2 20 1884 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Percoco Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Percoco Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-26 Description An account of the resource Like many people in the West Springfield community, I truly loved Leslie. It was my absolute pleasure and honor to have taught her in my Applied History class her senior year at West Springfield High School. In her short 20 years her life demonstrated what it means to be a gracious and grace filled human being. Her sense of selflessness is unmatched by any student I have taught in my 27 year career. Leslie led a life guided by idealism, strong values, deep compassion for those in need, a sense of genuine humility,and a wonderful sense of humor. She wanted to be a historian and her beau ideal of a historian was David McCullough. I can't even tell you how much joy it gave me to introduce her to David, someone with whom I have worked with on the National Council for History Education, at his kickoff event for his book 1776 at the National Archives. That was a special night! On my desk at home and at school I have a picture of me, David, another student I brought with me, and Leslie. As I write I can look at the glow on her face as her favorite historian has his arm around her. She gave a copy of that picture to a friend, who could not go with us that night and signed the back of it, "I met David McCullough last night... sigh..." Leslie was one of those rare human beings who "got it," and understodd what life was about. Many people live well into old age and never "get it." To have been a part of Leslie's life and journey is a humbling experience. Her internal radiance was brilliant and reaffirms what it means to live devoted to other people. She was a gift to all who knew her. I count her among the many blessings of my life. Leslie always took to heart and then put into action words of people like Martin Luther King, Jr. In his 1967 Christmas Sermon, called "The Drum Major Instinct," he called for people to step up to the plate and serve others. Leslie consistently stepped up to the plate and every time hit a grand slam. She was a Drum Major For Life! Godspeed, Leslie, Godspeed! Thanks for being a teacher, too. Peace! 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Hogeboom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Hogeboom Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-26 Description An account of the resource The students left and the media arrived. they were everywhere. Any piece of grass or slab of concrete was fair game. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Media Everywhere media reporters trucks https://april16archive.org/files/original/Slide1_f946604f4f.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Hogeboom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Hogeboom Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-26 Description An account of the resource From around the globe the support for Virginia Tech was amazing Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource University of Hawaii cadets hawaii rotc university https://april16archive.org/files/original/IMG_1851_00bef4d293.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Hogeboom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Hogeboom Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-26 Description An account of the resource What started as a simple VT leaning by a tree became a major focal point of reflection. President Bush signed this VT and a shelter was placed around the VT and other memorabilia. Taken Saturday 21 April. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource VT by the Tree Drillfield memorial tree vt https://april16archive.org/files/original/32 Victims in a VT ver 1_b5347bf8dd.doc null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource 32 victims in the VT 32 vt https://april16archive.org/files/original/IMG_1887_3e1c51c4cf.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-27 07:10:40 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Hogeboom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Hogeboom Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource Cadet Matthew LaPorte was laid to rest in Blacksburg. The Corps of Cadets marched to the cemetery to pay their respects. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource VTCC marches to funeral cadet corps laporte matthew vtcc https://april16archive.org/files/original/IMG_1832_9e5e153295.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-27 07:23:07 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Hogeboom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Hogeboom Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource 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 Classic, by several schools (too include the #1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers) on 4/17 but were all cancelled. The softball team wore a black VT Remembers patch on their uniforms starting with the games played on 4/21. Virginia Tech beat Maryland 5-4 in game one and beat Maryland 11-1 in game 2 of the doubleheader. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Angela Tincher softball https://april16archive.org/files/original/rordam_d7ea43cdca.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-27 10:07:05 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Arnold Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Arnold Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam being interviewed on April 18,2007, two days after the Virginia Tech Tragedy. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam blacksburg mayor ron rordam Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nicholas Flaherty Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nicholas Flaherty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource 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 are no easy answers. However, I do believe that there is hope if we keep believing and sharing compassion each and every single day that we are blessed with here, in this life. Friday, April 20, when people all over the world wore two normally clashing colors, maroon and orange, the spirits of those draped in these colors were doing anything but clashing, they were united. More than sharing a similarity of color choice for clothing, people were sharing emotions, concerns, and compassion. My heart, as millions of others, goes out to everyone left without a sister, brother, mother, father or friend. My heart goes out to those who were injured and those who were left with a horrible since of fear. My heart also cries with everyone impacted by this sad, horrendous occurrence. Our community has been forever changed by a senseless act of violence. The people here have suffered and will continue to suffer for some time. But, as Nikki Giovanni said in her Convocation address, "We are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving on, we are embracing our mourning. The Hokie Nation embraces our own and reaches out with open heart and hands to those who offer their hearts and minds. We are strong, and brave, and innocent, and unafraid. We are better than we think and not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imaginations and the possibilities. We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears and through all our sadness. We are the Hokies. We will prevail. We will prevail. We will prevail. We are Virginia Tech." Hug someone, because for some reason today, it feels just a little bit better. Nick Flaherty Blacksburg, VA Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource We WILL Prevail! https://april16archive.org/files/original/Penn St Spring Game 2007 photo by Jason York_cf8e524219.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Hogeboom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GoPSUsports.com - Jason York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource 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 hand to attend the annual scrimage. The support for Virginia Tech from powerhouse football schools to include Penn St, Ohio St (VT logo on thier helmets during spring game), Nebraska (color ad of support placed in the Collegiate Times) is amazing. http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=12399 Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Penn St dons Orange and Maroon football penn state https://april16archive.org/files/original/Leslie Sherman 007_e451fd333d.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-27 10:51:15 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ronald Maggiano Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ronald Maggiano Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource This is the marquee sign at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia. Photograph taken on April 27, 2007 by Ronald Maggiano. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource West Springfield High School Remembers Leslie Sherman leslie leslie sherman sherman sign west springfield high school https://april16archive.org/files/original/P1000347_a75a58d702.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-27 20:02:15 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Brent Jesiek Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brent Jesiek Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource 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. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource VT Stay Strong burruss Drillfield flag media sign Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kristin Fields Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kristin Fields Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-27 Description An account of the resource Here I am only going to share the events of my day on April 16, 2007. It feels better tell the story, it's seems more real, more raw, but that also means that it's something that I can accept as tangible and can move on from. My friend and I always eat breakfast together on Monday, Wednsday, and Friday mornings before our 8 o'clock Foundation Design Lab. Mon. April 16th, I got up at 6:15am, as usual, took my shower and got my stuff together for class. We met outside of D2 at 7:15am. The first shooting was called in at about 7:15am. Mandy lives in West AJ on the 7th floor. She took the elevator down and walked over, never knowing what was really behind the elevator doors as she passed the 4th floor. As we gazed through the glass windows facing AJ and Washington Street, eating our breakfast, we noted and first ambulance, followed later by another. Mandy explained by saying how very many accidental injuries happen at the gyms all the time, neither of us knowing the destination or the calling. We arrived at Cowgill Hall, fourth floor studios at around 8am or 8:15am. My study is right next to the windows overlooking the commuter parking lots;, Mandy's has a perfect view of the backside of Burrass, as well as the GBJ Student Center to the right and Hancock and Norris on the left of the plaza. The first e-mails were sent at about 9:15am and after checking my e-mail I called my mother, not just to reassure her but also to reassure my grandparents once the found out and began barraging my mother with phone calls. As I was talking we noticed a police officer sprinting to the other side of Cowgill, many of us followed to the other side of the fourth floor to see what the fuse was about. rounding the corner of the short, wide hallway, we were shocked to find half of the studios and the custodians already studing the movements of the officers intently from the fourth floor windows. I joined their ranks, along with Mandy. We watched as the SWATT team ran to the door on our side of Norris; I called my boyfriend, having just been let out of an engineering class in Hancock, directly behind Norris and beside Cowgill. At first I saw a few people, normal people running around on the plaza, and I was unsure of whether or not he could run to Cowgill to join us, then the we heard the shots. Stay where you are, someone will find you. Only of few of the shots rang loud and clear, and we watched with hushed anticipation as the man with the camera phone took video of the officers and recorded the ominous noises. Get out of there! The SWATT team went into Norris. The man finally left and no more civilians were in sight, besides a funny little asain man with his lunch box, thinking that it was like any other ordinary day. An officer behind a tree quickly shooed him away. And then people began running