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Letter of Condolence from Metropolitan State University
April, 2007
Dear Virginia Tech community,
Feeling that we truly are brothers and sisters to all of you, please know that our prayers are constantly with you as is our great sympathy.
The very difficult time you are going through is hard…
Dear Virginia Tech community,
Feeling that we truly are brothers and sisters to all of you, please know that our prayers are constantly with you as is our great sympathy.
The very difficult time you are going through is hard…
the virginia tech massacre in the media: sermons and loners
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Listening to the Virginia Memorial, and all I hear is: "God-given", "God bless you", "community", "strength", "prayers", "family", "sanctuary", "violated', and of course, here come the leaders of the religious…
Listening to the Virginia Memorial, and all I hear is: "God-given", "God bless you", "community", "strength", "prayers", "family", "sanctuary", "violated', and of course, here come the leaders of the religious…
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Tragedy Enters Our World
Tragedy enters our world
so much when it is least expected
How do we endure
The heartache after the catastrophe has occurred
We cling to our loved ones
If we are the blessed ones to survive
Yet we still are questioning
And are seeking to…
so much when it is least expected
How do we endure
The heartache after the catastrophe has occurred
We cling to our loved ones
If we are the blessed ones to survive
Yet we still are questioning
And are seeking to…
Tags: april 16, tragedy, virginia tech
Debbie Schlussel and the VT shootings
Tuesday, April 17, 2007The Bill Muehlenberg Trophy: Debbie Schlussel and the Virginia Tech ShootingsJust when you think the wingnut Right can't possibly get more insane or logic-deprived than it already is, along comes Debbie Schlussel, writing…
G-AHS students reach out to survivors of the the massacre at Virginia Tech
By Liz Vargo The Record Herald
Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:08 AM CDT
GREENCASTLE - When Greencastle-Antrim High School sophomore Kristin Reihart saw the massacre unfold at Virginia Tech in April, a chilling realization hit her - it could…
Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:08 AM CDT
GREENCASTLE - When Greencastle-Antrim High School sophomore Kristin Reihart saw the massacre unfold at Virginia Tech in April, a chilling realization hit her - it could…
Tags: fundraiser, gahs, greencastle, high school, tshirts
Hundreds attend Salem State vigil for Virginia Tech
By Meghan Griffin/salem@cnc.com
GateHouse Media
Wed Apr 25, 2007, 09:36 PM EDT
SALEM - The vigil held at Salem State College on Monday began with the most important thing, the reason some 300 students and faculty had assembled: the 32-plus…
GateHouse Media
Wed Apr 25, 2007, 09:36 PM EDT
SALEM - The vigil held at Salem State College on Monday began with the most important thing, the reason some 300 students and faculty had assembled: the 32-plus…
Tags: salem state college, vigil
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Salem State College students, staff and others at a vigil on Monday, May 23 for Virginia Tech lined up to form the VT logo. The photo will be sent to the university as a show of support, along with signed banners and wooden VT logo…
Tags: salem state college, vigil
UMW Mourns VT
By: Elizabeth Nowrouz
Posted: 4/19/07
It has been three days since April 16. Three days since maroon and orange became not just a team's colors, but a show of courage and defiance in the face of a national tragedy.
While the students,…
Posted: 4/19/07
It has been three days since April 16. Three days since maroon and orange became not just a team's colors, but a show of courage and defiance in the face of a national tragedy.
While the students,…
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Case Western Reserve University's students, faculty and staff dressed in maroon and orange and organized into a Virginia Tech logo. Case's student government and others organized this "human logo" on Friday, April 20 in support of the victims…
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Case Western Reserve University's students, faculty and staff dressed in maroon and orange and organized into a Virginia Tech logo. Case's student government and others organized this "human logo" on Friday, April 20 in support of the victims…
Virginia Tech Vigil on Castle Point II
Briana Gilmartin helps a fellow student light a candle in remembrance of the dead at Virginia Tech.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bytenik/470855687/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bytenik/470855687/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
Tags: candlelight vigil, castle point, vigil
Virginia Tech Vigil on Castle Point
The flag at Castle Point flows in the wind as students stand in memory of the dead at Virginia Tech.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bytenik/470838112/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bytenik/470838112/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
Tags: candlelight vigil, castle point, vigil
Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Posted by Helena Cobban at April 16, 2007 04:33 PM
Tragedy has struck the community at Virginia Tech, our state's "other" fine flagship university, which is located around 120 miles southwest of my hometown, Charlottesville.
Apparently a…
Tragedy has struck the community at Virginia Tech, our state's "other" fine flagship university, which is located around 120 miles southwest of my hometown, Charlottesville.
Apparently a…
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Case students, community show support for Virginia Tech
April 19, 2007
On Friday, April 20, dozens of Case Western Reserve University students and other members of the campus community became honorary "Hokies" in spirit. They wore maroon and orange - the Virginia Tech school colors - in a show of…
On Friday, April 20, dozens of Case Western Reserve University students and other members of the campus community became honorary "Hokies" in spirit. They wore maroon and orange - the Virginia Tech school colors - in a show of…
Virginia Tech Massacre
Monday, April 16, 2007
My heart and prayers go out to all of the families involved in the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. My understanding is that 33 individuals lost their lives in the massacre. What a tragedy! There is noting I can do or…
My heart and prayers go out to all of the families involved in the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. My understanding is that 33 individuals lost their lives in the massacre. What a tragedy! There is noting I can do or…
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Force of Nature
Monday, April 16, 2007
I broke down and turned on CNN to check out coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. I see there and elsewhere, without really knowing the details from this morning's mayhem, that the media are turning to the question of…
I broke down and turned on CNN to check out coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. I see there and elsewhere, without really knowing the details from this morning's mayhem, that the media are turning to the question of…
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We Need Emergency SMS Broadcasting Tools NOW!
April 16, 2007
It's been a dizzying day taking in the horrible news from Virginia Tech, just a few hours west of DC, with at least 30 people on campus killed by a lone gunman. I spent a good part of the morning running back and forth between…
It's been a dizzying day taking in the horrible news from Virginia Tech, just a few hours west of DC, with at least 30 people on campus killed by a lone gunman. I spent a good part of the morning running back and forth between…
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Toal: Sensible gun laws only way to secure a safe future for US
This is a piece written by Gerard Toal, the NOVA-based Virginia Tech Professor. It was published in the Irish Times 28/04/07.
The Irish Times
28/04/2007
Author: Gerard Toal
Title: Sensible gun laws only way to secure a safe future for US…
The Irish Times
28/04/2007
Author: Gerard Toal
Title: Sensible gun laws only way to secure a safe future for US…