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By Tammesia Green

Following the massacre that occurred at Virginia Tech University on April 16, many have come to question their own safety at universities across the country. The profile of a school shooter, once narrowed to a lonely white…

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By Tamara K. Nopper | 04.19.2007

April 17, 2007

Like many, I was glued to the television news yesterday, keeping updated about the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech University. I was trying to deal with my own disgust and sadness, especially…

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UC Davis to hold candlelight vigils to honor victims
By: Talia Kennedy
Posted: 4/20/07

The gunman who shot and killed 32 students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on Monday was identified this week as Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a…

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Chancellor urges students in need to seek assistance

By: Talia Kennedy
Posted: 4/24/07

In the wake of the Apr. 16 shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, students across the nation are asking, "Could something similar…

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미국 버지니아공대에서 발생한 최악의 총격 사건의 범인이 한국계 학생으로 밝혀지면서 재미 한인 사회는 충격에 휩싸였다. 한인들은 ìš°ì„  정신질환을 앓던 한인 í•œ 명이 저지른 사건이…

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By: Susan McMillan
Issue date: 4/24/07
Section: News


Emory will establish an Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response to coordinate responses to catastrophic events, University officials announced Thursday. The office, CEPAR, will…

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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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Panoramic from A Concert for Virginia Tech.

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Panorama photo of the drillfield taken just prior to the start of the Hokies United memorial on Monday, April 23.

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Police presence is to be found everywhere on campus.

Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenduong/462133761/in/set-72157600142154932/

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An EMT grieves in front of Burruss Hall. Matt La Porte, himself an EMT, was one of the victims of this tragic event.

Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenduong/472101597/in/set-72157600142154932/

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An attendee of a candlelight vigil held on the campus of Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va., stands near a memorial to victims of the Monday shooting spree which left 33 dead and 15 wounded.

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Members of the Vanderbilt community expressed their support for Virginia Tech by signing a leather-bound message book emblazoned with the Vanderbilt seal, a gift for Virginia Tech's student government organization.

Photo by Steve Green

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Posted April 17th, 2007 - 15:39PM by Steve Fox

Well, it didn't take long. One of my students at the University of Maryland has a brother who attends Virginia Tech and lost two friends yesterday. She started to break down as she told me she…

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Listening to the Virginia Memorial, and all I hear is: "God-given", "God bless you", "community", "strength", "prayers", "family", "sanctuary", "violated', and of course, here come the leaders of the religious…

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Crime scene tape near Norris Hall that was blown away and then got snagged in a nearby tree.

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Memorial in front of West Ambler Hall

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This photo was taken on the Sunday after the tragedy. It's a photo of one of the many memorials that were on campus that day.

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Artist's Comments

Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the massacre at Virginia Tech...

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Original Source: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53603449/

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This is a picture of the first night we got the pleasure of meeting Austin Michelle Cloyd. She will always be remembered.

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