How to Stop a Killer
description: April 18th, 2007 by Ben The tragic massacre this week at Virginia Tech will be one of those events that you will remember how you first heard the news, where you were when you heard it, and what you were doing at the time. Like September 11, 2001, it will stick to the national memory for the rest of our lives. The shooting was the most violent act perpetrated on American soil since September 11. Coming almost eight years to the day after the Columbine shootings, the VT murders are the latest and most violent example of the psychotic, suicidal student rampage. Like Columbine, the VT shooter, now identified as senior English major Cho Seung-hui, was calculated and cunning. He chained potential exits shut to prevent possible escape routes. He was carrying multiple clips of ammo. He lined up students and shot them execution-style. On the Monday night newscasts, the networks went all-out, providing coverage with limited commercial interruption, and many reported directly from the campus. If you listened carefully you probably heard the most repeated phrase of the night: "This is the worst incident of gun violence in American history." This is true. But the story really has very little to do with guns. Did the anchors get hung up on "the worst incident of airplane hijacking" angle when covering September 11? The story has everything to do with a psychotic "loner" who decided it would be better to take as many innocent people with him when he ended his own worthless life. Acts of mass murder always follow a predictable pattern. First, there is the period of shock. Depending on the magnitude of the incident, this phase can last for days, even weeks. Then there is the healing process: the dead are mourned and remembered, moments of silence are observed around the country. Finally, there is the "let's-not-let this-happen-again" phase. With September 11, this phase was complex and expensive. More airport security. "No-fly" lists. Federal air marshals. All of these steps have d…
creator: Ben Blanton
date: 2007-05-26
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5
language: eng

Hubo actos heroicos en medio de la masacre de la universidad
description: Publicado por Patricia Zengerle 18.04.2007 - 08:05h BLACKSBURG, EEUU (Reuters) - En medio del horror vivido en la Universidad Tecnológica de Virginia también se registraron momentos de heroísmo, como el protagonizado por un anciano profesor superviviente del Holocausto que dio su vida para proteger a los estudiantes. Liviu Librescu, de doble nacionalidad israelí y estadounidense y que nació en Rumania, se mudó hace dos décadas a Estados Unidos, donde daba clases en el Departamento de Ingeniería Científica y Mecánica en el Instituto Politécnico de Virginia y en la Universidad del Estado. Aunque tenía 76 años y había superado hace mucho tiempo la edad para jubilarse, todavía daba clases en la Universidad Tecnológica cuando el lunes surgió el caos en Norris Hall, el edificio del campus donde un hombre armado identificado como Cho Seung-Hui, de 23 años, abrió fuego y mató a 32 personas antes de suicidarse. Los estudiantes describieron cómo Librescu usó su cuerpo para bloquear una puerta frente a Cho para que ellos pudieran escapar saltando por la ventana de la clase, que se encontraba en un segundo piso. Algunos se rompieron la pierna al caer, pero sobrevivieron. Librescu murió tiroteado durante el asalto. Se ha creado un santuario improvisado para el fallecido profesor en el campus, con flores y una fotografía suya. 'Era un hombre excepcionalmente tolerante que fue el mentor para académicos de todo nuestro convulsionado mundo', afirmó Ishwar Puri, jefe de su departamento, en una declaración escrita que fue enviada a la prensa. Estudiantes que sobrevivieron a la masacre en Norris Hall hablaron sobre conserjes de la universidad que, mientras Cho abría fuego en el segundo piso, corrieron a ayudar a otros en lugar de salvarse. 'Los conserjes llegaron corriendo y les dijeron a todos que salieran', dijo Nick Vozza, de 20 años, quien estaba en el sótano del edificio cuando Cho inició el tiroteo dos pisos más arriba. En una clase de alemán, uno…
creator: Patricia Zengerle
date: 2007-08-06
contributor: Elva Orozco
rights: Creative Commons Reconocimiento 2.1 España
language: spa

Hundreds attend Salem State vigil for Virginia Tech
description: 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 victims of the Virginia Tech shooting. Michael Mitchell, president of the Student Government Association, started the vigil by reading each of the victims' names. "We will keep them in our hearts forever," said Mitchell. The students and staff who congregated on the lawn of Salem State's Central Campus were there to show their compassion and support in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech University massacre. The hundreds who gathered at Salem State held candles, and they were all outfitted in custom made T-shirts displaying the Virginia Tech logo on the front and the phrase, "Today We Are All Hokies," on the back in honor of the university's mascot. Candles lined the walkway leading to Central Campus, and empathetic students stood in groups as they tried to make sense of the tragedy. The disaster unfolded April 16, at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. The nation was shocked to hear that a student open fired and claimed the lives of 32 innocent victims, including 20-year-old Ross Alameddine of Saugus, before turning the gun on himself. Salem State's commemoration began at 7 p.m., one week after the massacre. Mitchell, who played a large role in organizing the event, extended thanks to all those who helped organize the vigil, and to the Residence Hall Association for producing the T-shirts. President Nancy Harrington, who will retire at the end of the school year, addressed the situation and called the mayhem at Virginia Tech, "immeasurable." It is important for students to remain united in order to stay strong, she told the crowd. The vigil brought forward the realization that a disaster could strike unexpectedly at any time, and that no one is fully protected. "We hope and we pray that this is a safe campus," Harrington s…
creator: Meghan Griffin / GateHouse Media
date: 2007-05-21
contributor: Brent Jesiek
language: eng

