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WVU mourns

Issue Date:Thursday April 19, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Tricia Fulks, Staff Writer

There was an overwhelming turnout at Wednesday night's vigil in Woodburn Circle for those lost in Monday's tragedy at Virginia…

Tags: banners, candlelight vigil, cards, maroon and orange ribbons, moment of silence, wvu

Sign up for new text alert system

Issue Date:Monday October 15, 2007
Section: Editorial Section

Six months after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, West Virginia University and others institutions across the country have taken positive steps to reevaluate their security approaches,…

Tags: campus crime, e-mail, text alert system, wvu

Practical emergency ideas needed

Issue Date:Friday August 31, 2007
Section: Editorial Section

West Virginia University, like many colleges around the country, has been dealing with a ripple effect of concern from faculty, students and parents alike in regards to the shooting…

Tags: centralized speaker system, emergency response systems, siren alerts, text messaging, video displays, wvu

Sports for the soul

Issue Date:Friday April 20, 2007
Section: Sports Section
Patrick Southern, Sports Writer

Sometimes it takes a life-changing event to shake you to your very core and remind you what really matters.

For the countless people who are suffering…

Tags: 9/11, sports, wvu

WVU looks at safety plans

Issue Date:Wednesday April 18, 2007
Section: HeadLine News Section
By Jon Offredo, Staff Writer

What if it happened here?

Would West Virginia University be prepared for a horrific incident such as the tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech…

Tags: counseling, emergency plan, messaging centers, police, wvu

Hokies for Huskies

Students mill around a message board on display along alumni mall prior to the start of Virginia Tech's candlelight vigil for NIU. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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VT for NIU

Prior to Virginia Tech's candelight vigil for NIU, an attendee signs a message board on display along alumni mall. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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Message to the Huskies

Prior to Virginia Tech's candelight vigil for NIU, an attendee signs a message board on display along alumni mall. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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NIU Vigil

Attendees wait along alumni mall for the start of a Virginia Tech candlelight vigil for NIU on Monday, February 18. A message board sits in the foreground.

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A Vigil for NIU

Two students participate in a Virginia Tech vigil for NIU. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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Candles Up

Participants hold up candles during a Virginia Tech vigil for NIU, held Monday, February 18, 2008.

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Supporting NIU

Attendees at a Virginia Tech candlelight vigil for NIU, including two members of the Corps of Cadets, sign a message board on alumni mall. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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Vigil Messages

An attendee at a Virginia Tech candlelight vigil for NIU signs a message board on alumni mall. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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Hokie Stone for Huskies

A piece of hokie stone, painted in NIU school colors, on display at the center of Virginia Tech's April 16th Memorial. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008.

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NIU Boards on Alumni Mall

Message boards on alumni mall prior to a Virginia Tech candlelight vigil for NIU. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008. Lane Hall is visible in the far background.

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Government by martyrdom is not the way it should work

By: Guest Commentary |
Issue date: 5/1/07 Section: Commentary

We must not let those who abuse our rights forsake our national belief in freedom above all else. If we do, then the victims of these shooters, these evil young men who have turned…

Tags: civil liberties, freedom, gun control, university of oregon

NIU Vigil

View of Virginia Tech's candlelight vigil for NIU on Monday, February 18, 2008. The event took place on Alumni Mall near Torgersen Bridge. The War Memorial pylons are visible in the center background.

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Photo by Kevin Cupp.

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Americans have a right to feel safe from gun violence everywhere

By: Letter to the editor |
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Commentary

In response to Elon Glucklich's article ("Controlling the threat," ODE, Apr. 23, 2007), I am also outraged by the increase in gun violence in America, especially the recent…

Tags: gun control, gun violence, university of oregon