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After the Ceremony
A young man and woman - likely students - are locked in an extended embrace after the close of the dedication ceremony for the intermediate memorial. Photo taken August 19, 2007.
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Bucks recount experiences
Former Buckeyes retell events of VT massacre
By: Rick Krumreig
Posted: 4/25/07
Locked down in an office. Shades drawn, lights off, TV on, laptops humming. Ambulances screaming down the street with police scattered all around, guns drawn. This is…
By: Rick Krumreig
Posted: 4/25/07
Locked down in an office. Shades drawn, lights off, TV on, laptops humming. Ambulances screaming down the street with police scattered all around, guns drawn. This is…
Cadet, Stone, and Crowd
A cadet carries one of the victim's hokie stones back to the seating area while spectators - including many members of the Marching Virginians band - look on. The stones were taken from the original memorial that sprang up after the events of…
We Are Virginia Tech
A massive crowd gathered on the drillfield for the dedication of the intermediate memorial on August 19, 2007. Many spectators escaped from the heat under shady trees. Hokies United Memorial T-Shirts were a very common sight.
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Enlightened
My youngest son, Travis Miller graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006, and my experiences goe back gto my early teens. As a woman, a Mom, and a researcher, the events of April 16, 2007, grabbed my full attention, and still do.
You see, since 1993, I…
You see, since 1993, I…
Tags: mental health, mental illness, parent, therapy
Where do we go now?
Sometimes I can be really eloquent. Giving a toast at a wedding, a briefing at work; I can really hit the post. I've been wanting to write about how I feel here for two days. But I haven't, stopped by disbelief, the taxes I couldn't bring…
Tags: blogs, international studies, alumni, blog
[Untitled]
Over Memorial Day weekend flowers, ribbons and condolences continued to occupy the drillfield in front of Burruss Hall
Tags: Drillfield, flowers, mementos, memorial, ribbons
Dedication Day
View of the intermediate memorial, color guard, and crowd during the dedication ceremony on August 19, 2007. Members of the Marching Virginians are visible at the front of the crowd. Spectators are also visible in the distance, on the top of the War…
The Morning After Dedication
Shortly after 8 AM on Monday, August 20 - the first day of classes - a group of cadets makes their way across a largely empty drillfield. The intermediate memorial, visible center right, was dedicated the previous day. The large tent used for the…
Tags: cadets, Drillfield, intermediate memorial, tent
You Fit Here
Early on the morning of Monday, August 20 - the first day of Fall 2007 classes - a large banner reading "You Fit Here" is on display near the War Memorial Chapel. The drillfield, intermediate memorial, and Burruss Hall are visible in the background.…
Laying Flowers
On the morning of Monday, August 20 - the first day of Fall 2007 classes - an unidentified visitor places a white daisy next to each victim's hokie stone at the intermediate memorial. The memorial had been formally dedicated the previous day.…
Tags: daisies, flowers, hokie stones, intermediate memorial, wreath
Create a Violence-Free Society
By Marissa Camilon
Staff Writer
Amidst the midterms, papers and parties, college students can find it hard to believe that just a 20-minute period can actually make our lives stress-free and easier. This was the message that was…
Staff Writer
Amidst the midterms, papers and parties, college students can find it hard to believe that just a 20-minute period can actually make our lives stress-free and easier. This was the message that was…
Welcome Home Hokies!
Message of support from Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, on display in Major Williams Hall. Many copies of this poster were put up before the start of the Fall 2007 semester.
Fast Capitalism 3.1 - Special Issue on Virginia Tech
Fast Capitalism - Issue 3.1 - 2007
Special Issue on Virginia Tech
To: Multiple Recipients: 'There is a Gunman on Campus'
Timothy W. Luke
Mediated Ritual on Academic Ground
Neal King
A Hokies' Lament: American Social…
Special Issue on Virginia Tech
To: Multiple Recipients: 'There is a Gunman on Campus'
Timothy W. Luke
Mediated Ritual on Academic Ground
Neal King
A Hokies' Lament: American Social…
Pathways to Resilience Workshops
To: Deans, Department Heads, and University Center Directors
From: Terry Wildman (wiley@vt.edu), Director, CEUT
Please Distribute Widely
The Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is pleased to offer the following workshop for…
From: Terry Wildman (wiley@vt.edu), Director, CEUT
Please Distribute Widely
The Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is pleased to offer the following workshop for…
Tags: ceut, crisis, growth, pathways to resilience, survival, traumatic events
Erin's Hokie Stone
Erin Nicole Peterson's etched hokie stone at the memorial on the drillfield, surrounded by flowers and notes. The photo was taken on Monday, August 20, 2007, the first day of Fall 2007 classes. The memorial had been dedicated the previous…