ì •ì‹ 과 ì˜ì‚¬ê°€ ë¶„ì„í•œ ‘버지니아 비극과 ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬’
description: 미국 버지니아공대 ì´ê¸° 난사 ì‚¬ê±´ì— 대한 ê¸°ì‚¬ë“¤ì„ ë³´ê³ 있으면 ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ 결과는 ë„ˆë¬´ë„ ìžëª…í•œ ë° 반해 ì „ê°œ ê³¼ì •ì€ ìƒëŒ€ì 으로 명료하게 ì—°ê²°ì´ 안 ë˜ëŠ” ë¶€ë¶„ì´ 많다는 ìƒê°ì´ ë“ 다. 보다 ë” 모호한 ê²ƒì€ ë²”ì¸ìœ¼ë¡œ ë°í˜€ì§„ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ì”¨ì˜ 범행 ë™ê¸°ì´ê³ ê¶ê·¹ì 으로는 '그가 과연 어떤 ì‚¬ëžŒì´ì—ˆëŠ”ê°€'ì— 대한 í•´ë‹µì´ë‹¤. 과연 어떤 ì‚¬ëžŒì´ì—ˆê¸°ì— ìƒì‹ì ì¸ ìˆ˜ì¤€ì—ì„œëŠ” ë„ì €ížˆ ì´í•´í• 수 없는 ì‚¬ê±´ì„ ì¼ìœ¼í‚¨ ê²ƒì¼ê¹Œ? ì£½ì€ ì´ì— 관한 ê¸€ì„ 쓴다는 ê²ƒì€ 매우 조심스럽다. 지금까지 ë°í˜€ì§„ ê·¸ì˜ í–‰ì 과 그가 남긴 ë‹¨ì„œë“¤ì„ 통해 누가 어떤 ì¶”ì¸¡ì„ í•œë‹¤ê³ í•´ë„ ê·¸ê²ƒì€ 단지 ì¶”ë¡ ì¼ ë¿ì´ë‹¤. 그 성근 ì¶”ë¡ 들 ì‚¬ì´ë¥¼ 메우는 ì§„ì‹¤ì´ë¼ëŠ” ê²ƒì€ 결국 ì•„ë¬´ë„ 모르는 ì¼ì¼ ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì´ 많다. 단지 그가 살아 있는 ë™ì•ˆì— ê²ªì—ˆì„ 수 있는 ì–´ë ¤ì›€ë“¤ì„ 조금 ì¼ë°˜í™”í•´ ë´„ìœ¼ë¡œì¨ 우리 ì‚¬íšŒì— ë˜ 다른 ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ê°€ ì¶œí˜„í• ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì„ ì¤„ì´ë ¤ëŠ” ì‹œë„ë¥¼ 해보는 ê²ƒì´ ê³ 작 남아 있는 ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì´ í• 수 있는 ìµœì„ ì¼ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. 몇 가지 키워드로 그를 추측해본다. ì„ 언(Manifesto) ë³´ë„ì— ì˜í•˜ë©´ 그는 첫 번째와 ë‘ 번째 범행 ì‚¬ì´ì˜ ë‘ 시간 ë™ì•ˆ NBC ë°©ì†¡êµ­ì— ìžì‹ ì˜ 'ì„ ì–¸'ì„ ë‹´ì€ 비디오를 만들어 보냈다. 그가 ë¹„ë””ì˜¤ì—ì„œ 보여준 ê²ƒì€ êµ³ì€ í‘œì •, ê²©ì•™ë˜ì–´ 있지만 ì–´ì¡°ì˜ 변화가 없는 목소리, "가진 ìžë“¤"ì´ëž€ ë§ë¡œ ì§ìž‘í• 수 있는 íƒ€ì¸ì— 대한 ì 개심과 ê±°ì˜ ë§ìƒì— 가까운 ìˆ˜ì¤€ì˜ í”¼í•´ì‚¬ê³ , 예수가 ìžì‹ ì„ 박해했다거나 ë¨¸ë¦¿ì†ì— ì•”ì„ 집어넣었다는 다소 기괴한 ë‚´ìš©ì˜ ì´ì•¼ê¸°ë“¤, 앞뒤가 잘 맞지 않는 ì‚¬ê³ (æ€è€ƒ)ì˜ íë¦„, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ 뭔가 ê³µê°í•˜ê¸° íž˜ë“ ì •ì„œ ë“±ì´ì—ˆë‹¤. ì •ì‹ 과 ì˜ì‚¬ì˜ 눈으로 ë¹„ë””ì˜¤ì— 나타난 ëª¨ìŠµì„ 보면, ê·¸ì˜ ì •ì‹ ì—ëŠ” ì‹¬ê°í•œ ê· í˜•ì˜ ìƒì‹¤, 즉 ì¼ì¢…ì˜ ì •ì‹ ë³‘ì  ìƒíƒœê°€ ë‚˜íƒ€ë‚¬ìŒì— 틀림없어 ë³´ì¸ë‹¤. ì´ 비디오를 보는 ì¼ë°˜ì¸ì´ 'ì •ì‹ ë³‘ì€ í­ë ¥ì ì´ê³ 위험하다'는 ì˜¤í…
creator: Hee Jeong Yoo
date: 2007-10-19
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

