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John Monahan and Jeffrey Swanson
Sunday April 22, 2007
The Observer

One of the largest mass killings in American history was carried out last Monday at the hands of a 23-year-old university student with mental illness. The…

11.15am
Media reports portray Cho Seung-hui as a troubled boy with a murderous imagination

Michelle Pauli
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

Just one face stares out of the front pages of the papers today. With the naming of…

Ewen MacAskill
Wednesday April 18, 2007
The Guardian

A survivor of the Holocaust died trying to save his students from the Virginia Tech gunman, it emerged yesterday.
Liviu Librescu, 76, who survived the Nazi killings, later escaped from…

By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency

Jerusalem ----April 19...... In a remarkable act of sacrifice and bravery, a 75-year-old Israel professor and Holocaust survivor was murdered in the massacre at Virginia Tech on Holocaust Memorial Day, Monday…

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Photo: INA / Andy Princz

The body of Liviu Librescu, wrapped in a white and black prayer shawl according to Jewish tradition, shown prior to his April 20 funeral in Israel. Librescu will be buried at the Kfar Nachman cemetery of the central Israel…

By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency

Jerusalem ----April 21...... "Daddy, tell me the story again," said the 6-year-old girl. "Tell me how he saved the big children."

It had been hours earlier in this pristine, palm tree lined Ra'anana…

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Photo: INA / Andy Princz

Liviu Librescu's sons Arie and Joe at their father's funeral, which was held in Israel on Friday, April 20. The funeral was attended by some 500 friends, family members, foreign diplomats and others who came to the…

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Photo: INA / Andy Princz

Liviu Librescu's wife Marilena is comforted by their son Arie, while son Joe stands to the left, at Librescu's April 20 funeral in Israel. Librescu's body was buried at the Kfar Nachman cemetery of the central…

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View of the intermediate memorial in front of Burruss Hall. At the time of this photo, volunteers were cleaning up the site, moving some mementos to storage and others to the newly completed center of the memorial. Other parts of the memorial space…

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Daisies and mementos lay on the ground near the intermediate memorial construction site, on the drillfield in front of Burruss Hall. At the time of this photo, volunteers and staff members were cleaning up the area, moving some items to storage and…

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View of the intermediate memorial in front of Burruss Hall. In the foreground lay a pile of memento items. At the time of this photo, staff and volunteers - including the student shown in this photo - were cleaning up the site, moving some items to…

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A pile of mementos in front of construction fencing at the intermediate memorial site. At the time of this photo, staff members and volunteers were cleaning up the site, moving some items to storage and others to the newly completed center of the…

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Bags of plastic flowers sit on a walkway at the new intermediate memorial. Hokie stones for Nicole White, Daniel O'Neil, and Seung-Hui Cho (unmarked) are visible to the right. At the time of this this photo, staff members and volunteers were…

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View of the newly finished center of the intermediate memorial, on the drillfield in front of Burruss Hall. Hokie stones - one for each victim - are arranged in an arc. At the time of this photo, volunteers and staff members were cleaning up the…

Publicado por La Raza Newspaper
06-14-2007

Washington, D.C. (EFE).— Un comité creado por el presidente de Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, para estudiar la matanza en la Universidad virginia tech recomendó ayer controlar mejor a las "personas…

Actividades en honor a los fallecidos marcan el regreso a virginia tech

Publicado por María Luisa Azpiazu
EFE
04-24-2007


Washington, D.C — Mucho dolor, impresionantes minutos de silencio y 32 campanadas en memoria de las víctimas de…

Por Jesús Dávila
Corresponsal
Publicado el 04-23-2007

San Juan — El féretro con los restos del ingeniero Juan Ramón Ortiz, muerto en la masacre de virginia tech el pasado día 16, fue transportado ayer sábado a Puerto Rico, pero su…

Las clases se reanudan hoy, aunque el edificio donde fueron asesinadas 30 personas permanecerá cerrada el resto del semestre


Publicado por Servicios La Opinión
04-23-2007


Blacksburg - La universidad de virginia tech, donde hace una…

Deb_2007.pdf
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EDITORIAL

A Tribute to Professor G. V. Loganathan

Arun K. Deb, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Vice President (Ret.), Weston Solutions, Inc. E-mail: arundeb@msn.com

April 16, 2007 started like any other day on…

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One week after the shooting,people set six flags on the lawn of the drillfield to mourn the victims.
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