50 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caroline Briggs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource By: Caroline Briggs Posted: 4/20/07 In the wake of the shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Monday, Miami University&#39;s police and administration, along with Oxford Police, are checking Oxford&#39;s own ability to respond to such an emergency. Miami President David Hodge sent an e-mail to Miami students, staff and faculty Tuesday stating that Miami&#39;s police force is highly trained and able to deal with a live shooter situation. Hodge&#39;s e-mail also outlined specific guidelines for students in a lockdown situation. According to Miami University Police Department (MUPD) Chief John McCandless, changes have not been made to the current lockdown policy; however, he and his fellow officers have been preparing for such a situation on Miami&#39;s campus for quite some time. "We&#39;ve been training for an active shooter for a couple of years," McCandless said. "We can tweak the police based on what worked and what didn&#39;t (for Virginia Tech police). There is a lot of misinformation streaming to the media for the first 24 to 48 hours in a situation like that. We will learn from the more solid information that the media reports in the following four or five days." Though MUPD only has 29 full-time police officers, McCandless said he is not concerned about quantitative manpower in an emergency. He said the Oxford Police Department (OPD) has 25 full-time officers and the Oxford Township Police has 10 full and part-time officers. McCandless said these departments would fully support Miami police if necessary. "We have a wonderful professional relationship with the local police agencies," McCandless said. "(This will) add up to be a substantial police contingency in the case of an emergency." According to both McCandless and OPD&#39;s Chief Steve Schwein, the first force to respond to the most critical police situation; similar to the one in Blacksburg, Va.; would be Oxford&#39;s Special Response Team (SRT) Team, comprised of seven OPD officers, one Oxford Township officers and five MUPD officers. In addition, both chiefs said further action would be determined during the events. The squad holds monthly training sessions to prepare for hypothetical situations that need a police presence. McCandless said the SRT Team held a mock live shooter exercise in the summer of 2006 in Reid Hall on Miami&#39;s campus. The squad also traveled to New Mexico for further training funded by the Department of Homeland Security in December 2006, according to McCandless. "Any time you can plan a tactical situation in advance, the results are almost always positive," Schwein said. "The key is being properly prepared by planning and rehearsing the situation." Miami University Police Department Lt. Andrew Powers said he has referred students to the police Web site, which outlines procedure in the event of an emergency. It states that if the shooter is outside or in the same building, students should find a safe, lockable room and barricade themselves inside and situate themselves on the ground, away from the door. Subjects hiding from the active shooter should not respond or move from their safe space until verifiable police arrive. Whether or not the shooter is in the room, the policy urges one person in the situation to call 911, so police may be dispatched to the area and properly deal with the situation. McCandless also reiterated the point of calling 911. He said that though the phone may ring several times if there are a lot of calls to the station at once, the dispatch phone lines can handle it and extra officers will be standing by, if necessary, to answer emergency calls. The Office of News and Public Information at Miami has set up a hotline to inform students of a campus-wide emergency. It was originally put in place this spring to centralize school information in regards to weather, according to Carole Johnson, the office&#39;s internal communications spokeswoman. According to the Office of News and Public Information, that number is (513) 529-9000. After the snowstorms and necessary cancellations that followed, Johnson said the school thought it necessary to have an outlet for information besides e-mail and Miami&#39;s Web site. Besides the hotline, she said Miami&#39;s administration is constantly looking for possible improvements so the school can better handle an emergency situation. "We constantly look at our crisis plan, almost on a daily basis," Johnson said. "Looking at it, updating it, and continuous training are critical in continuing a solid crisis plan, year round." Johnson also said because technology is always changing, new ways to contact students in the event of an emergency could potentially develop. Miami University&#39;s branch campuses at Hamilton and Middletown do not have their own police force like the Oxford campus, but are instead protected by the city departments of Hamilton and Middletown. According to Officer John Crawford of the Hamilton Police Department, policy has not changed since Monday for the department, nor does he think that it appears they will. "Most police agencies across the country changed policy (regarding schools and active shooter situations) after the