ì €ì—´í•œ 악마성 … ì•…ì€ ì•…ì´ë‹¤
description: 1995년 9월 19ì¼ 뉴욕 타임스와 워싱턴 í¬ìŠ¤íŠ¸ì— ê°ê° 232ê°œì˜ í…Œì œì™€ 36ê°œì˜ ê°ì£¼ë¡œ êµ¬ì„±ëœ 3ë§Œ5000ë‹¨ì–´(200ìž ì›ê³ 지 800쪽) ë¶„ëŸ‰ì˜ ìž¥ë¬¸ì´ 통째로 ì‹¤ë ¸ë‹¤. ì´ë¦„í•˜ì—¬ 'ìœ ë‚˜ë°”ë¨¸ì˜ ì„ ì–¸ë¬¸'ì´ì—ˆë‹¤. ìœ ë‚˜ë°”ë¨¸ë¼ê³ 불리는 ì§€ëŠ¥ì ì¸ í­íƒ„í…ŒëŸ¬ë²”ì´ ë” ì´ìƒ 테러를 ì €ì§€ë¥´ì§€ ì•Šê² 다는 조건으로 양대 ì‹ ë¬¸ì— ìž¥ë¬¸ì˜ ì„ ì–¸ë¬¸ì„ ì‹£ë„ë¡ ìš”êµ¬í–ˆê³ , 미 연방수사국(FBI)과 양대 ì‹ 문사가 í˜‘ì˜ë¥¼ ê±°ì³ '울며 ê²¨ìžë¨¹ê¸°'ë¡œ 그 ì „ë¬¸ì„ ê²Œìž¬í–ˆë˜ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. ë¬¼ë¡ 그 ì„ ì–¸ë¬¸ì˜ 게재 ê²°ì •ì´ ë” ì´ìƒì˜ ì¸ëª…í”¼í•´ë¥¼ 막았다는 ê¸ì •ì ì¸ í‰ê°€ë„ 없진 않았다. 하지만 ì˜¤ížˆë ¤ 그보다는 ì–¸ë¡ ì´ 결국 í…ŒëŸ¬ë¦¬ìŠ¤íŠ¸ì˜ 어거지 ìžê¸°ì„ ì „ì— ì§€ë©´ì„ 내주며 역으로 ì´ìš©ë‹¹í–ˆë‹¤ëŠ” ë¹„íŒì´ 강하게 ì œê¸°ë˜ê¸°ë„ 했다. 한마디로 악마성과 타협한 ê²ƒì— 대한 질타였다. 버지니아공대 참사를 ì €ì§€ë¥¸ ìž¥ë³¸ì¸ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ë„ 1차 범행 ì§í›„ 미국 NBCë°©ì†¡ì— 1800단어 ë¶„ëŸ‰ì˜ 횡설수설하는 글과 43ìž¥ì˜ 사진, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ 24분 ë¶„ëŸ‰ì˜ ë™ì˜ìƒ ë“±ì´ 담긴 ì†Œí¬ë¥¼ 보냈다. NBCë°©ì†¡ì€ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ê°€ 보낸 꾸러미를 '멀티미디어 ë§¤ë‹ˆíŽ˜ìŠ¤í† (Manifesto)', 즉 멀티미디어 ì„ ì–¸ë¬¸ì´ë¼ ì´ë¦„ë¶™ì—¬ 공개했다. 국내 ì–¸ë¡ 역시 ì •ë„ì˜ ì°¨ì´ëŠ” 있지만 대부분 ì´ê²ƒì„ 그대로 받아 ìœ í¬ì‹œì¼°ë‹¤. 한마디로 ë¯¸ì¹˜ê´‘ì´ì˜ êµë¬˜í•˜ê³ ê¸°ë§Œì ì¸ ìžê¸° 합리화와 ê³¼ëŒ€ë§ìƒì ì¸ ì„ ì „ì „ì— ê±°ì˜ ëª¨ë“ ì–¸ë¡ ì´ 놀아나 버린 ê¼´ì´ ë¼ ë²„ë ¸ë‹¤. 그나마 ìœ ë‚˜ë°”ë¨¸ì˜ ì„ ì–¸ë¬¸ì€ ì „ì²´ì ì¸ ë…¼ì§€ì—ì„œëŠ” 편견과 왜곡, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ 과장으로 ì ì² ë˜ì—ˆì§€ë§Œ ë¶€ë¶„ì 으로는 ì •êµí•˜ê²Œ 현대 ê¸°ìˆ ì‚°ì—…ì‹œëŒ€ì˜ ë³‘íë¥¼ 짚어낸 ì¸¡ë©´ì´ 없지 않았다. 하지만 ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ì˜ ê²ƒì€ ê·¸ê²ƒê³¼ë„ ë¹„êµí• 수 ì—†ì„ ì •ë„ë‹¤. ìœ 치하다 못해 조악하다. ê·¸ê²ƒì€ 길게 ë§í• 가치조차 없는 'ì•…ë§ˆì„±ì˜ ì¶”ì ‘í•œ ë°°ì„¤ë¬¼'ì¼ ë”°ë¦„ì´ë‹¤. 우리가 그 ë°°ì„¤ë¬¼ì„ 헤집어 그가 ë¬´ì—‡ì„ 먹었는지를 ë¶„ì„í• í•˜ë“±ì…
creator: Jin Hong Chung
date: 2007-10-23
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

I can only say the title is That Day
description: I have a daughter who on April 16 was freshman at Virginia Tech and she was safely in her dorm when the terrible events at A-J and Norris Hall took place. She had been on the road Sunday night and I called her to check up on her. Even though I had been on the phone with my daughter as early as 9:50 am (before we both knew what was going on, she has a noon class on Mondays and was just waking up for the day) and knew she was safe in her dorm, the entire day was difficult for me because of all the uncertainty of events. During the rest of the morning, she kept me posted by email and once text messaged her and said "stay away from the windows!" ...but I still felt quite helpless and upset that I could not be there to protect my daughter. The Internet was my main source for information as it filtered the news through bit by bit. I wanted to know more and to know faster, I called WTOP radio station and asked them, they said they have a person on the way down. As far as I knew, maybe they arrested the gunman, but maybe there was a gunman lose somewhere on the campus, how long would it be before they solve this and find the person, or PERSONS? Then more reports came out, "there are multiple casualties." I was thinking, what is this? What is going on? How could this be, are things under control? I jumped to the websites of the Roanoke TV stations and the Ronaoke newspaper, wanting the answers to my question. Then I walked over to my company's corporate department and asked them to turn on their TV because something is going on at Virginia Tech. Still, news was only trickling out. Then the numbers were announced, first 21, then more and by the end of the day 32 plus the gunman. My daughter left that evening for home, but I would not see her until Thursday evening because of my business travels and was working in metro DC away from home. On Thursday morning I remember seeing a flag at half-mask. I had a few tears and thought, it's sinking in. When I finally got home to my fro…
creator: Shelton Cartwright Jr
date: 2007-05-02
contributor: Shelton Cartwright Jr
language: eng

I Know Them Well Through My Mortality
description: My mortality, there it is, right there in my mind. I feel the fear of loss of life. How close proximity to death, to my own death, I have come. At first, as I discovered the reality of the killing that had happened at Virginia Tech, where I work and rarely teach, I wondered how is it that I'm 1700 miles away in the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean. Why aren't I in the middle of the chaos in Blacksburg? Was it some higher power that kept me away for a reason? What might that reason be? How might I serve the purposes of that higher power? Is this a sign that I am to leave Blacksburg for some new life, somehow directed by this force now taking root in the separation between me and the horror happening in Blacksburg? Or am I the person who is to watch from afar the early trauma at VT, to return to be some help as the witness? Is this somehow directing me to strengthen my commitment to a mission of creating a world of connection by empowering acceptance and authenticity in myself and others? What can be my purpose from this point on? Then I felt a pull. What am I doing here in the Caribbean when I'm losing my connection with the people I care about and love in Blacksburg? Might I stop my vacation now and return to be of some support? And I felt confused by the countering push back. No, who am I to think I can be of any help to those I don't even know. And what about my own sense of sanity and well-being, wouldn't that suffer if I cut off my vacation to respond to something I can not even begin to grasp? When confronted with people offering sympathies because they discovered we were from "there", I tried to empathize with their need to express their horror at what being from that place must be like, and their wish that they could be of some help. I wonder if it might have been clear had I said, "I appreciate your disgust and sadness, because I get that you want this to have never happened and wish you could somehow be of help to those who are suffering, and maybe you're af…
creator: Tom Caruso
date: 2007-05-02
contributor: Tom Caruso
language: eng

