerns.
Today's meeting is the first for the Campus Security…
Posted: 4/30/07
Representatives from Ohio's colleges and universities will meet today as part of a statewide effort to address campus security issues and concerns.
Today's meeting is the first for the Campus Security…