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Flowers around Hokie stone memorial site
After the shooting,people volunteered to come to campus and placed flowers and gifts around the Hokie stone memorial site to remember the victims.
Tags: flowers, Hokie stone, memorial site, victims
Flower card
A card with each victim's name and a flower.
Caption says:
"This letter was sent from an Amish woman who has, herself and within her community, experienced tremendous loss. It is often individuals such as these who feel the most need to…
Caption says:
"This letter was sent from an Amish woman who has, herself and within her community, experienced tremendous loss. It is often individuals such as these who feel the most need to…
Florets of remembrance
People tied yellow florets on the poles around the campus.
Photo taken April 19,2007
Photo taken April 19,2007
Tags: campus, florets, remembrance
Flags on War Memorial Chapel
On April 24, one week after the shooting, people hung numerous flags on the War Memorial Chapel to remember the victims
Tags: war memorial chapel
Flags at Half Staff
These flags flew at half-staff in front of the Metropolition Art Museum in New York City the weekend after the shootings at Virginia Tech, showing national solidarity and support for the University.
Tags: flags, metropolitan museum of art, new york
Flags at Blacksburg Baptist Church
Flags at Blacksburg Baptist Church
Photo taken by Min Jae Lee, 9.18.2007
Photo taken by Min Jae Lee, 9.18.2007
Tags: blacksburg baptist church, flags
Flags
The Blacksburg Baptist Church posted 32 flags on South Main in remembrance of the 32 victims.
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe
Tags: blacksburg baptist church, flags, memorial
Flag
On display at the Perspective Gallery.
This flag was flown at half-mast beside the Statue of Liberty and then sent to Virginia Tech by the Department of the Interior.
This flag was flown at half-mast beside the Statue of Liberty and then sent to Virginia Tech by the Department of the Interior.
Tags: flag, perspective gallery, squires
First pitch
First pitch at Yankees vs. Hokies game.
Photo by George Norton.
Photo by George Norton.
Tags: baseball game, english field, yankees
Firetruck
An orange and maroon ribbon with the words "In Loving Memory" adorns the front of a Blacksburg firetruck that was at the commemoration ceremony on 4/16/08.
Tags: anniversary, commemoration, fire truck
Finger-pointing won’t answer problem of evil
GateHouse Media
Tue Apr 24, 2007, 10:41 AM CDT
BLACKSBURG, Va. -
A tragedy the magnitude of last week's mass murder in Blacksburg, Va., prompt most of us to ask serious questions. What compelled a student to kill 32 people on the Virginia…
Tue Apr 24, 2007, 10:41 AM CDT
BLACKSBURG, Va. -
A tragedy the magnitude of last week's mass murder in Blacksburg, Va., prompt most of us to ask serious questions. What compelled a student to kill 32 people on the Virginia…
Tags: commentary, evil, loners
Finding meaning in tragedy
By Brandon McGinley
Princetonian Columnist
As the epigraph for "The Brothers Karamazov," Fyodor Dostoevsky presented John 12:24:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone:…
Princetonian Columnist
As the epigraph for "The Brothers Karamazov," Fyodor Dostoevsky presented John 12:24:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone:…
Tags: grief, literature, loss, princeton, tragedy
Final Week: BU to review policies for campus security
Emergency notification system a main goal
By: Lisa Davis
Posted: 5/2/07
After Boston University felt the impact of several tragedies that brought into question the level of campus safety, officials say they will continue to review their safety…
By: Lisa Davis
Posted: 5/2/07
After Boston University felt the impact of several tragedies that brought into question the level of campus safety, officials say they will continue to review their safety…
Final Score
Final scoreboard at English field on March 18, 2008.
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Tags: baseball game, english field, scoreboard, yankees
Film violence not funny
By: Doug Gill
Posted: 5/7/07
I love British comedies. So I just had to see "Hot Fuzz" a couple weeks ago.
It's the latest action-comedy-murder-mystery-thriller from the makers of "Shaun of the Dead," directed by Edgar Wright and starring…
Posted: 5/7/07
I love British comedies. So I just had to see "Hot Fuzz" a couple weeks ago.
It's the latest action-comedy-murder-mystery-thriller from the makers of "Shaun of the Dead," directed by Edgar Wright and starring…
Field for Yankee's Game
View of English field during Yankees vs. Hokies game on March 18, 2008.
Photo by Roger Gupta.
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Original Source: http://flickr.com/photos/spector1/2351506608/
Photo by Roger Gupta.
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Original Source: http://flickr.com/photos/spector1/2351506608/
Tags: baseball game, english field, yankees
Festival to honor local Virginia Tech shooting victim
By PALMYRA COURIER-JOURNAL
Posted: Jun 25, 08:50 AM EDT
PALMYRA — "What can I do to help?"
That was the question on many local lips following the death of Mary Karen Read in the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech University on April…
Posted: Jun 25, 08:50 AM EDT
PALMYRA — "What can I do to help?"
That was the question on many local lips following the death of Mary Karen Read in the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech University on April…
Tags: festival, palmyra, read, scholarship