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On Monday, April 16, 2007, I was in New Orleans at the annual conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). This is a list of students I was able to contact between 10:08 am (when I received an email from a student…

On 4/16/07 12:21 PM, "jlehr@vt.edu" wrote:
Subject Line: DO NOT COME TO CAMPUS

All, please do not attempt to drop off the paper that is due today. I will send an update.

BE SAFE. I AM SO SORRY.
Please be safe. I hope that you are all…

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Friends, Since a number of you asked to receive further installments, I decided to send this out to everyone who wrote to offer support. I have greatly appreciated it, profoundly so. Yesterday I used the basketball court for stress relief and to…

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I'm a copy editor and page designer at the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier and I had the responsibility of putting together two full pages dedicated to Virginia Tech for the April 17 issue. I knew I was recording history, but after looking at so…

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I'm a copy editor and page designer at the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier and I had the responsibility of putting together two full pages dedicated to Virginia Tech for the April 17 issue (this is the second page). I knew I was recording history,…

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I put this page together for the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier for the April 18 issue, including a Hokie hope ribbon logo I made myself to accompany any stories about the Tech tragedy.

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My wife and I went up to VT for a 4 day weekend, and to the German Club 115th anniversary. We toured campus and sat on the steps of Burruss Hall Saturday afternoon. We left Sunday afternoon, only to return to Houston - to find news of a much…

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Sign and ribbons of support on building in Blacksburg, at the intersection of N. Main Street and Prices Fork Road. Photo taken Monday, April 30.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007The Bill Muehlenberg Trophy: Debbie Schlussel and the Virginia Tech ShootingsJust when you think the wingnut Right can't possibly get more insane or logic-deprived than it already is, along comes Debbie Schlussel, writing…

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Flag at half-staff over Disneyland. No dreams came true that day.

please visit the site below for a very touching tribute to what happened to all of Va. tech. The song writer who wrote this had just played the previous weekend in your area he was very touched, and was moved to write this…

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Memorial in front of West Ambler Hall

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This is a clip on the Virginia Tech shooting from April 18, 2006. It ran on 'Morning Ireland' show on the Irish radio station RTE 1. It featured an interview between myself and Irish journalist Robert Shortt on the drillfield which took place…

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IMAGE: Virginia Tech memorial on Info Island in Second Life. Shrine by Perefim Cao.

"FOR VIRGINIA (updated)" by Wagner James Au
Story and image provided courtesy of nwn.blogs.com
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/04/for_virginia.html

Most weeks I…

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Sculpture by Darrien Lightworker in Second Life. Located at Virginia Tech memorial on Info Island. Lightworker's description reads: "One blood tear for each soul lost in Virginia Tech"

Image provided courtesy of nwn.blogs.com

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Detail of sculpture by Darrien Lightworker in Second Life. Located at Virginia Tech memorial on Info Island. Lightworker's description reads: "One blood tear for each soul lost in Virginia Tech"

Image provided courtesy of nwn.blogs.com

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hi my names Ryan meyer i go to norristown high school in pa i was crying with u guys when ur friends passed away i think about u guys on that campus all the time ur in my prayers awayls i love u guys even tho i dont know u please write back to me im…

This is a piece written by Gerard Toal, the NOVA-based Virginia Tech Professor. It was published in the Irish Times 28/04/07.

The Irish Times
28/04/2007
Author: Gerard Toal
Title: Sensible gun laws only way to secure a safe future for US…

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Memorial items outside Jamie Bishop's office in Major Williams Hall. Photo taken on Monday, April 30, 2007.

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The Hokie Nation Stood

On a cold April morning
A shock went through the campus
Two of their number were gone
The Hokie Nation woke up

Hours later, as the leaders tried
To make sense of what was happening
Word came of more tragedy
The…
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