ì´í•´ì¸ 수녀, 버지니아 참사 추모시
description: ì´í•´ì¸ 수녀, 버지니아 참사 추모시 [ì¤‘ì•™ì¼ë³´] 사랑과 ìš©ì„œì˜ ì‹œì¸ ì´í•´ì¸(61.ì‚¬ì§„) 수녀가 버지니아공대 참사 ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ í¬ìƒìžë¥¼ ì• ë„í•˜ëŠ” 추모시 'ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ë”›ê³ '를 ë³¸ì§€ì— 보내왔다. 수녀는 ì´ë²ˆ 참사를 지켜보며 "늘 우리만 ë¨¼ì € ìƒê°í•˜ëŠ” 옹졸한 ì´ê¸°ì‹¬ì„ ìš©ì„œë°›ê³ ì‹¶ë‹¤"ê³ ì „í–ˆë‹¤. ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ë”›ê³ ë°”ëžŒì— í©ë‚ 리는 ë²šê½ƒìžŽì„ 보며 í•˜ì—¼ì—†ì´ 한숨만 쉬는 4월입니다 ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ 슬픔 ì†ì— 우리는 지금 어떻게 울어야 í•˜ê² 습니까 어떻게 ê¸°ë„í•´ì•¼ í•˜ê² 습니까 í•œêµ­ì˜ ì•„ë“¤ì´ ìœ ì´íƒ„ì— 맞아 무참히 í¬ìƒë‹¹í•œ ê°€ì¡±ë“¤ì„ 부르며 ì ˆê·œí•˜ê³ 통곡하는 ì´ë“¤ì—ê²Œ ì–´ë– 한 ë§ë¡œ 위로를 해야 í• 지 알지 못합니다 왜 ì´ëŸ° ì¼ì´ ì¼ì–´ë‚˜ì•¼ 하는지 í˜„ì‹¤ì´ 아닌 ê¿ˆì´ë©´ ì¢‹ê² ë‹¤ê³ í•˜ëŠ˜ì„ ì›ë§í•´ë„ 소용없는 답답함과 안타까움으로 ìž 안 오는 ë‚ 들입니다 'ì§€ê¸ˆì€ 그 누구를 íƒ“í• 때가 ì•„ë‹ˆê³ ì„œë¡œì˜ ìŠ¬í””ì„ í¬ì˜¹í•´ì•¼ í• ë•Œ'ë¼ë©° ì¶”ëª¨ì˜ ì´›ë¶ˆì„ 켜는 버지니아 ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì—ê²Œ ë‘ê³ ë‘ê³ ì €ì£¼í•´ë„ ì‹œì›ì°®ì„ ì‚´ì¸ìžì˜ ì´ë¦„ê¹Œì§€ í¬ìƒìžë“¤ê³¼ 나란히 ì¶”ëª¨ì˜ ëŒì— 새겨 ë‘ê³ '네가 ê·¸ë¦¬ë„ ë„ì›€ì´ 필요했는지 ëª°ëžë‹¤ 네 ê°€ì¡±ì˜ í‰í™”ë¥¼ 빈다'는 쪽지를 ì 어 놓는 그 ë„“ê³ 따뜻한 ë§ˆìŒë“¤ì—ê²Œ 'ì •ë§ 죄송합니다 ìš©ì„œí•˜ì‹­ì‹œì˜¤'ë¼ê³ 울면서 ë‹¬ë ¤ê°€ ê³ ë§ˆì›€ì˜ 악수를 ì²­í•˜ê³ 싶습니다 함께 ìŠ¬í¼í•˜ëŠ” ê²ƒì´ 어떤 ê²ƒì¸ì§€ 위로와 용서는 어떻게 하는 ê²ƒì¸ì§€ ë§Œì¸ì—ê²Œ í•œë§ˆìŒìœ¼ë¡œ 보여 주는 그 í˜„ì‹¤ì ì¸ 용기와 지혜 ì•žì—ì„œ í–‰ì—¬ë¼ë„ 우리가 ë¯¼ì¡±ì 으로 피해를 ë³´ê³ ë¶ˆì´ìµì„ ë‹¹í• 까 노심초사한 그 시간들조차 ë¶€ë„ëŸ½ê²Œ 여겨집니다 늘 우리만 ë¨¼ì € ìƒê°í•˜ëŠ” ì˜¹ì¡¸í•˜ê³ ì–´ë¦¬ì„ì€ ì´ê¸°ì‹¬ì„ ìš©ì„œë°›ê³ 싶습니다 ì´ ë¶€ë„ëŸ¬ìš´ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ë”›ê³ 우리는 ì´ì œ 좀 ë” ë”°ëœ»í•˜ê³ ê´€ëŒ€í•˜ê³ í­ ë„“ì€ ê¸°ë„ì˜ ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì´ ë˜ë ¤ 합니다 ë³´ì´ì§€ 않는 ì´ì›ƒì˜ 아픔과 슬픔과 악
creator: Hae In Lee
date: 2007-10-22
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

시청앞 광장 버지니아공대 í¬ìƒìž 추모 ë¬¸í™”ì œ
description: 미국 ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì´ê¸° 난사 사건으로 숨진 í¬ìƒìžë“¤ì˜ ë„‹ì„ 기리는 추모 ë¬¸í™”ì œê°€ 21ì¼ 밤 ì„œìš¸ê´‘ìž¥ì—ì„œ 열린다. ì„ ì§„í™”êµ­ë¯¼íšŒì˜ì™€ ìž¬í–¥êµ°ì¸íšŒ 등 200여개 보수 ì„±í–¥ì˜ 시민단체는 ì´ë‚ 오후 7시부터 시청 앞 ì„œìš¸ê´‘ìž¥ì—ì„œ 대규모 촛불 ë¬¸í™”ì œë¥¼ 개최한다. 버지니아 공대 ë™ë¬¸ì„ 비롯해 ê° 단체 í™œë™ê°€, ì¼ë°˜ 시민 등 2ì²œì—¬ëª…ì´ ì°¸ê°€í• 것으로 ë³´ì´ëŠ” 추모 ë¬¸í™”ì œì—ì„œëŠ” 김지하 ì‹œì¸ì˜ 추모시가 ë‚­ë…ë˜ê³ ì§„í˜¼ì¶¤ë„ ì„ ë³´ì¼ ì˜ˆì •ì´ë‹¤. 집회 ì£¼ìµœì¸¡ì€ ì´ë‚ ì„œìš¸ê´‘ìž¥ì— 버지니아 공대 ì´ê²© 참사 í¬ìƒìž 32ëª…ì˜ 분향소를 ì„¤ì¹˜í•˜ê³ 미국으로 보낼 ì¡°ì˜ê¸ˆì„ í˜„ìž¥ì—ì„œ 모금받는다. ì„ ì§„í™”êµ­ë¯¼íšŒì˜ 권태근 ì‚¬ë¬´ë¶€ì´ìž¥ì€ "ë¯¸êµ­ì— 한국 êµë¯¼ì€ ë¬¼ë¡ ìœ í•™ìƒë“¤ë„ ë§Žì´ 나가 있어 버지니아 ì´ê²© 참사를 ë‚¨ì˜ ì¼ë¡œë§Œ 볼 수 없다"며 "ì£¼ìµœì¸¡ì€ ìžë¦¬ë§Œ ë§Œë“¤ê³ 최대한 ì¼ë°˜ ì‹œë¯¼ë“¤ì´ ë§Žì´ ì°¸ì„í• 수 ìžˆë„ë¡ ë¬¸í™”ì œë¥¼ ì§„í–‰í• ê³„íš"ì´ë¼ê³ ë°í˜”ë‹¤. -- Original Source: Yonhap News/Chosun Ilbo http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/04/21/2007042100168.html
creator: Yonhap News
date: 2007-12-06
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