Columbine shooting in 1999," Crawford said. "Rapid deployment where officers have their equipment in their vehicle along with SWAT team presence are key in any situation like that." -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2007/04/20/FrontPage/Mupd-Opd.Evaluate.Emergency.Response.Plans-2870665.shtml>The Miami Student - April 27, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Student Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "Skotzko, Stacey Nicole" <skotzksn@muohio.edu> Title A name given to the resource MUPD, OPD evaluate emergency response plans campus security emergency protocol emergency response miami university security 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 Elva Orozco Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maribel Hastings Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource Primo de Ramón Ortiz, víctima en <b>virginia tech</b>, lo recuerda como un joven ejemplar Publicado por Maribel Hastings Corresponsal La Opinión 04-19-2007 Washington, D.C.— Juan Ramón Ortiz Ortiz era un joven ingeniero de 26 años, amante de su familia, de la música, de su carrera. "Ramón era un chico prometedor y un ser humano excepcional que por causas de la vida se le privó de ciertamente ser un ciudadano modelo y ejemplar". Así se expresó Óscar Marrero, primo de Ramón, como le llamaba, un puertorriqueño que el lunes fue una de las víctimas mortales de la matanza de la Universidad <b>virginia tech</b>, a la que asistía junto con su esposa Liselle Vega. Casados hace apenas año y medio, el joven matrimonio —ambos ingenieros— se trasladó en agosto de 2006 a <b>virginia tech</b> a cursar sus maestrías. Como todos los días, la pareja se despidió y cada uno se dirigió a sus respectivas clases, cuando se divulgó la noticia del tiroteo. Liselle llamó al teléfono celular de Juan Ramón y le envió correos electrónicos. Al no tener respuesta temió lo peor. Así fue. Marrero conversó con La Opinión vía telefónica desde Puerto Rico. Los padres de Juan Ramón viven en Bayamón. El primo de Juan Ramón, con voz pausada y temblorosa por el dolor de la muerte de su familiar, dijo: "Juan era un muchacho completamente sano, sin ningún tipo de vicios, un muchacho extraordinario y muy aventajado en el área académica, que era un buen amigo, un buen hijo". Y añadió: "Es una pérdida muy grande que todavía no acabamos de entender, y si no la acabamos de entender no la hemos podido asimilar... Y si no la hemos podido asimilar, pues tampoco nos hemos podido reponer". "La familia está devastada. Ha sido un golpe contra la valla. Una situación muy lamentable que no esperábamos", agregó. Juan Ramón estudió ingeniería en la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico. Siempre fue un alumno y un profesional sobresaliente lleno de aspiraciones, afirmó su primo. "No era un chico conforme. Estaba tras una maestría y un doctorado", indicó. "Pero también le gustaba la música. Tocaba los timbales en una agrupación de música &#39;del ayer&#39; en la que su papá funge como músico y primer guitarrista", explicó. Óscar dijo que desea que recuerden a su primo "con todos los honores, con todos los méritos, como un ser humano que merecía vivir, un ser humano lleno de alegría, feliz, capaz, inteligente, y un ser humano que por causas de la vida el lunes se le privó de ciertamente ser un ciudadano modelo y ejemplar". "Era un chico que nunca tuvo un cigarrillo en su boca, no era tomador, no era abusivo, no era mal hijo. Eso es lo que duele. Es algo inverosímil", sostuvo Marrero. Pero dijo que no quiere buscar culpables: "Realmente es un proceso que se nos escapa de las manos. Es una situación fortuita que puede suceder dondequiera, en cualquier lugar, en cualquier escenario. En cualquier parte de los confines de este planeta donde haya seres humanos estas cosas suceden", dijo. El padre del joven fallecido, Juan Ramón Ortiz Colón, declaró al periódico El Nuevo Día, de Puerto Rico, que "cuando una persona va a morir, va a morir como quiera... si mi hijo hubiera estado en Puerto Rico le pasaba lo mismo, aunque quizá no de la misma manera. Me han dicho que murió en el acto, así que doy gracias a Dios. No sufrió". Marrero dijo a La Opinión: "Tratamos de mantener la fe en Dios y queremos agradecer el apoyo y pedirle a todo el cuerpo de Dios en este mundo que nos ayuden con sus oraciones para mantener a esta familia un poco más repuesta, porque ha sido un golpe devastador y los cimientos de esta familia se han sacudido". EFE -- Fuente Original: Diario La Raza - Chicago <a href="http://www.laraza.com/news.php?nid=43365&clave=a%3A1%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A13%3A%22virginia+tech%22%3B%7D">http://www.laraza.com/news.php?nid=43365&clave=a%3A1%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A13%3A%22virginia+tech%22%3B%7D</a> Language A language of the resource spa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Jorge Mederos Executive Editor La Raza Chicago Inc. jorge.mederos@laraza.com August 13, 2007 Title A name given to the resource ‘Era un buen amigo y un ser excepcional’ bayamón música merrero ortiz puerto rico vega https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00141_953ba73d7e.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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource People tied maroon and orange ribbons on trees to express grief and remembrance a week after April 16. