2 20 57 https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/2275617491_1c3095ae43_b_290eb95a3c.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-20 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2008-02-20 08:39:13 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brian Sewell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-20 Description An account of the resource View of the candlelight vigil for NIU at Virginia Tech. Photo courtesy of Brian Sewell. Original Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/briansewell/2275617491/in/set-72157603940117393/">http://flickr.com/photos/briansewell/2275617491/in/set-72157603940117393/</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Brian Sewell Title A name given to the resource DSC_5378 candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Brent Jesiek Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles W. Steger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-14 Description An account of the resource Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:56:43 -0500 From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu To: Multiple recipients <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU> Subject: Letter from President Steger on Northern Illinois University Thursday, February 14, 2008 Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff As I write, events are unfolding at Northern Illinois University where a mass shooting occurred. Already we know that more than a dozen are wounded. This horrific news will certainly bring to mind the hurt, pain, and trauma we experienced less than a year ago. I have sent my condolences and offer of assistance to the president of NIU. Our university community was bolstered and comforted by the outpouring of support from campuses around the nation and the world. I am sure that expressions of support from the Virginia Tech community will mean much to that now suffering campus community. We should take this opportunity now to reach out and help each other. I am convinced that our university community coped because of our care and concern for every member of the extended Hokie Family. I ask you to look out for your each other and seek help through university services if necessary. Students can call Cook Counseling Center anytime at 231-6557. Employees call anytime to 866-725-0602. I wish you the best. Sincerely, Charles W. Steger President Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Letter from President Steger on Northern Illinois University mass shooting niu northern illinois university steger Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Brent Jesiek Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles W. Steger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-15 Description An account of the resource Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:17:17 -0500 From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu To: Multiple recipients <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU> Subject: Ongoing support for Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech Friday, February 15, 2008 The Virginia Tech community continues to reach out to those at Northern Illinois University. Throughout today, numerous university administrators, faculty and students have been in contact with counterparts at NIU to offer assistance, advice, and support. The university will continue to lend support as long as it is needed. Cook Counseling Center will be open Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 17 from noon to 5 p.m. Walk-in appointments are welcome to students who may wish to seek support should difficult memories of last year&#39;s event resurface. The center can be reached at 231-6557 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Employees seeking assistance can call 866-725-0602 anytime 24 hours a day. Hokies United is planning a candlelight vigil Monday night on Alumni Mall, near Torgersen Bridge. The event will be at dusk, approximately 6:30 p.m. Everyone in the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech communities are welcome. Hokies United is also asking everyone to wear red and black on Monday to show solidarity and support for the Northern Illinois University community. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Ongoing support for Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech counseling niu northern illinois university steger Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHRIS DETTRO and Sarah Antonacci Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-26 Description An account of the resource By CHRIS DETTRO STAFF WRITER Published Friday, February 15, 2008 Springfield-area colleges have systems in place to alert students to campus emergencies, and most procedures have been updated or were instituted originally in the wake of campus shootings at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., last spring. Thursday&#39;s shootings at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb brought the importance of those procedures to the forefront again. "It&#39;s just awful," said Mike Underwood, spokesman for MacMurray College in Jacksonville. "Something like that really hits home." The University of Illinois at Springfield, Illinois College in Jacksonville and Blackburn College in Carlinville all have some type of emergency notification system where students can receive e-mails, cell phone messages or other electronic notification should there be an emergency on campus. Michelle Green, spokeswoman for UIS, said the school had a call from one parent within an hour of the NIU shooting expressing concern. UIS sent out a campuswide message to faculty, staff and students late Thursday afternoon urging them to sign up for the UIS Emergency Notification System it implemented last month. The university&#39;s chancellor or provost, chief of police or someone assigned the task sets the notification system in motion, Green said. Lincoln Land Community College recently updated its emergency procedures in response to the Virginia Tech incident, said spokeswoman Lynn Whalen. In addition to having armed campus police on duty 24 hours a day, LLCC has installed emergency phones in each classroom and has enabled all classroom doors to be