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The Apostolics of New River Valley on North Main have built a small memorial for the 33 victims.

Photo Courtesy of Chad Newswander

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Outside of Charlotte, NC, a billboard stands with the VT ribbon/logo.

Photo Courtesy of Lynita Newswander

Tags: billboard, message, support

What went wrong at Blacksburg?

By: Jason Javie
Posted: 4/20/07

The Virginia Tech tragedy will continue to resonate for some time to come, and rightly so. Many questions surrounding last Monday's events are yet to be answered, and must be in order for the grieving victims…

Tags: campus safety, university of miami, university response, university responsibility

Virginia Tech: Los hechos a centÃmetros de distancia

Publicado por Jose Kaulen C.
19th Abril 2007

Collin Goddard estuvo a centÃmetros de Cho Seung-Hui durante la masacre del lunes, y escuchÃ³ cÃ³mo el asesino terminaba con su vida despuÃ©s de haber matado a 30 personas, dice su…

Tags: couturenowak, goddard

Virginia Tech

Publicado por Manuel DÃ¡vila Galindo Olivares
lunes, abril 16, 2007

En honor a lo ominoso

Hoy vemos en el mundo el reflejo de lo que somos. Han muerto mÃ¡s estudiantes que caminaban por los pasillos de su escuela a manos de otros estudiantes…

Tags: ltimo round

United we will heal

I'm writing simply to thank the UM community for its compassion in its response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech. I joined the UM faculty as a lecturer in the English department this year, but I originally hail from the Southwestern Virginia area;…

Tags: letter to the editor, support, university of miami

Media focus is off target

I'm from Virginia, and I know students at Va. Tech. I've been watching the irksome news coverage.

Death is always sad, but the silver lining is that it brings people together. Solidarity is why people are so compelled to tune in, and while…

Tags: criticism, media coverage, media response, university of miami

Shooting raises questions of safety

Is UM prepared for a similar emergency?
By: Karyn Meshbane // Assistant News Editor
Posted: 4/20/07
Monday morning's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, the deadliest such incident in American history, has forced colleges and universities…

Tags: campus safety, miami university, security, university of miami

UM honors fallen Hokies at Vigil

By: Greg Linch // News Editor
Issue date: 4/20/07

A light, somber wind blew through campus Wednesday evening as the University of Miami paid tribute to the 33 students and staff who lost their lives Monday at Virginia Tech.

The gentle breeze…

Tags: candlelight vigil, outreach, sympathy, university of miami, vigil

Acts of bravery amid the horror

Letters

Wednesday April 18, 2007
The Guardian

We have heard the arguments for years regarding the modern-day relevance or not of the second amendment, which engrains the right to bears arms into the American constitution and psyche, and they…

Tags: debate, guardian unlimited, gun control, heroism, letters, second ammendment

Would the media be there for us?

By: Matthew Bunch
Issue date: 4/20/07

We've all been rocked and saddened this week by the tragedy in Blacksburg. Despite our fierce rivalry with the Hokies, we all are college students and share a common bond. One thing I noticed over these…

Tags: media coverage, potential response, university of miami

In the midst of tragedy...we can prevail!

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Poet and Activist Nikki Giovanni delivered a soul-stirring speech that offered hope and consolation to the millions who witnessed (in person or via media) Wednesday's Invocation on the Campus of Virginia Tech.

Her…

Tags: faith

Players, team react to tragedy

By: Dan Stein // Contributing Sports Writer
Issue date: 4/20/07

While the Miami Hurricane baseball team prepares for another tough weekend on the road in the ACC this weekend, one cannot help but notice a somewhat distracted mood in the dugout.…

Tags: baseball, players react, university of miami

Editorial: Absolute campus security impossible, but UM moving in right direction

By:Anonymous
Issue date: 4/20/07

As reality sets in after the shock of Monday's terrible shooting at Virginia Tech, another issue has already come up, which we all would do good to address immediately.

The issue, of course, is campus…

Tags: security measures, university of miami

A wreath in front of the Burrus Hall

People put a wreath on the wall of the Burrus Hall to remember the victims on April 20.

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Emergency-Response Communications to Reach Phones

President announces plans to improve system

By: Lisa Davis
Posted: 5/18/07

Boston University will be prepared to contact almost all students and staff in emergencies this fall with a mass communications system that uses text messaging,…

Tags: boston university

Profesorul erou din America a plecat din Focsani

Data: Wednesday, April 18 @ 05:39:57 EDT
Topic: sa pastram ce avem mai bun

Despre profesorul Liviu Librescu s-a spus ca a fost un adevarat erou. Profesor de aeronautica la Universitatea Tehnica din statul american Virginia, dascalul a murit dupa…

Tags: amintire, focsani, pastram

Flags on War Memorial Chapel

On April 24, one week after the shooting, people hung numerous flags on the War Memorial Chapel to remember the victims

Tags: war memorial chapel

We Are Virginia Tech!

White flowers express our sadness to the victims and their families.

Tags: daisies, flowers, virginia tech

Virginia Tech Massacre--Finding Peace

Sometimes I'm just amazed at the ignorance of people. I've come across many blog entries that are outright idiotic but usually chalk it up to 'that's where they're coming from' or 'everyone's entitled to their…

Tags: blame, bloggers, reaction, blog

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