í‰í™” 메시지 ì „ë‹¬í•˜ëŠ” 존 ë ˆë„Œì˜ 피아노
description: 미국 í˜„ì¶©ì¼ì¸ 지난 5ì›”28ì¼ 32ëª…ì˜ ë¬´ê³ 한 ìƒëª…ì„ 앗아간 ì´ê¸°ë‚œì‚¬ì‚¬ê±´ì´ ë²Œì–´ì¡Œë˜ 버지니아 ê³µëŒ€(ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í…) êµë‚´ì— ë‚¡ì€ 피아노 한대가 놓여있었다. ìž¿ë¹›ì´ ë„ëŠ” ê°ˆìƒ‰ì„ 가진 ìŠ¤íƒ€ì¸ì›¨ì´ ì˜µë¼ì´íŠ¸í˜• 피아노. ë¹„í‹€ìŠ¤ì˜ ë©¤ë²„ì˜€ë˜ 존 ë ˆë„Œì´ í‰í™”ì™€ ì¹˜ìœ 를 노래한 'ì´ë§¤ì§„(Imagine)'ì„ ìž‘ê³¡í• 때 ì‚¬ìš©í–ˆë˜ 피아노였다. 멀리 워싱턴 D.C.ì—ì„œ 찾아온 ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì„ í¬í•¨í•´ ë§Žì€ ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì€ 한 í•™ìƒì˜ 광기가 빚어낸 ë¹„ê·¹ì˜ í˜„ìž¥ì—ì„œ 존 ë ˆë„Œì´ ì´ë§¤ì§„ì„ 통해 ì•Œë¦¬ê³ ì‹¶ì—ˆë˜ í‰í™”ì™€ ì¹˜ìœ ì˜ 메시지를 ë˜ìƒˆê²¼ë‹¤. ì›”ìŠ¤íŠ¸ë¦¬íŠ¸ì €ë„ì€ 미국 내 ì°¸í˜¹í–ˆë˜ ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ í˜„ìž¥ì— 존 ë ˆë„Œì˜ 피아노를 ì „ì‹œí•˜ëŠ” ê¸°ì´í•˜ì§€ë§Œ ì˜ë¯¸ 있는 행사가 ë²Œì–´ì§€ê³ ìžˆë‹¤ê³ 2ì¼ ë³´ë„í–ˆë‹¤. ì´ë²ˆ ì „ì‹œíšŒëŠ” ëŒˆëŸ¬ìŠ¤ì—ì„œ 열린 ì „ìŸì‚¬ì§„ ì „ì‹œíšŒì— ë‚´ë†“ì€ 존 ë ˆë„Œì˜ 피아노가 주는 í‰í™”ì˜ ë©”ì‹œì§€ì—ì„œ ì˜ê°ì„ ì–»ì€ ì˜êµ­ 가수 조지 ë§ˆì´í´ê³¼ ê·¸ì˜ 오랜 íŒŒíŠ¸ë„ˆì¸ 케니 ê³ 스가 ê¸°íší•œ 것으로 미국 내 ë¹„ê·¹ì˜ í˜„ìž¥ë§Œì„ ì „ì‹œìž¥ì†Œë¡œ ì‚¼ê³ 있다. 존 ë ˆë„Œì˜ 피아노는 지난 4개월 ë™ì•ˆ ì´ê¸°ë‚œì‚¬ì˜ í˜„ìž¥ì¸ 버지니아공대를 비롯, í—ˆë¦¬ì¼€ì¸ 카트리나로 íŒŒê´´ëœ 뉴올리언스, 마틴 루터 킹 목사가 암살당한 ë©¤í”¼ìŠ¤ì˜ 모텔, ì—ì´ë¸ŒëŸ¬ì—„ ë§ì»¨ ëŒ€í†µë ¹ì´ ì•”ì‚´ëœ ì›Œì‹±í„´ì˜ í¬ë“œê·¹ìž¥, ì˜¤í´ë¼í˜¸ë§ˆì‹œí‹° í­íƒ„í…ŒëŸ¬ 10주년 ì¶”ëª¨ì‹ìž¥ 등 10ì—¬ê³³ì—ì„œ ì „ì‹œëë‹¤. ë˜í•œ ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì˜ 기억 ì†ì—ì„œ 잊혔지만 지난 1946년 5ëª…ì´ ì—°ì‡„ì‚´ì¸ë§ˆì—ê²Œ í¬ìƒë‹¹í•œ í…ì‚¬ì¹´ë‚˜ 등 구글 ê²€ìƒ‰ì„ 통해 찾아낸 ë”ì°í•œ ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ 현장과 ë™ì„±ì—°ì• ìžì¸ ë§ˆì´í´ê³¼ ê³ 스가 요청한 워싱턴주 올림피아 ê²Œì´ í˜ì˜¤ë²”ì£„ì˜ í˜„ìž¥ë„ ì „ì‹œìž¥ì†Œì— í¬í•¨ëë‹¤. 존 ë ˆë„Œì˜ 피아노는 앞으로 9.11 í…ŒëŸ¬ì˜ í˜„ìž¥ì¸ 맨해튼 ê·¸ë¼ìš´ë“œ ì œë¡œ ë“±ì„ ê±°ì³ 올 ì—°ë§ 존 ë ˆë„Œì´ ê´´í•œì˜ ì´ê²©ì„ ë°›ê³ ì‚¬ë§í•œ ë§¨í•´íŠ¼ì˜ 다코타 ë¹Œë”©ì—ì„œ 근 1ë…„ì— 걸친 ì „ì‹œíšŒë¥¼ ë§ˆë¬´ë¦¬í• ì˜ˆì •ì´ë‹¤. ì…
creator: Yonhap News
date: 2007-12-06
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