locked from the inside. "We also have a good counseling and referral system should anyone need that kind of help," Whalen said. Jim Murphy, Illinois College spokesman, said more than 400 of IC&#39;s 1,000 students signed up to receive e-mail or text-message alerts last fall. "It was a response to Virginia Tech and established a way to get information to students, faculty and staff as soon as possible," he said. Blackburn College has an on-campus siren and a system to notify people via e-mail and on the college&#39;s Web site. "When something like this happens, we always review the manual," said Rusty Ingram, public relations director at Blackburn. "We have security procedures we go through, and we can lock down the entrances to campus." Ingram said the shootings at Virginia Tech "made us more aware," although he believes that because almost all Blackburn students have jobs on campus, they may be more aware. "Our thoughts and prayers certainly go out to the people at Northern today," he said. "We have a chapel on campus if students here want to talk about it." Staff writer Sarah Antonacci contributed to this report. Chris Dettro can be reached at 788-1510. On the Web For more information on the UIS Emergency Notification System, students can go to <a href="https://emergency.uis.edu">https://emergency.uis.edu</a> A previous version of the story misstated the number of students who have signed up for Illinois College&#39;s emergency alert system. The correct number is 400. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chris Green Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-19 Description An account of the resource By Chris Green RRSTAR.COM Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:00 PM Last update Apr 17, 2008 @ 07:38 AM DEKALB — Northern Illinois University senior Sonia Salazar said Virginia Tech students put their feelings of sorrow on hold to help the students at NIU heal. And on Wednesday, Salazar was joined by nearly a thousand other NIU students and staff who wanted to return the support for the students at Virginia Tech. NIU students and University President John Peters recognized the one-year anniversary of the shooting deaths at the Virginia Tech campus with a candlelight vigil in the Martin Luther King Commons, an outdoor venue in the center of the campus near the student center. One year ago Wednesday, a gunman took the lives of 32 Virginia Tech students and faculty before taking his own. It was the largest such campus massacre in the history of the country. Peters recalled the initial hours and days following the Feb. 14 slayings at NIU, when five students were shot and killed by Steven Kazmierczak, who also took his own life. He said the entire campus felt "isolated." "We simply couldn&#39;t imagine that anyone else could understand what we are going through." Then the phone calls and e-mails came in. "We understand what you are going through. You are not alone." Peters said a "collective hand of support" was extended from Blacksburg, Va., to DeKalb. "They shared openly and lovingly." The two universities are linked not only in their empathy for one another, but also by an unnerving coincidence. Green Bay gun dealer Eric Thompson told authorities his Web site, topglock.com, sold two empty 9 mm Glock magazines and a Glock holster to Kazmierczak on Feb. 4, just 10 days before the 27-year-old opened fire in a campus classroom. Another Web site run by Thompson&#39;s company, www.thegunstore.com, also sold a Walther .22-caliber handgun to Seung-Hui Cho, who shot down 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus before killing himself. Peters added, "One day, two Virginia Tech students came by my office and surprised me. They gave me a hug. I needed it." Nolan Owen, 19, a freshman on the university&#39;s football team recruited from California, said he could relate to the surprise visit from the Virginia Tech students. "After the shootings here, I flew home. I had all my NIU gear with me, and people at the airport and on the plane hugged me. They cared." David Duma, 22, an NIU senior, said attending Wednesday&#39;s vigil was the least he could do to pay respect not only to the students who lost their lives, but to the Virginia Tech Hokies who are forever united with the NIU Huskies. "They came all the way from Virgina to be with us." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Staff writer Chris Green can be reached at 815-987-1241 or cgreen@rrstar.com. Licensed under Creative Commons <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/">Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Generic</a> -- Original Source: <a href="http://www.rrstar.com/communities/x480408142">http://www.rrstar.com/communities/x480408142</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource NIU to Va. Tech: &#39;We understand what you&#39;re going through&#39; anniversary candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dick Durbin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-19 Description An account of the resource By Dick Durbin RRSTAR.COM Posted Apr 17, 2008 @ 10:59 PM This week, our nation marked the anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech that took 32 lives and wounded 17 other people. Just two months ago, our state was stunned to witness a similar tragic shooting at Northern Illinois University in which 5 students were killed and 17 were wounded. I cannot imagine the magnitude of heartbreak and pain for friends and families of those killed or the trauma borne by those who survived these tragedies. As we mourn the loss of so many promising young lives, it is important also to learn from these tragedies. So what are those lessons? The first is to consider the tortured mind of the shooter. Mental illness is an illness, not a curse. It can and should be treated. Many who receive appropriate counseling and medication lead normal, stable and happy lives. But our laws ignore this reality. We have created legal and financial obstacles to appropriate care. This year, for the first time in a decade, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill to give mental health parity with physical health under the law. The House of Representatives also has passed legislation, and we are negotiating a