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Thirty-three Hokie Stones lie on the drill field.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

By: Yoni Noble
Posted: 5/7/07

April 16th, 2007, the awful day when a disturbed student killed 32 people at Virginia Tech, will be forever etched in the Jewish consciousness. Liviu Librescu, professor of aeronautical engineering and a survivor of…

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Individuals mourn as they visit the main memorial site on the drill field.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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An individual mourns and pays respect to the victims at one of the memorial sites on the drill field.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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Individuals gather for the candlelight vigil.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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Media trucks are seen everywhere on campus.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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Massacre at V.T. affects colleges across nation

As Tulane officials rethink security policies, some Tulane students express personal grief over Monday's events
By: Marta Dehmlow
Posted: 4/20/07

Students at Virginia Tech and all over the nation will remember April 16 as a day that…

Tags: campus safety, grief, student response, tulane, unversity response

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People have come together on the drill field and offer prayer.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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Questions arise from tragedy at Va. Tech

In wake of tragedy, nation is encouraged to focus on heroic victims of school shooting

By: Megan Cox
Posted: 4/20/07

A great atrocity occurred in Blacksburg on the morning of April 16. Cho Seung-Hui, a Korean-born English major at Virginia…

Tags: repsonse to tragedy, student response, tulane, victims

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The Hokie Stone memorial site is filled with gifts and flowers to remember the victims.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

Tags: hokie rock, Hokie stone, memorial, rill field

Public Safety assures senate of campus' safety

By: Sergio Hernandez
Posted: 4/20/07

The University Senate adjourned for the academic year yesterday after meeting to address a number of campus-wide issues including a report on NYU's emergency preparedness in the wake of Monday's…

Tags: campus safety, nyu, university response

NYU shows Virginia Tech victims support

By: Nick Brennan
Posted: 4/18/07
As the country begins the process of healing in the aftermath of Monday morning's shootings at Virginia Tech, NYU students are showing support for the massacre's victims.

Several student government groups…

Tags: community response, nyu, student response, support for vt, vigil

Campus security in the wake of Va Tech

By: WSN Staff
Posted: 4/17/07

The shooting yesterday at Virginia Tech was shocking, particularly because of its enormous death toll - 33 students were killed in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. Our condolences go out to Virginia…

Tags: campus safety, campus security, nyu, university response

Campus responds to Va. Tech shootings

By: Sara Dover
Posted: 4/17/07
NYU officials heightened security on campus in wake of yesterday's mass shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute that left 33 people dead.

The lone gunman also wounded 29 others before shooting and killing…

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Flags

The Blacksburg Baptist Church posted 32 flags on South Main in remembrance of the 32 victims.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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Banners

Squires Student Center is filled with posters and banners that universities, colleges, and businesses have sent to Virginia Tech.

Photo Courtesy of Patrick Donohoe

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