ì•„êµ ë¶™ì€ 눈꺼풀과 ì˜»ì¹ 한 ê°ë§‰
description: "í•™ë¬¸ì—ëŠ” 다른 ê¸¸ì´ 없다. 모르는 게 있으면 길 가는 ì‚¬ëžŒì´ë¼ë„ ë¶™ìž¡ê³ 물어보는 게 올바른 í•™ë¬¸ì˜ ê¸¸ì´ë‹¤." ì¡°ì„ 조 ì‹¤í•™ìž 연암 ë°•ì§€ì›ì´ ì œìžì¸ ë°•ì œê°€ì˜ ì €ì„œ 'ë¶í•™ì˜(åŒ—å­¸è­°)' ì„œë¬¸ì— 쓴 ë§ì´ë‹¤. "ííŠ¸ëŸ¬ì§„ ë§ˆìŒ(æ”¾å¿ƒ)ì„ 다잡는 게 í•™ë¬¸ì˜ ê¸¸"ì´ë¼ëŠ” ë§¹ìžì˜ ë§ì„ 패러디한 ê²ƒì¸ë° ë§¹ìžê°€ 학문하는 ì´ì˜ ì •ì‹ ìžì„¸ë¥¼ 강조했다면 ì—°ì•”ì€ ê·¸ì˜ í–‰ë™ê±°ì§€ì— 무게를 실었다. 명분과 ê³µë¡ 보다는 잘 ë¨¹ê³ 잘 사는 게 ìš°ì„ ì´ë¼ëŠ” ë¶í•™íŒŒì˜ ì˜ìˆ˜ê°€ 어찌 아니 그러랴. 지난 한 주를 ëœ¨ê²ê²Œ ë‹¬ê¶œë˜ 버지니아공대 참사 사건 ë³´ë„ë¥¼ ì½ìœ¼ë©° ìƒëš±ë§žê²Œ ì—°ì•”ì˜ ë§ì´ ë– ì˜¬ë¼ ì±…ìž¥ì„ 다시 펼쳤다. ì—¬ê¸°ì—ì„œ ì—°ì•”ì€ 당대 ì¡°ì„ ì„ ë¹„ë“¤ì˜ ê³ 루한 íƒœë„ë¥¼ í˜¸ë˜ê²Œ 나무란다. 좀 길지만 들어볼 필요가 있다. "우리 ì¡°ì„ ì„ ë¹„ë“¤ì€ 세계 한 ê·€í‰ì´ êµ¬ì„ì§„ ë•…ì—ì„œ 편협한 ê¸°í’ì„ ì§€ë‹ˆê³ ì‚´ê³ 있다. (...) 우물 안 개구리와 잔가지 위 ë±ìƒˆê°€ ì € 사는 ê³³ì´ ì œì¼ì¸ 양 으스대며 사는 ê¼´ì´ë‹¤. (...) ì›ì¸ì€ 다른 ë° 있지 않다. í•™ë¬¸í• 줄 모르는 ìž˜ëª»ì— 있다. (...) ì €ë“¤ì€ ì´ë ‡ê²Œ ë§í•œë‹¤. 'ì˜¤ëŠ˜ë‚ ì¤‘êµ­ì„ 통치하는 ìžëŠ” ì˜¤ëž‘ìºë‹¤. ê·¸ë“¤ì—ê²Œ í•™ë¬¸ì„ 배운다는 ê²ƒì´ 나는 ë¶€ë„ëŸ½ë‹¤.' (...) ë²•ì´ í›Œë¥­í•˜ê³ ì œë„ê°€ 좋으면 ì˜¤ëž‘ìºë¼ë„ 찾아가서 스승으로 섬기며 배워야 하거늘, (...) 우리를 ì €ë“¤ê³¼ ë¹„êµí•˜ë©´ 한 ì¹˜ë„ ë‚˜ì€ ì ì´ 없건만 한 줌 ìƒíˆ¬ë¥¼ í‹€ê³ ì²œí•˜ì— ìžì‹ ì„ ë½ë‚´ë©° (...) ì €ë“¤ì˜ 언어를 'ë˜ë†ˆë§'ì´ë¼ ì¤‘ìƒí•˜ê³ 중국 ê³ ìœ ì˜ 훌륭한 법과 ì¢‹ì€ ì œë„ê¹Œì§€ 싸잡아 ë°°ì²™í•˜ê³ 있다. ê·¸ë ‡ë‹¤ë©´ 장차 누구를 모범으로 삼아서 ê°œì„ í• ê²ƒì¸ê°€." ë¹„ê·¹ì„ 수습하는 ë¯¸êµ­ì¸ë“¤ì˜ ëª¸ê°€ì§, ë§ˆìŒê°€ì§ì„ ë°”ë¼ë³´ë©° ì—°ì•”ì„ ë– 올리는 건 그가 ì´ 시대를 ì‚´ì•˜ë”ë¼ë©´ 참지 ì•Šê³ í„°ëœ¨ë ¸ì„ 한마디 í¬íš¨ê°€ 못내 ì•„ì‰¬ì›Œì„œì¸ì§€ë„ ëª¨ë¥´ê² 다. 슬픔과 분노를 ì‚­ì´ê³ ìƒì²˜ë¥¼ 보듬는 ë¯¸êµ­ë¯¼ì˜ íƒœë„ëŠ” ì …
creator: Hoon Beom Lee
date: 2007-10-22
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

