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A sign posted on a door to Cheatham Hall directing students from Norris to their new classrooms in the aftermath

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Free bear hugs set up in the Cheatham Hall student lounge shortly after Apr 16 2007

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The sun shining over the tent full of memorials on the Drillfield one evening

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The memorial at the Drill Field near Burress Hall and Norris Hall.

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Messages that show the solidarity and the university community culture that exist at Virginia Tech.

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Individuals have placed flowers and other items at the crime scene outside of Norris Hall.

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Every food vendor in the New River Valley area was out giving away free food. It was awesome.

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Friends and loved ones have placed several items by Jarrett Lee Lane's Hokie Stone.

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Text of Note #1:

Seung-Hui

I hope that if I ever meet anyone like you I will have the courage and strength to reach out and change his or her life for the better.

I hope your family is able to get through the misery they are in because of…

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Auburn University shows its support for the victims of Virginia Tech. This memorial whiteboard was located at the Drill Field.

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Online groups decrying anti-gay protestors grow rapidly

Max Hall, Cavalier Daily Associate Editor

Students across the nation are taking to Facebook in response to planned anti-gay protests at the funerals of Virginia Tech shooting…

Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: News
Matthew K. Ing
Ka Leo Editor in Chief

Two days ago, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, to many students, felt like a relatively safe academic environment. But after Monday's massacre at Virginia…

In the Aug. 26 Roanoke Times, reporter Duncan Adams had a news story that succinctly wrapped up what we knew about Seung-Hui Cho at that point, before the Virginia Tech Independent Review Panel released its final report. The article, "There was…

As a medieval historian, one rarely feels that his expertise can shed some light on a current debate. But I teach at Virginia Tech.

Now that the semester is over and there is time to reflect, I have been struck by how "medieval" the events of this…

By: Matthew Bunch
Issue date: 4/20/07

We've all been rocked and saddened this week by the tragedy in Blacksburg. Despite our fierce rivalry with the Hokies, we all are college students and share a common bond. One thing I noticed over these…

By: Matt Williams
Posted: 5/7/07

On April 18, 2007 President Richard Joel hosted this semester's town hall meeting on the Beren Campus at 215 Lexington. The assembly was attended by more than one hundred students, and although the vast…

Anyone who is not living an incredibly secluded life (if you are, can I join you there?) has probably heard about the tragedy at Virginia Tech. where a gunman killed some 33 people, including himself. I've struggled whether to weigh in on this or…

By: Matt Sohn
Posted: 4/20/07
Nobody's quite sure what to expect when the Miami University football players don the Red and White for Friday's annual spring scrimmage. On the one hand, injuries have continued to decimate a team still…

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View of stage from east side of Lane Stadium during A Concert for Virginia Tech, September 6, 2007.

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By:Matt Holt
Posted: 4/19/07

I had time to listen to President Bush's speech Tuesday morning at Virginia Tech. The president did the right thing by going to the campus in an attempt to console the victims of the unspeakable tragedy that…
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