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Ribbons of remembrance grief maroon orange remembrance ribbons 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Miller Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource By: Elizabeth Miller Posted: 4/20/07 I am rarely at a loss for words. But now, as I approach this column after a week of tragedy - both at Miami University and nationwide - I can hardly form a rational thought. Somehow a 500-word column needs to be written on a topic that I cannot find one suitable word for. I don&#39;t need to recall the events of Saturday night at Miami, or Monday afternoon at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Nothing that I say can express the individual grief, confusion and frustration that we feel. Like you, I&#39;ve been watching the news and discussing it in class. Sometimes the facts are accurate. Sometimes they&#39;re just pieces of rumor that patch together some semblance of truth. I guess when you&#39;re desperate for answers, almost anything helps. But as I&#39;m flipping through the channels of repeated footage, I&#39;m shocked to hear how quickly the actual disaster has been swept aside. The news is flooded with debate about Virginia gun sales and the failure of campus crisis communication. Somehow CNN and ABC find it appropriate to spark these debates right now. Gun control. University communication policy. The horror of this tragedy cannot be simplified into a policy debate. Not yet, anyways. This is about people. People were murdered, first and foremost. The aftermath should be filled with reverence and condolences for the victims. The focus should be for the families left behind, the campus that will be shaken forever and the lives that were taken. We have to let ourselves grieve. We have to take time to hurt, to sympathize, to feel, to pray. This isn&#39;t a time to blame. Yes, there will be a time to discuss methods of prevention. That time is not now. It is simply disrespectful to ignite any heated policy debate that supersedes the mourning for the lost lives. Of course, it&#39;s natural to seek blame and explanation when such an event happens. So, yes, we can point fingers. We can assume things about the school, the policies, the killer, the situation at-large. It&#39;s a natural reaction to assign blame at a time like this. But assigning blame won&#39;t bring those students and faculty back. Like I said, I&#39;m at a loss for eloquent words that can articulate the disaster. Words alone will not solve the confusion, they won&#39;t mend the grief. I&#39;m at a loss for words, but I&#39;m not at a loss for feeling. And perhaps that&#39;s all we can do for now. We can feel. We have to let ourselves grieve. This isn&#39;t a time to blame the state of Virginia for gun control policies. This isn&#39;t a time to question the administrative communication of the university. We will have months, maybe years, ahead for that. This tragedy isn&#39;t about policy. It&#39;s about lives. And for now, the respect for those who died and the sympathy for the families left behind should be the forefront of our concern. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2007/04/20/OpedPage/Mourning.Of.Va.Tech.Loss.Not.Over-2870733.shtml>The Miami Student - April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Student Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "Skotzko, Stacey Nicole" <skotzksn@muohio.edu> Title A name given to the resource Mourning of Va. Tech loss not over grief miami university policy debate reflection tragedy https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00145_5f87a195a3.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 11:11:54 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jinfeng Jiao Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource After the shooting,people volunteered to come to campus and placed flowers and gifts around the Hokie stone memorial site to remember the victims. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Flowers around Hokie stone memorial site flowers Hokie stone memorial site victims 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matt Sohn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource By: Matt Sohn Posted: 4/20/07 Nobody&#39;s quite sure what to expect when the Miami University football players don the Red and White for Friday&#39;s annual spring scrimmage. On the one hand, injuries have continued to decimate a team still smarting from its 2-10 campaign of 2006, but on the other hand, the RedHawks return the core of the fastest team in the MAC. The question of whether they&#39;re reeling or ready will soon be answered. No such questions exist for the football team of Virginia Tech. Led by one of the nation&#39;s elite defenses, the Hokies stand as the overwhelming favorite to win the ACC next season. Thousands of fans were expected to pack Lane Stadium for Saturday&#39;s spring game in anticipation of a banner season in Blacksburg, Va. But, because of a cascade of bullets that ripped through the heart of the Hokie nation, no such game will be played. Shouts of "Hokie Hokie Hokie High!" have been replaced by the tearful hysteria of a campus coming to grips with