아주대 ì •ê²½í›ˆêµìˆ˜ "ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬, ì •ì‹ ë³‘ì  ì •ì‹ 구조"
description: ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì´ê²©ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ ë²”ì¸ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ì”¨ëŠ” ì •ì‹ ë³‘ì  ì •ì‹ 구조를 ê°€ì¡Œê³ , 'ìƒì§•ì  ì•„ë²„ì§€'ì˜ í‘œìƒì¸ êµìˆ˜ì™€ í•™ìƒë“¤ì„ ì´ê¸° ë‚œì‚¬ì˜ ëŒ€ìƒìœ¼ë¡œ íƒí–ˆë‹¤ëŠ” ë¶„ì„ì´ 나와 ëˆˆê¸¸ì„ ëŒê³ 있다. 아주대 ì˜ë¬¸ê³¼ ì •ê²½í›ˆ(45) êµìˆ˜ëŠ” 13ì¼ ì¡°ì”¨ì˜ í¬ê³¡ ë‘ íŽ¸ì„ ë¶„ì„í•œ 논문 "KiLL Dick" : ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ì˜ í¬ê³¡ê³¼ ì •ì‹ êµ¬ì¡°ì— 대한 ì •ì‹ ë¶„ì„í•™ì  í•´ì„ ì—ì„œ ì´ê°™ì´ 주장했다. 조씨가 창작수업 ê³¼ì œë¡œ ì œì¶œí•œ í¬ê³¡ì€ '리처드 맥비프(Richard Mcbeef)'와 '미스터 ë¸Œë¼ìš´ìŠ¤í†¤(Mr Brownstone)' 등 A4용지 3-4장 ë¶„ëŸ‰ì˜ 단막극 ë‘ 편. '리처드 맥비프'는 아들과 ì–‘ì•„ë²„ì§€ì™€ì˜ ê°ˆë“±ì„, '미스터 ë¸Œë¼ìš´ìŠ¤í†¤'ì€ ì¹´ì§€ë…¸ì—ì„œ 만난 ê³ êµìƒë“¤ê³¼ êµì‚¬ê°„ì˜ í•´í”„ë‹ì„ 다뤘다. ì • êµìˆ˜ëŠ” ì •ì‹ ë¶„ì„í•™ìž ìží¬ ë¼ìº‰ì´ 주장한 'ìƒì§•ì  ì•„ë²„ì§€(í˜„ì‹¤ì†ì— 존재하는 íŠ¹ì •í•œ 아버지가 ì•„ë‹ˆë¼ ì•„ì´ì™€ ì–´ë¨¸ë‹ˆì™€ì˜ ìƒìƒì  ì´ìž(äºŒè€…)ê´€ê³„ë¥¼ 깨뜨리는 ê¸ˆì§€ì˜ ë²•ì˜ 아버지, ìƒì§•ì§ˆì„œë¥¼ 대표하는 ì§ˆì„œì˜ 아버지)' ê°œë…ì„ ì 용해 ì¡°ì”¨ì˜ ì‹¬ë¦¬ìƒíƒœë¥¼ ë¶„ì„í–ˆë‹¤. ì • êµìˆ˜ëŠ” ë…¼ë¬¸ì—ì„œ "ì¡°ì”¨ì˜ í¬ê³¡ ì œëª© '리처드 맥비프'는 ë“±ìž¥ì¸ë¬¼ì¸ 양아버지 리처드 ë§¥ë¹„í”„ì˜ ì´ë¦„ì„ 따왔는 ë° ë¦¬ì²˜ë“œì˜ ë¯¸êµ­ì‹ ì• ì¹­ì€ 'Dick(ì„±ê¸°ì˜ ë¹„ì†ì–´)'ê³¼ 'Rich(ë¶€ìœ )'로 불리는 ì ì„ 조씨가 활용했다"며 "13ì‚´ì˜ ì£¼ì¸ê³µ ì¡´ì€ 양아버지를 'Dick'으로 부르며 ì–´ë¨¸ë‹ˆì˜ ìš•ë§ì„ 채워주지 못하는 양아버지를 죽여야 한다(Must kill Dick)며 ì¦ì˜¤í•˜ê³ , 양아버지가 ìžê¸° 아버지를 ì£½ì˜€ë‹¤ê³ ë¹„ë‚œí•œë‹¤"ê³ ë°í˜”ë‹¤. ì • êµìˆ˜ëŠ” "'리처드 ë§¥ë¹„í”„'ì—ì„œ 조씨는 ì¡´ì„ 통해 양아버지를 힘과 ë²•ì˜ ì§‘í–‰ì˜ ìƒì§•ì¸ ì •ë¶€ì™€ ì—°ê´€ì‹œí‚¤ê³ ìžˆê³ , ì¡°ì”¨ì—ê²Œ ì •ë¶€ëŠ” ìƒì§•ì  ì•„ë²„ì§€ì˜ ì—°ìž¥ì„ ì— ìžˆë‹¤"ê³ 설명했다. 그는 ë˜ "ì¡°ì”¨ì˜ 다른 í¬ê³¡ '미스터 ë¸Œë¼ìš´ìŠ¤í†¤'ì—ì„œëŠ” 17ì‚´ì˜ ì¡´ì´ ê³ êµì¹œêµ¬ 2명과 함께 ë¯¸ì„±ë…„ìž 출입불가 ì¹´ì§€ë…¸ì— 들어갔다가 ìž­íŒŸì„ 터뜨리지만 ìˆ˜í•™êµì‚¬ …
creator: Yonhap News
date: 2007-12-06
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