out of the building. It was clear they were in shock and terror, their movements quick and with an almost robotic jerk to each motion, each backward glance, each forward, away, rush. We saw two groups retreat from the building before we were sent back from the windows until the professors were given some idea of what to do with us. We were not well informed being on the fourth floor. But momentarily, not five minutes after we were sent away, we were told to immediately retreat to the 1st floor, room 100, a room with only two entrances and exits, and no wiindows; it is entirely self contained within the core of the building. We all began hurridly calling our friends and loved ones, knowing this was more serious than we had orginially assumed. After a half an hour, my boyfriend had been moved to a conference room in Randolph, connected to Hancock, where they watched the news, waiting for any tiny scrap of information, and we in Cowgill were all sent to the undergroung depths of Burchard Hall, beneath the plaza, where we were kept in side rooms away from the glass pyramids above, but protected by the automatically locking doors on the stairwells. It must be understood that Cowgill is undergoing renovations in the coming year or years to revamp some security issues, such as the fact that our front door refuses to automatically lock with the rest of campus. Therefore, we were safer in Burchard than in Cowgill. From then on we played the waiting game, with two liasons with the outside world, showing up two or three times over the next hours to give us the grim news of the rising death count. Finally we were released close to noon, much of time had slipped away from us in our safehold, trying to either flood our senses with news, or shut it out. We were told that we could only leave if we went away from campus, then we were told students were allowed back, but Mandy, Rachel, and I were sure that that didn't include them. Rachel is from my studio and also lives in AJ. We met up with Bryan, my boyfriend, and crossed to Burrass, where his aunt was able to gather us together and take us to Bryan's appartment off campus, behind the Kroger. She was parked on the Drillfield. I still can't stand that silence, it resonates through my memory as the sound of death, the final sound. It was unbearable, and the police were so solemn. Once at Bryan's, the four of us begain a frenzied phone tag with our loved ones and listened to their worries between snatches of the news cast as all the information was slowly trickling in, and the count slowly rose. I remember when there were 2 8 21 22 33, counting the shooter of course. And now we wait for the names. My mother came by to check on us, but I told her I needed to stay there, close to campus and my student family, I needed them. I didn't want to be on campus, but I NEEDED to stay near it, them. Rachel and some of her friends from AJ went to her uncles. We stayed at Bryan's to wait out the night. We had already cried for our dancing sister Reema and a friend of a friend, Ryan. We continued to grieve as Bryan's Professor, Dr. Loganathan was revealed, and then four of his five Measurements Teaching Assistants. Mandy and I's former French teacher, Madame Couture, classmates, Ross and Rachel, the second floor Residential Advisor of my building, Peddrew-Yates' Caitlin, a mere aquantance, Austin, and a hometown boy, Jarret. These were the people we knew These are the people we know These are our hokie brothers and sisters, and we will never forget 4-16-07 Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource My day april 16 memory student Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jenni Scolese Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jenni Scolese Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-28 Description An account of the resource 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 times because of track and when they were showing the locations of where the shooting took place I recognized it and almost felt as if I was there. I did not know anyone that was hurt or killed but many of them had lived in the area I grew up in. It was a very emotional day and I did not know what to think. I was hardly able to keep my eyes off of the TV and hearing that the death toll was going up I had to stop. I will admit I was afraid that someone I knew would come up but fortunately they did not. I felt for all the families and friends of the victims and even I find it hard to forgive the shooter but I know that we are all strong and will be able to. My heart and prayers go out to the VT community. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource VT Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joseph Guirreri Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joseph Guirreri Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-28 Description An account of the resource I never really thought of myself as a Hokie. I came to VT to learn engineering and science. I have never been to a game nor participated in any student activities. I have always thought of myself as a student here to learn, not a Hokie. Tragedy struck and I asked myself, like all did, what can I do? I found myself walking through campus, like I have done so many times before. This time it was different. I was not in a hurry to get to class and there was no commotion ringing off the building walls from fellow students. It was quite unlike any night at VT I had ever experienced. I was handed a candle and I walked out onto the Drillfield. I lit my candle and a tidal wave of previously unknown Hokie pride came over me as I heard students chant "Let's Go....HOKIES!" I was a Hokie. I did not know any of our fellow fallen Hokies, but I am not ashamed to say I loved them and nor should you. And when you walk the Hokie walk and feel as though something is different, do not ask yourself, "Is it just me?" We are all one body, one soul, one Hokie, even when we do not know it. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Are you a Hokie hokie student Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Amanda Shuman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amanda Shuman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-29 Description An account of the resource 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 watch. The following is part of a blog post I wrote on Tuesday late night / Wednesday morning after the convocation. ---- Never in a million years did I think that I would see my alma mater on the news for such a horrific event. I'm finding it difficult right now to gather my thoughts and process what happened on Monday morning at Virginia Tech. It seems ironic that on Sunday afternoon I was explaining to fellow UCSC students how Blacksburg is a little town in sleepy, Southwest Virginia that revolves around the university. Nearly the entire population attends or works at the university--over 26,000 students, probably 3,000 faculty and staff: a total population somewhere between 35,000-40,000. The professors and students form a close-knit, supportive community that I have never seen at the other universities I have attended or visited. Everything shuts down for home football games. The coffee shops, restaurants, and other local businesses revolve entirely around the academic calendar, parent/alumni weekends, and student schedules. Even the bus system is almost entirely students. I am part of this Virginia Tech community forever. Perhaps the best years of my life were spent there. The people I met, the professors that influenced me, the experiences that formed and shaped who I am today. Even though I haven't visited in two years or so, I am once a hokie and always a hokie. Being at this campus at this time makes what happened at VT real and surreal for me. At first, I didn't know what to make of the situation--it took some time to process. But Tuesday, when I woke up and started reading about the victims and viewing the images... it became much more real. I had history class in the building where most of the murders took place. Many of my friends lived in the same dorms (West AJ and Harper) described. The pictures online and on TV of the buildings and campus I have so many fond memories of--so many images of police with guns, students wounded... It all really hit me when I saw the convocation on TV today--held in the same room where my graduation ceremony was held a few short years ago. Immediately following the convocation today on TV, just as this was all sinking in, I had to go teach. I was disoriented and I think the students could tell. How am I supposed to focus on positive introductions when all I can think about is what my friends at Virginia Tech are going through? So far, no one I know has been idenitifed as a victim, though my friends at VT are traumatized. One of the victims may have gone to my high school and the one who survived by "playing dead" did go to my high school. The gunman went to high school a few miles away from my high school (Centreville is close to Fairfax, just a few miles West--both are suburbs of Washington, D.C.). Tuesday it was very difficult walking around this campus where I felt like an outsider or stranger. Not many people seemed to relate closely to what happened on the other side of the country. While my fellow colleagues at VT, GMU, and in DC were mourning and holding vigils, people here were discussing parties on the bus. I don't know how to handle this right now. Where am I? Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource A Difficult Time blog https://april16archive.org/files/original/beta_bridge-hoos_for_hokies_260e174c7c.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-29 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-29 12:59:24 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Vincent Rivellino Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vincent Rivellino Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-29 Description An account of the resource 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 Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Beta Bridge at UVA beta bridge charlottesville hoos hoos for hokies university of virginia uva Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Juliet Crichton Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Juliet Crichton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-30 Description An account of the resource 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 branches teased us with touches of color. such delicacy, surely gifted by nature's infinite desires, must likewise bear her surprises. for she is true only to self. in time, a bitter frost stunned nearly all the blooms, left some withered, others gray, a fitting tableau for the cruelest month: flowers slumped, blossoms in wait, and the living in mosaic with its dead. 16. the wind ripped us that day, blasted into the valley with a vengeance, other sound swept away. but not the shots. not the wail and crumble of our native stone Forever. above us, the speechless streaks of orange and sanguine maroon morphed into an unfamiliar haze. and the wind, prevailing, kept its long vigil, blew blossoms in tatters into a fierce spring snow, the glittering of tears untold. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource 4.16.07 https://april16archive.org/files/original/SL-VT-Memorial_dc97839f48.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-30 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-30 10:21:33 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ã…sa Rosenberg Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ã…sa Rosenberg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-30 Description An account of the resource 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 same place three days later, 19 April 2007 17 PM PST when hundreds of visitors had come by to leave flowers and pay their final respects. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource SL VT Memorial internet memorial second life https://april16archive.org/files/original/P1010013_9a3cb78bb9.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-30 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-04-30 09:09:41 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Billy Glynn Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Billy Glynn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-04-30 Description An account of the resource 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. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Parking Lot ambulances april 16