the fact that their lives will never be the same. When looking back at my college career, the one constant I could always count on was change. Midway through my first year, I was assigned a new roommate. I&#39;ve switched my major. I&#39;ve fallen in love and have had my heart broken. I&#39;ve been praised for my writing and have received hate mail. Nowhere has the concept of change been more pervasive than in the world of sports. As a wide-eyed first-year in 2002, I was among the tens of thousands in the Yager Stadium bleachers as Miami was just a few minutes shy of toppling an Iowa team that would go undefeated in Big Ten play. Two years ago, I was one of just a couple hundred to witness Bowling Green pound the RedHawks in a 42-14 romp in tornado-like conditions. I&#39;ve seen the North Dakota hockey team shut Miami out in the opening game of 2005, only to watch Miami climb to No. 1 in the polls later that season. There was the nostalgic farewell to Goggin, the groundbreaking of the Steve Cady Arena and hard times on the hardwood followed by Doug Penno&#39;s heroism. In sports and in life, hope springs eternal. So what do you say to a Virginia Tech community whose indelible image of college is that of their classmates, friends, professors and lovers senselessly slaughtered? How does a mother cope with seeing her son&#39;s farewell to Blacksburg be in a body bag instead of on a graduation podium? The sad truth is that for the grieving Hokie family, there&#39;s no salve for their wound. Even with all the advancements in medical science, there&#39;s no painkiller for this kind of hurt - no stadium construction, buzzer-beater or championship ring that will ever change the reality of those dealing with premature death. What these men and women can do is remind themselves that to make the most of every moment as the universal healing power of time runs its course. A similar lesson applies to everyone, everywhere. For those of us biding our final days in Oxford, let&#39;s not bemoan our imminent departure, but rather celebrate our journey. For those continuing your collegiate experience, make plans for making the most of your time here. And this is where the beauty of sport lies for everybody. For the majority of us, our life&#39;s course won&#39;t be affected by athletics. It won&#39;t give us a raise or get us fired, won&#39;t find us happiness or despair in romance, nor will it ease the agony from the families of Virginia Tech and others coping with tragedy. What it can do, however, is provide us with a needed respite from the constant grind of life. When the Hokie football team storms the field Sept. 1 for its season-opening clash with Eastern Carolina, nobody will forget the massacre that afflicted their campus months earlier. But, for a three-hour stretch on a Saturday afternoon, they can turn their attention away from grief, schoolwork and jobs, and onto the raucous adulation that transpires on the field. As Tom Cochran&#39;s song reminds us, "Life is a highway," and as sports remind us, there are many rest stops along the way. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2007/04/20/Sports/Sports.Can.Help.Ease.Pain.At.Vt-2870599.shtml>The Miami Student - April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Student Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "Skotzko, Stacey Nicole" <skotzksn@muohio.edu> Title A name given to the resource Sports can help ease pain at VT grief healing miami university sports https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00146_ca8647d6b8.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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource A memorial site for one of the victims whose name is Daniel Perez Cueva,around the Hokie stone on the drillfield. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Memorial site for Daniel Perez Cueva daniel perez cueva Drillfield Hokie stone memorial site perez 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource scott guye, Julio santana, Paul morrow Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource By:Paul Morrow Posted: 4/20/07 As details regarding Monday&#39;s tragic shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute continue to emerge, and in particular, information concerning the of the shooter, Cho Seung-Hui, I want to urge all Miami students to show solidarity for Miami&#39;s small, but burgeoning, community of international students. Since September 11, student visas for study at U.S. universities have become much more difficult to acquire. The worst possible policy outcome of Monday&#39;s tragedy would be to increase to these restrictions. Foreign students enrich the academic and social climates of American universities, especially universities like Miami, where they help diversify our largely homogenous student body. Miami administrators are currently working to increase Miami&#39;s population of international students; this is an important process, and should not be halted or impeded because of the actions of a single individual who, it appears, committed his crime out of motives of romantic jealousy that, though disturbing, are all too universal, and hardly restricted to "foreigners" or "resident aliens" (terms incorporated much too glibly into the media&#39;s coverage of the massacre). As