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Librescu Day
By Salah Obeid
Online Journal Contributing Writer
Jun 8, 2007, 00:27
There isn't room enough on the calendar to honor every American hero, but Aug. 16, the birthday of one such hero, is a day teachers and others who cherish education…
Online Journal Contributing Writer
Jun 8, 2007, 00:27
There isn't room enough on the calendar to honor every American hero, but Aug. 16, the birthday of one such hero, is a day teachers and others who cherish education…
Tags: censorship, commentary, education, freedom, history, librescu
Letter from a VT Student
Today was by far the most trying day I've experienced in my life. On April 16, 2007 33 people were killed, with 15 more wounded on the Virginia Tech Campus. I know that this is likely not new information, but I repeat it just to add strength to…
Tags: blog, commentary, letter
It's time to confront the gun lobby
by D. Grant Haynes Thursday, Apr. 19, 2007 at 2:10 PM
The senseless murder of 32 people at Virginia Tech underlines once again the necessity for stricter gun control laws in the United States.
Americans are busily soul searching one more time…
The senseless murder of 32 people at Virginia Tech underlines once again the necessity for stricter gun control laws in the United States.
Americans are busily soul searching one more time…
Tags: commentary, gun control, laws
In Memoriam: Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007
April 16th, 2007
As one who worked with school districts across the country, I know the issue of school shootings is every school official's nightmare. The apparent random nature of all the shootings only makes the nightmare more fearful, for…
As one who worked with school districts across the country, I know the issue of school shootings is every school official's nightmare. The apparent random nature of all the shootings only makes the nightmare more fearful, for…
Tags: blog, commentary, reaction, reflection, school shootings, schools
In Cho's defence...
Saturday, April 21, 2007
"this is a lesson for all o. i think those American parents should learn a lesson or 2 from this. with the way their kids tease other people of different nationalities. i went to school abroad as well, and i can tell you…
"this is a lesson for all o. i think those American parents should learn a lesson or 2 from this. with the way their kids tease other people of different nationalities. i went to school abroad as well, and i can tell you…
Tags: blog, cho, commentary
How to Stop a Killer
April 18th, 2007 by Ben
The tragic massacre this week at Virginia Tech will be one of those events that you will remember how you first heard the news, where you were when you heard it, and what you were doing at the time. Like September 11, 2001,…
The tragic massacre this week at Virginia Tech will be one of those events that you will remember how you first heard the news, where you were when you heard it, and what you were doing at the time. Like September 11, 2001,…
Tags: blog, commentary, gun control
Gut Reactions
by S L Kim | April 17, 2007
1. Race Shame
As soon as I saw the shooter's name--Cho Seung-Hui--in the NYT this morning, I knew he was Korean. Crap. Ever since I got home last night after teaching, and my husband told me about the deadly…
1. Race Shame
As soon as I saw the shooter's name--Cho Seung-Hui--in the NYT this morning, I knew he was Korean. Crap. Ever since I got home last night after teaching, and my husband told me about the deadly…
Tags: blog, commentary, reaction
Fun Facebook in Juxtaposition with Virginia Tech Tragedy
Friday, April 27, 2007
Early Monday morning Toronto, April 16; very nice day, it's spring at last - you can feel it in the air - maybe the oxygen levels are up a little - there's a craziness in the air, a frenetic kind of feeling...
I…
Early Monday morning Toronto, April 16; very nice day, it's spring at last - you can feel it in the air - maybe the oxygen levels are up a little - there's a craziness in the air, a frenetic kind of feeling...
