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UVA sign
One of the items on display at the Alumni Center Art Exhibit. On 4/16/08, as part of the Day of Remembrance observance, the Holtzman Alumni Center Museum displayed examples of art, crafts, quilts, and other memorabilia contributed since April 16,…
Tags: alumni center, anniversary, exhibit, uva
Commonwealth
In the cold shadows of Cabell hall, I sit and pray for sun.I stare up past Homer's statueto the Rotunda up the Lawn.I can see the flag through trees,half-mast, flicks of red and white.And though I'm proud to call it mine,my heart is filled…
So it goes
After reading Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five," my 11th grade English teacher asked us, "Is death meaningful?" The question forced us to think about the line that appeared over and over in Vonnegut's book, the line that appeared after…
The forest for the trees
Letters to the Editor
The forest for the trees
Tragedy struck at Virginia Tech Monday. Unfortunately, the sadness of events is not only in the actions themselves, but also in the reactions. I want to assert that we still need to keep an eye on…
The forest for the trees
Tragedy struck at Virginia Tech Monday. Unfortunately, the sadness of events is not only in the actions themselves, but also in the reactions. I want to assert that we still need to keep an eye on…
Tags: gun control, media response, uva
Mourners pack Tech after attack
Community tries to come to terms with horrific attack
Maria Tchijov, Cavalier Daily Life Editor
BLACKSBURG, Va.-- In a day filled with a constant barrage of media images of the shooter who took the lives of at least three of her friends and 29…
Maria Tchijov, Cavalier Daily Life Editor
BLACKSBURG, Va.-- In a day filled with a constant barrage of media images of the shooter who took the lives of at least three of her friends and 29…
Students rally against religious protestors at Tech funerals
Online groups decrying anti-gay protestors grow rapidly
Max Hall, Cavalier Daily Associate Editor
Students across the nation are taking to Facebook in response to planned anti-gay protests at the funerals of Virginia Tech shooting…
Tags: facebook, fundamentalism, protest, uva
Rivals in mourning
A.J. Kornblith, Cavalier Daily Opinion Editor
AS A Yankee from Pittsburgh, when I first started looking at colleges I didn't even know what UVA and VT stood for, much less the history of their long and storied rivalry. But once I arrived at…
AS A Yankee from Pittsburgh, when I first started looking at colleges I didn't even know what UVA and VT stood for, much less the history of their long and storied rivalry. But once I arrived at…
Tags: sports rivalry, support, sympathy, uva
Hoos for Hokies
Lindsey Wagner, Cavalier Daily Life Editor
In the wake of yesterday's tragedy, many University students felt unable to help their peers at Virginia Tech. Within seven hours of the shootings, however, plans were under way for programs to reach…
In the wake of yesterday's tragedy, many University students felt unable to help their peers at Virginia Tech. Within seven hours of the shootings, however, plans were under way for programs to reach…
Tags: community support, hoos for hokies, outreach, sympathy, uva
Sports message boards find new use after tragedy
Web sites such as Thesabre.com, Techsideline.com provide forum for discussion, communication after yesterday morning's shootings at Virginia Tech
Eric Kolenich, Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor
In the wake of yesterday's tragedy…
Eric Kolenich, Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor
In the wake of yesterday's tragedy…
Tags: message boards, sports, sympathy, uva
A somber solidarity
Lindsey Wagner, Cavalier Daily Life Editor
University students dug through their closets to find anything maroon and orange -- two colors all Hoos had previously tried to avoid -- to demonstrate their support of Virginia Tech at the vigil held…
University students dug through their closets to find anything maroon and orange -- two colors all Hoos had previously tried to avoid -- to demonstrate their support of Virginia Tech at the vigil held…
Tags: maroon and orange, uva, uva students respond