a resident of Wells Hall, I am privileged to be acquainted with a number of Miami&#39;s international students and I want them to know that the university community will continue to support and appreciate their presence even as we grieve over Virginia Tech&#39;s losses. Paul morrow morrowpc@muohio.edu -- Hatred toward shooter serves little purpose As the tragedy that occurred Monday at Virginia Polytechnic Institute weighs on our minds, I have been bothered by a widespread sentiment permeating the public mind-set. In the wake of this horrific shooting, there seems to be quite a bit of hatred generated toward the shooter. Having experienced the untimely deaths of two friends my own age over the past few years myself, I understand and can directly relate to the emotional roller coaster that comes with the loss of a close loved one in such a brutal way. In spite of that, I don&#39;t think it&#39;s necessary or useful to extend loathing or other ill will toward the deceased gunman. No amount of contempt will bring the victims back to life, nor will it bring peace to their families. The disdain I have seen over the last few days mirrors the same sort of malice that led to this tragedy and others like it. As vicious as the act was, and as easy as it is to harbor such animosity toward Cho Seung-Hui, I contend that we should focus our energies elsewhere ­- namely on the return to tranquility, particularly for the friends and families of those murdered. As we mourn and exhibit sorrow over these next several days, by all means hope, wish, and pray for the serenity of the victims&#39; families and friends. However, bear in mind that there are 33 families directly suffering, as there were 33 killed Monday, not 32. Julio santana Santanj@muohio.edu -- No link exists between gun control, shootings I am writing in response to Daniel Witt&#39;s letter that appeared April 17. I was very disappointed to see a political response to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute shooting so soon. In all fairness to those who read Witt&#39;s letter, I would like to respectfully disagree with the points he made and add a little clarity to the discussion. A little reported fact regarding the Virginia Tech shooting regards Virginia conceal and carry laws. At the end of January, 2006, Virginia House Bill 1572 which would have allowed students to carry concealed weapons on campuses was defeated. Following the defeat Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was quoted as saying, "I&#39;m sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly&#39;s actions, because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus." This was the same spokesman who is currently speaking to the media about student deaths at VT. Witt also mentions Columbine. When the horrible shooting there took place, a stringent Federal Assault Weapons Ban was in place. This legislature didn&#39;t do anything to stop the deaths of those students. Afterwards, one of the parents of a slain Columbine student said, "You can make all the laws you want, but when someone wants to get a gun badly enough, they&#39;re going to." I am confused as to the relevance of Witt&#39;s decision to cite the 1764 Enoch Brown massacre unless he is advocating restrictions on muskets and tomahawks. Following the Virginia Tech shooting, both ABC and CNN news services hosted a poll on their Web sites asking if gun control was an effective means of stopping violence. The CNN poll ended with 56 percent of participants saying they felt gun control was not effective. The ABC poll, as of 4 p.m., April 17 showed that more than 70 percent believed it irresponsible to link shootings to gun control. Firearms should be taken seriously. They are objects that can kill, just as a car can. In high school, we weren&#39;t simply handed the keys to a car, but given detailed instruction. The same should be true of firearms. There are many misconceptions about firearms today. I encourage those who have opinions about gun control to do some solid research before simply suggesting another such gun ban. I feel it is also important to note that after any such large-scale violent act, we as a society search for a solution, a way to end it once and for all. However as sure as there are such people as Cho Seung-Hui, there are people who will do anything in their power to kill others. Whether by one means or another, if a person is motivated enough, they will follow through with such violent desires. scott guye guyesh@muohio.edu -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2007/04/20/Editorials/Letters.To.The.Editor-2870765.shtml>The Miami Daily - April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "Skotzko, Stacey Nicole" <skotzksn@muohio.edu> Title A name given to the resource Letters to the editor - April 20, 2007 blame gun control hatred miami university 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel Witt Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource VT tragedy requires look at gun control For too long this country has refused to take a realistic approach to gun control legislation, often pointing to the debatable phrasing of the Second Amendment. This negligence has led to the horrifying events that unfolded at Virginia Tech Monday, capping a disturbing trend that the American