I…
Tags: blogs, commentary, facebook, web 20
Force of Nature
Monday, April 16, 2007
I broke down and turned on CNN to check out coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. I see there and elsewhere, without really knowing the details from this morning's mayhem, that the media are turning to the question of…
I broke down and turned on CNN to check out coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. I see there and elsewhere, without really knowing the details from this morning's mayhem, that the media are turning to the question of…
Tags: blog, commentary
Finger-pointing won’t answer problem of evil
GateHouse Media
Tue Apr 24, 2007, 10:41 AM CDT
BLACKSBURG, Va. -
A tragedy the magnitude of last week's mass murder in Blacksburg, Va., prompt most of us to ask serious questions. What compelled a student to kill 32 people on the Virginia…
Tue Apr 24, 2007, 10:41 AM CDT
BLACKSBURG, Va. -
A tragedy the magnitude of last week's mass murder in Blacksburg, Va., prompt most of us to ask serious questions. What compelled a student to kill 32 people on the Virginia…
Tags: commentary, evil, loners
Desensitization, Detachment and Virginia Tech
Apr 23 2007
Written by Lynn Kindler
To all family, friends, and people affected by the horrific and sad shootings at Virginia Tech, please accept my heartfelt sympathy. I know that I am joined by many others who are keeping you in their…
Written by Lynn Kindler
To all family, friends, and people affected by the horrific and sad shootings at Virginia Tech, please accept my heartfelt sympathy. I know that I am joined by many others who are keeping you in their…
Tags: anger, blog, commentary, desensitization, detachment, emotion
Defenseless Victim Zones
Harold X. O'Boyle / The Extremist (Blog)
May 03, 2007
Mass murder invariably gets the Victim Disarmament Lobby into a lather promoting safety through helplessness. The Virginia Tech shooting is no exception. A brief but honest look at how…
May 03, 2007
Mass murder invariably gets the Victim Disarmament Lobby into a lather promoting safety through helplessness. The Virginia Tech shooting is no exception. A brief but honest look at how…
Tags: blog, commentary, gun control
Death in America, an ode to siblings
Monday, April 16, 2007
It was a crisp, clear, bright autumn day, the kind of day you drink in with every essence of your being. I was sleepy, woken early by my parents for the drive from Nashville to Blacksburg. But I was excited. Not only were we…
It was a crisp, clear, bright autumn day, the kind of day you drink in with every essence of your being. I was sleepy, woken early by my parents for the drive from Nashville to Blacksburg. But I was excited. Not only were we…
Tags: blog, commentary
Could the Virginia Tech shooting been avoided?
Nafeesah Abdullah
May 06, 2007
In light of recent events this just gets added to the list of school shootings that have taken place over the last 5+ years and what seems to be motive is identical the perpetrators are young white males under the…
May 06, 2007
In light of recent events this just gets added to the list of school shootings that have taken place over the last 5+ years and what seems to be motive is identical the perpetrators are young white males under the…
Tags: blog, commentary, dorm, ra
Cho Seung-Hui: A Lone Deranged Gunman?
Thursday, April 19. 2007
As all of America mourns the deaths which occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, bloggers are drawing comparisons to the body count that issues daily from Iraq. See a particularly poignant post from Floyd Rudmin of…
As all of America mourns the deaths which occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, bloggers are drawing comparisons to the body count that issues daily from Iraq. See a particularly poignant post from Floyd Rudmin of…
Tags: blog, cho, commentary, mental health, mental illness
Bowing Down to Our Own Violence
Media Beat (4/19/07)
By Norman Solomon
Many days after the mass killings at Virginia Tech, grisly stories about the tragedy still dominated front pages and cable television. News of carnage on a vastly larger scale -- the war in Iraq -- ebbs…
By Norman Solomon
Many days after the mass killings at Virginia Tech, grisly stories about the tragedy still dominated front pages and cable television. News of carnage on a vastly larger scale -- the war in Iraq -- ebbs…
Tags: commentary, iraq, media, violence, war
Blame Game and The Ghosts of Waco
Adam Roberts / The Metropolis Times (Blog)
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
"There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre." - Kurt Vonnegut
I don't really want to write this blog. I wanted to just take a few days off and give condolences…
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
"There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre." - Kurt Vonnegut
I don't really want to write this blog. I wanted to just take a few days off and give condolences…
Tags: blog, commentary, media, violence, waco
Blacksburg, violence, and America
Published by Dave April 25th, 2007
I have been on the sidelines of quite a number of handgun deaths in my life. Thank God, I haven't really been in the crossfire, nor has any member of my family. But gun violence has come close enough to me…
I have been on the sidelines of quite a number of handgun deaths in my life. Thank God, I haven't really been in the crossfire, nor has any member of my family. But gun violence has come close enough to me…
Tags: blog, commentary, gun control, reaction
Blacksburg and Biography
The Morning News - Personal Essays
It stunned the nation that the Virginia Tech murders took place; it shocked Virginians that they occurred in Blacksburg. A former longtime resident, BENJAMIN COHEN traces his connections to the…
It stunned the nation that the Virginia Tech murders took place; it shocked Virginians that they occurred in Blacksburg. A former longtime resident, BENJAMIN COHEN traces his connections to the…
Beyond Words
Dave Vogt / davedot.com
I am honestly at a loss for what to say about the events that unfolded on the Virginia Tech campus this morning. I was walking across the Drillfield towards GBJ when firing broke out in Norris hall. I had heard nothing…
I am honestly at a loss for what to say about the events that unfolded on the Virginia Tech campus this morning. I was walking across the Drillfield towards GBJ when firing broke out in Norris hall. I had heard nothing…
Tags: blog, commentary