In the days following a great tragedy, we as human beings collectively exhibit a variety of distinct reactions. Some will experience fear. This response is inevitably redoubled by a media which profits on false…
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…
View from the entrance to the Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center. The gallery hosted an exhibit of items sent to VT, photos, and video related to 4/16.
Photo taken 4/16/08.
The sad state of the domain squatting industry, and society in general, is that after a horrible shooting a bunch of "business people" sprint to grab up every VT…
The recent days since the travesty at Virginia Tech has provided once again, like the aftermath of NINE-ELEVEN, a stimulus that brings us, as Americans, and particularly those associated with our academic family, closer together. On Wednesday, I…
Penn St held their Spring Game and sold thousands of Orange and Maroon t-shirts to include a student section of 800 t-shirts that spelled out the VT logo. Some stores reported 2000 shirts selling out in 30 minutes. A record crowd of 81,000 were on…
These paper hearts, each with a hand-written message of support, were available for visitors on the opening day of the April 16 exhibit in the Perspective Gallery.
Students decorate memorial stones at a "Remembering Through Art Creation" event in Squires Student Center on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. An instruction sheet for the event explained:
"Please walk through the space and choose a stone…
Stones painted on 4/16/08, A Day of Remembrance, as part of the "Remembering Through Art Creation" activities. The stones were placed outside of Squires student center, and anyone could take one.
Stones painted on 4/16/08, A Day of Remembrance, as part of the "Remembering Through Art Creation" activities. The stones were placed outside of Squires student center, and anyone could take one.