public has largely chosen to ignore. Demonstrating this, an article covering the shootings in the London Times contained a "Timeline in U.S. School Shootings," something that would be impossible for an American paper commenting on a similar story in Europe to include. Although the timeline detailed only the last 10 years, it contained 15 massacres at the cost of 72 lives and many more injuries. Lawmakers have to date been content to be bullied by the gun lobby into an inculpable submission, but they remain blameless no longer. If Columbine and Enoch Brown weren&#39;t enough to catalyze change, then Virginia Tech must, for the sake of schoolchildren across the country. Daniel Witt wittdd@muohio.edu -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2007/04/17/Editorials/Letters.To.The.Editor-2845823.shtml> The Miami Students - April 17, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Student Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "Skotzko, Stacey Nicole" <skotzksn@muohio.edu> Title A name given to the resource Letters to the editor - April 17, 2007 gun control miami university public safety https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00147_7f31d1639d.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 11:26:38 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jinfeng Jiao Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource A banner from Anderson University, on display in front of Burruss Hall, reads "We are all Hokies today as we share in your grief, may God grant you strength for the dark days ahead, solace for your pain and suffering, and courage for a brighter tomorrow." Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource The Burrus Hall anderson university burruss hall grief solace 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Editorial Boards Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource By:Editorial Board Posted: 4/17/07 On Monday April 16, 32 Virginia Tech students were killed in a tragic shooting incident. The Miami Student editorial board is shocked and deeply saddened by this abhorrent act, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family members of those affected. While law enforcement and rescue personnel responded quickly to the scene, the random, senseless nature of this act can leave students with a sense of helplessness. Nonetheless, while it is virtually impossible to prevent all random acts of violence, universities must continue to work with local police departments in order to ensure that contingency plans are in place and that there are effective lines of communication between the administration and students during times of emergency. Universities face a difficult challenge between maintaining safety and fostering a relaxed and open academic environment for students. This tension between security and freedom will likely be reevaluated in the months ahead as schools consider ways they can prevent catastrophes like this from happening in the future. It is important that Miami University&#39;s campus remains one that feels open, even as any potential security updates are made. Based upon preliminary reports, there have been criticisms, warranted or not, leveled at the Virginia Tech administration for failing to adequately communicate with students as events were unfolding. On a campus the size of Miami&#39;s, such communication is a difficult task, but a rapid e-mail response and the use of a special warning siren or PA system might be feasible options for signaling a campus-wide lockdown. Even so, while contingency plans can and should be implemented, no amount of preparedness can avert all disasters. Local law enforcement must be familiar with their operating procedures and able to coordinate their efforts with surrounding forces. Moreover, they must be adequately equipped to stabilize a situation until larger, more specialized law enforcement units arrive. The events at Virginia Tech were especially painful because of the vulnerability of the victims and the similarities between their lives and the lives of Miami students. A measure of trust in life&#39;s daily routine was lost Monday, and this tragedy should serve to remind each of us to consciously embrace and cherish the time we have and too often overlook. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2007/04/17/Editorials/Sympathy.Resounds.In.Wake.Of.Vt.Tragedy-2845773.shtml> The Miami Student - April 17, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Student Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "Skotzko, Stacey Nicole" <skotzksn@muohio.edu> Title A name given to the resource Sympathy resounds in wake of VT tragedy campus safety miami university sympathy tragedy university response https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00149_a347842d3a.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 11:40:30 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource Several of the posters were placed around the Squire Student Center for people to write messages to the VT community. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Two tribute posters for Virginia Tech squire student center tribute poster virginia tech 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin Lammers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource By: Benjamin Lammers Posted: 8/7/07 More than 350 representatives from Ohio&#39;s universities met at Ohio State&#39;s Fawcett Center last week to discuss school safety and the state of security and disaster response. Following the shootings at Virginia Tech last spring, Gov. Ted Strickland created a task force to look at the disaster preparedness of Ohio&#39;s universities. The task force, composed of representatives from Ohio&#39;s schools, has been meeting regularly to review campus safety and advise the governor on campus security. The Ohio College Campus Safety and Security Summit was a result of the task force&#39;s recommendations. Security experts from a number of schools spoke at the summit, including Col. Steven Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police. Strickland said in a press release campus security in Ohio is the primary responsibility of the state&#39;s schools. He asked how the state of Ohio can assist college campuses to improve security and safety in both public and private universities. Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut said universal participation, including professors and students, is needed to maintain public safety. "We have learned that there is no simple cookie-cutter solution that fits all, and that we shouldn&#39;t expect that there are any simple, one-size-fits-all, quick fixes when it comes to this issue," he said in a press release. Ohio&#39;s colleges and universities were directed to complete the "Ohio Campus Security Checklist" for the Board of Regents by Aug. 24, which will outline actions each university needs to take during the long haul to improve security. Questions in the checklist include coordination, communication, support mobilization to disasters and protocols for identifying and addressing dangerous behavior by students, faculty and staff. Todd Stewart, director of the OSU Program for International and Homeland Security, said the purpose of the summit was not to focus only on shooting scenarios and acts of violence, but to include response to natural disasters. Fingerhut did not limit the discussion to human-caused disasters like the one at Virginia Tech. "This task force may have been instituted as a reaction to the shootings at Virginia Tech, but this summer we are talking about making sure that Ohio college campuses are ready for all kinds of critical incidents," Fingerhut said. Rick Amweg, assistant chief of University Police at OSU, said the summit was a great chance to learn from other institutions by discussing common goals for campus security. Amweg said OSU&#39;s security response plan is in good shape. "We were very prepared before Virginia Tech and continue to be prepared," he said. However, Amweg said the tragedy at Virginia Tech highlighted the need for new emergency communication procedures. He said the information from the meeting will be used by the Board of Regents to identify the best practices Ohio universities can use to prepare themselves. Stewart said OSU has made a considerable effort in preparedness. "Ohio State is in better shape than most schools in the state because we have more resources available," he said. Benjamin Lammers can be reached at lammers.62@osu.edu. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/08/07/Campus/Summit.Reviews.Campus.Safety-2929697.shtml>The Lantern - August 7, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lantern Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource GERRICK LEWIS <lewis.1030@osu.edu> Title A name given to the resource Summit reviews campus safety campus safety emergency preparedness ohio state university university response 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource <b>New bill consistent, sound policy</b> By:Unknown Posted: 5/7/07 Following the Virginia Tech incident, governments have examined many of the legal practices for the sale of firearms. Some of the proposals have come under attack by gun advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association, including a recent bill granting the attorney general the authority to prohibit gun sales to those on the terror watch list. The terror watch list includes those suspected of being terrorist threats, even when they have not been convicted. As reported by the Associated Press, NRA executive director Chris Cox wrote in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, "the word &#39;suspect&#39; has no legal meaning, particularly when it comes to denying constitutional liberties." If Gonzalez and the Bush administration show any consistency in their policies, they will support the plan to deny Second Amendment rights to terror suspects, because they have had no problem denying other constitutional rights to those suspected of having terror connections. Those of us who pay attention might remember Guantanamo Bay, where it is a matter of procedure to deny due process and other rights to those accused of having terror connections, and sometimes even those who have been exonerated. Although The Lantern appreciates the NRA looking out for our constitutional liberties, we wonder why all of a sudden gun rights get a special pass. The Lantern believes the rights guaranteed in the constitution are created equal, and the fact that one might come in the Second Amendment makes it no more important than