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We're praying for you
Front and back of postcard distributed by Valiant for Truth (www.valiantfortruthonline.com). Found on April 27, 2007 in Holden Hall bathroom.
Tags: holden hall, praying, support, valiant for truth
In Honor and Remembrance
Memorial to nine student victims from Virginia Tech's Department of Political Science and International Studies Program.
Back of Norris
After I got the email about the first shooting, I came to campus to get in to the radio station. I was walking by the power plant and saw 15-20 ambulances behind McBryde/Norris. I had no idea about the second shooting at this point, but the timing…
Tags: ambulances, april 16
Press Conference
Being in student media, three representatives went to the first press conference to find out what was going on. At this point we thought it was still only one shooting. Larry Hinkler saying that there were over 20 fatalities was by and large the…
Tags: april 16, flinchum, press conference, steger
Parking Lot
This is the back of the academic buildings after the press conference. I counted well over 20 ambulances on the walk back to the radio station.
Tags: ambulances, april 16
SL VT Memorial
At about 15 PM SLT/PST 16 April 2007 a group of Second Life residents started working on a memorial space for the VT-tragedy. People from all over the world helped out. This shapshot shows the InfoIsland memorial at 18 PM PST 16 April 2007 and the…
Tags: internet, memorial, second life
4.16.07
4.16.07
4.
mourning doves wooed us at dusk.
warm weather early this year,
our pear trees and dogwoods
had blossomed too soon. jonquils
bristled in auspicious clusters.
even the stateliest…
4.
mourning doves wooed us at dusk.
warm weather early this year,
our pear trees and dogwoods
had blossomed too soon. jonquils
bristled in auspicious clusters.
even the stateliest…
Beta Bridge at UVA
This picture was taken on the morning of Tuesday, April 17, 2007. UVA students had re-painted Beta Bridge on Rugby Road with maroon paint with the phrase "Hoos for Hokies" in white letters
A Difficult Time
I stopped watching all media on TV after Tuesday's convocation. I have not see the majority of the video played on NBC, but several of my VT alum friends told me about how disturbing it was. Personally, I think it would be too painful to…
Tags: blog
VT
It was a tragic day for everyone the day of the shootings on Virginia Tech. I remember coming home and being told that something was going on at Tech. I got worried because I knew so many people who were going there. I had been the campus a number of…
VT Stay Strong
Sign in front of Burruss Hall reading 'VT Stay Strong Media Stay Away.' By around this time I was sensing that this sentiment was shared by growing numbers of this community. Photo taken April 19, 2007.
Tags: burruss, Drillfield, flag, media, sign
West Springfield High School Remembers Leslie Sherman
This is the marquee sign at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia. Photograph taken on April 27, 2007 by Ronald Maggiano.
Penn St dons Orange and Maroon
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…
Tags: football, penn state
We WILL Prevail!
Friends,
There is a loss for words when one ponders on the "Virginia Tech Massacre." We cannot possibly understand why things like this happen. We cannot understand why anyone would ever want to hurt another person, let alone take a life. There…
There is a loss for words when one ponders on the "Virginia Tech Massacre." We cannot possibly understand why things like this happen. We cannot understand why anyone would ever want to hurt another person, let alone take a life. There…
Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam
Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam being interviewed on April 18,2007, two days after the Virginia Tech Tragedy.
Tags: blacksburg, mayor, ron, rordam
Angela Tincher
21 April- Angela Tincher, pitcher of the #23 ranked Virginia Tech softball team warms up to reenter the first softball game played after the tragic events of 16 April. Several softball games were too be played in Bristol, VA as part of the Stateline…
Tags: softball