í¬ìƒìž ì• ë„í•˜ëŠ” 촛불집회 ì—´ìž
description: 美대사관 앞 추모 촛불 집회 18ì¼ 오후 서울 종로구 주한 미국대사관 ì•žì—ì„œ 미 버지니아공대 ì´ê¸° 난사 í¬ìƒìžë“¤ì„ 추모하는 촛불집회가 ì—´ë ¸ë‹¤. 50ëª…ì˜ ì°¸ê°€ìžê°€ 버지니아공대를 ìƒì§•í•˜ëŠ” 'VT' ëª¨ì–‘ì˜ 촛불 ì•žì— 모여 성조기와 태극기를 함께 ë“¤ê³ í¬ìƒìžë“¤ì˜ ë„‹ì„ ê¸°ë¦¬ê³ 있다. ì „ì˜í•œ ê¸°ìž í¬í„¸ì— 누리꾼 추모 댓글 ìŸì•„ì ¸ 미국 ìµœì•…ì˜ ì´ê¸° 참사 ìš©ì˜ìžê°€ 한국 êµí¬ í•™ìƒì¸ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬(23) 씨로 ë°í˜€ì§€ë©´ì„œ ì¸í„°ë„·ì—ì„œ í¬ìƒìžë“¤ì„ 추모하는 ë¬¼ê²°ì´ í¼ì§€ê³ 있다. 참사가 빚어진 지 하루가 지난 18ì¼ ì¼ë¶€ ëˆ„ë¦¬ê¾¼ì„ 중심으로 í¬ìƒìž ìœ 가족과 미국 êµ­ë¯¼ì—ê²Œ ì• ë„ë¥¼ 표하는 촛불 집회를 ì—´ìžëŠ” ì˜ê²¬ì´ ë‚˜ì˜¤ê³ 있다. 한 ì¸í„°ë„· í¬í„¸ ì‚¬ì´íŠ¸ì— ê°œì„¤ëœ 'ì´ê¸° ë‚œì‚¬...ì• ë„ë¥¼ í‘œí•©ë‹ˆë‹¤'ë¼ëŠ” ì œëª©ì˜ 누리꾼 ì²­ì›ì—ëŠ” ì´ë‚ 9000ëª…ì´ 넘는 ëˆ„ë¦¬ê¾¼ì´ ì• ë„ë¥¼ 표하는 ê²€ì€ 리본 ì•„ì´ì½˜(â–¶â—€)ê³¼ 함께 ê³ ì¸ë“¤ì˜ ëª…ë³µì„ 빈다는 ì˜ê²¬ì„ ì˜¬ë ¸ë‹¤. ë˜ í¬ìƒìžë¥¼ 추모하는 'ì¸í„°ë„· 카페'가 하나둘씩 ìƒê²¨ë‚˜ê³ ìžˆê³ 22ì¼ 오후 7시 서울시청 ì•žì—ì„œ 촛불 집회를 ì—´ê² 다며 ëˆ„ë¦¬ê¾¼ë“¤ì˜ ë™ì°¸ì„ ì œì•ˆí•˜ê¸°ë„ 했다. 누리꾼 조창훈 씨는 ìžì‹ ì˜ ë¸”ë¡œê·¸ì— 남긴 'ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í…ì˜ 슬픈 ì´ì•¼ê¸°...ì´›ë¶ˆ ì˜ì‹ì„ 해야 하지 ì•Šì„ê¹Œ'ë¼ëŠ” ì œëª©ì˜ ê¸€ì—ì„œ "êµ­ê°€ì ì¸ ì°¨ì›ì—ì„œ í¬ìƒìžì— 대한 ì• ë„ì˜ 촛불 ì˜ì‹ì´ë¼ë„ 해야 하지 ì•Šì„ê¹Œ ìƒê°í•œë‹¤"ë©° "ì´ì„ ìœ 사람과 ì´ì— 맞아 숨진 사람, ê·¸ë ‡ê²Œ 안타까운 ì´ë“¤ì˜ ì˜í˜¼ì„ 달래 줘야 í•œë‹¤"ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. 한 ëˆ„ë¦¬ê¾¼ì€ 참사 사진과 'ì§€ê¸ˆì´ë¼ë„ 우리가 나서서 ë™í¬ë“¤ì—ê²Œ íž˜ì„ ì£¼ê³ 미국 ìœ ê°€ì¡±ë“¤ì—ê²Œ 안타까운 ë§ˆìŒì„ 보내야 한다'는 ê¸€ì„ ìŒì•…ê³¼ 함께 ì—®ì€ 추모 ë™ì˜ìƒì„ ì œìž‘í•˜ê¸°ë„ 했다. 참극과 ê´€ë ¨í•œ 기사를 ì½ì€ ëˆ„ë¦¬ê¾¼ë“¤ì€ ëŒ“ê¸€ì— ê²€ì€ 리본 ì•„ì´ì½˜ì„ ë‹¬ê³ 있으며 ì˜ê²¬ 내용과 ìƒê´€ì—†ì´ ì œëª©ì„ 'ê³ ì¸ë“¤ì˜ ëª…ë³µì„ 빕니다'로 ì“°ê³ 있는 ì‚¬ëžŒë„ ë§Žì´ ë³´ì˜€…
creator: Dong Wook Kim
date: 2007-12-07
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

Idealism v. Cho
description: By Jeremy Siegman Apr 27 2007 Cosmology on the Rocks It always feels weird swallowing real-world events like the Virginia Tech massacre in the hazy cosmopolitanism of Uris Library. Cornell and its libraries, after all, are fleeing from the bustling Manhattans, from the culture of CNN and even the busy humming of our own town. It feels like fleeing from all that is extremist, religious or vulgar. And the Promised Land is the Hill, which, legend has it, is populated by a super-strong Atlas who can not only pick up the planet, but also stop it from warming too, and just foster utopia in general, all at the reasonable rate of only $40,000 a year (tax-free if you use Big Red Bucks!). This detached cosmopolitan Cornell is proud, richly endowed, but can be shaken. When an English major murders 32 people at a university, our university shakes. Finally, something has hit home; but utopianism hits back. Our president responds in the eloquent universalism we know best: "We are one; one community, one people, one planet." This is me responding, stuck in Uris Library because it's raining outside; I'm stuck, too, in this Skortonian universalism, as I consider the murderer, his condition and ours too. "Three Pro-Gun Bills Pending in Nevada Legislature!" exclaims a headline from NRA.org. You should press your senators to pass them, urges this National Rifle Association writer, so people can have the freedom to not register their handguns! Gun activists argue that Cho Seung-Hui should have been lawfully prevented from buying his .22-caliber and 9mm guns because of his mental illness. They also argue that gun-control laws should be toned down! This is utterly strange, this exaltation of the Second Amendment at a time like this. Considered in a vacuum, there's really nothing wrong with the right to bear arms. But when the bald eagle of America is made to hold rifles in its talons (the NRA logo) — a powerful symbol is crafted. It speaks loudly for a lot of Americans. The symbolic exa…
creator: Jeremy Siegman
publisher: Cornell Daily Sun
date: 2007-07-10
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: Jonny Lieberman <jdl46@cornell.edu>, <lieberman.jonny@gmail.com>
language: eng

IEEE Message
description: Message says: "With reflection we remember those we lost and who lost so much With pride we stand beside the brave With hope we stand by you as you rebuild Virginia Tech...You are in our hearts and minds" Photo taken at the April 16 Memorial on April 15, 2008. Photo by Brent Jesiek. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
creator: Brent Jesiek
date: 2008-05-22
contributor: Kacey Beddoes
rights: Brent Jesiek (bjesiek@vt.edu)
language: eng

If we had hinges
description: Display of support painted on front window of Imaginations Toy and Furniture Company, South Main Street, Blacksburg. The poem reads: If we had hinges in our heads There wouldn't be no sin. 'Cause we could take the bad stuff out, And leave the good stuff in. - Shel Silverstein Photo taken by Brent Jesiek on June 9, 2007. -- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0.
creator: Brent Jesiek
date: 2007-06-13
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
language: eng

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description: Balloon memorial at GMU.
creator: George Mason University Libraries
date: 2008-02-13
contributor: Kacey Beddoes
rights: George Mason University Libraries
language: eng

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description: "In Loving Memory" sign at balloon memorial at GMU.
creator: George Mason University Libraries
date: 2008-02-13
contributor: Kacey Beddoes
rights: George Mason University Libraries
language: eng

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description: Sign at balloon memorial at GMU.
creator: George Mason University Libraries
date: 2008-02-13
contributor: Kacey Beddoes
rights: George Mason University Libraries
language: eng

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description: Hokie Hope sign at GMU.
creator: George Mason University Libraries
date: 2008-02-13
contributor: Kacey Beddoes
rights: George Mason University Libraries
language: eng