those in subsequent amendments. It is true that the political ideologies in the United States have latched onto certain rights to call their own. Some on the left have taken freedom of religion to mean absolutely no mention of God in public, ever, while some on the right have taken a well-regulated militia to mean an AK-47 in every home. Still, we should remember it takes a significant majority to amend the constitution, which means at one point in time the issues addressed by the amendments were not simply tools for partisan bickering. The NRA is not at fault here, because they exist for the preservation of gun rights and it is their job to advocate against anything they see that would abridge those rights, just as the American Civil Liberties Union should not be attacked for fighting for the liberties of those detained at Guantanamo Bay. In the end, it is probably for the good of the nation&#39;s security that the government have the ability to deny gun sales to those who might pose a serious danger, as the threat of terrorism is one ever growing in a world where the United States continues to make more enemies than friends. Those who support the NRA in opposing this bill, yet were silent when other liberties were denied for the same reasons, are hypocrites taking a stance based on politics rather than philosophy. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/05/07/Opinion/Terror.Gun.Control-2896363.shtml> The Lantern - May 7, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lantern Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource GERRICK LEWIS <lewis.1030@osu.edu> Title A name given to the resource Terror gun control gun control gun policy nra ohio state university https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00148_5408ca165f.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 21:33:33 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jinfeng Jiao Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource A student mourned for the victims in front of the Hokie stone memorial site of the drillfield one week after the shooting. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Prayer Drillfield Hokie stone memorial site victims https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00150_27428d3668.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 21:43:41 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource Tribute poster written by High Point Elementary&#39;s students was posted in the Graduate Life Center of Virginia Tech. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource High Point Elementary Salutes graduate life center poster virginia tech https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00151_d80210fffc.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 21:50:25 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource On April 24,several tribute posters for the VT community were placed around the Graduate Life Center. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Today we are all Hokies graduate life center hokies vt community https://april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00027_714f3fe7ae.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 2007-08-14 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 2007-08-14 22:38:46 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jinfeng Jiao Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource People tied yellow florets on the poles around the campus. Photo taken April 19,2007 Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Florets of remembrance campus florets remembrance https://april16archive.org/files/original/P1010061b_b69d6ebe68.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 2007-08-15 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 2007-08-15 08:37:44 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 2007-08-15 Description An account of the resource View of Burruss Hall from the new walkway of the intermediate memorial. Some of the 33 hokie stones are visible in the foreground. At the time of this photo, staff members and volunteers were cleaning up and reorganizing the site. Other parts of the intermediate memorial were still under construction. Photo taken July 6, 2007. Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0</a>. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Title A name given to the resource Burruss and Memorial burruss hokie stones intermediate memorial https://april16archive.org/files/original/P1010064_d3079bc02c.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 2007-08-15 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 2007-08-15 08:43:04 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 2007-08-15 Description An account of the resource Mementos on display at the newly completed center of the intermediate memorial in front of Burruss Hall. At the time of this photo, staff members and volunteers had just finished cleaning up the site, moving some items to storage and leaving others for display. Other parts of the intermediate memorial were still under construction. Photo taken July 6, 2007. Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0</a>. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Title A name given to the resource Mementos at the Intermediate Memorial intermediate memorial mementos wreaths