compromise to fulfill the promise of health parity for millions facing mental health problems. But the challenge of mental health on our college campuses is unique. Many mental illnesses manifest themselves in this period when young people leave the security of home and regular medical care. The responsibility for the students&#39; well-being shifts many times to colleges and universities struggling with limited resources. The situation is growing worse. Studies show that 10 percent of college students have contemplated suicide and 45 percent have felt so depressed that it was difficult to function. Colleges also are encountering students who 10 to 20 years ago would not have been able to attend school because of mental illness, but who can do so today because of advances in treatment of such illness. To meet the increased need, many schools have tried to increase mental-health education and outreach efforts. But the ratio of students to counselors is growing. Currently, there is only one counselor for every 2,000 students on our college campuses. NIU and Virginia Tech taught us that mental-health parity and better campus counseling services are not only critical in preventing these tragedies, but in dealing with the aftermath. The victims were not just those who were killed or injured in the shootings. Others have mental scars that are less obvious than bullet wounds but often slower to heal. The emotional trauma experienced by many students, faculty and families might require years of therapy and counseling. Finally, when the unthinkable does happen, as it did at Virginia Tech and NIU, we need to respond quickly and effectively to the immediate and long-term needs of the affected college community. Our colleges and law-enforcement agencies have made great strides in preparing for and responding to active-shooter situations, progress reflected in the admirable response to the NIU shootings. But we also need to view these violent tragedies on our campuses for what they are — catastrophes, like natural disasters, that require a sustained and coordinated recovery effort in the months that follow. We have a federal agency to deal with hurricanes, earthquakes and floods. But there is no central federal resource to help guide college communities through the recovery process. In the days and weeks after the shootings in DeKalb, NIU officials found themselves being led in circles through the bureaucracies at the federal departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services, not to mention numerous state agencies. These entities, all of whom were well-meaning, often didn&#39;t talk to one another, forcing school officials and victims&#39; families to navigate a red-tape maze to find answers to even their simplest questions. Just as we expect a coordinated emergency response to a flood or tornado, we need to ensure that victims, their families and college communities are able to receive similar assistance in the wake of these personal disasters. Reflecting on the loss of his own son, the well-known minister the Rev. William Sloan Coffin once said, "When parents die, they take with them a portion of the past. But when children die, they take away the future as well." As we mourn those lost at Virginia Tech, NIU and other schools across the country, we must learn from these incidents, work to avoid them and improve our response when they do occur. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Illinois. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Doug Finke Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-26 Description An account of the resource Doug Finke GateHouse News Service Fri Feb 15, 2008, 09:31 PM EST SPRINGFIELD, IL - Northern Illinois University&#39;s response to Thursday&#39;s shooting rampage may have been helped by what state officials learned from last year&#39;s massacre at Virginia Tech University. A Campus Safety Task Force was created to see what could be learned from the Virginia Tech incident and how those lessons could be implemented here. Representatives from state colleges and universities, including NIU, attended task force meetings. One of the most important lessons discussed was getting information to students as quickly as possible. "The response at Northern Illinois, from our standpoint, was extraordinary," said Mike Chamness, chairman of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force. Students were notified within 20 minutes that a shooting occurred, to take cover and stay away from some parts of the campus, Chamness said. At Virginia Tech, it took more than two hours to issue an alert. Students at NIU also were relaying text messages to each other. One idea discussed by the task force was that colleges should use multiple means to convey an emergency message to students, including encouraging the use of text messaging. Rep. Rich Myers, R-Colchester, said Western Illinois University in his district just went through a drill to notify students in case of emergency. "They sent text messages to cell phones, voice mail, e-mail," Myers said. "As I understand it, it was a very successful test." What to do after an emergency is only part of the task force&#39;s responsibility. It is also examining prevention. A full report is scheduled to be delivered April 1. "A mental health survey is still being completed," Chamness said. "That purpose is to look at ways to identify potential issues and how to deal with those, how to get help to those people." That will probably require the assistance of students themselves. "Be alert. If you see something that looks suspicious, don&#39;t be shy or embarrassed about picking up the phone and calling law enforcement authorities," Chamness advised. "You may be the person who helps prevent something." At the same time, Chamness said there didn&#39;t seem to be the "red flags" in the NIU case that there were at Virginia Tech. "I don&#39;t think there&#39;s a panacea out there for how you stop this," he said. "You&#39;re talking about somebody who walked into a classroom." Chamness said state officials will meet with NIU staff in coming weeks to assess what happened and what parts of the response plan worked and if any didn&#39;t. Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, said he wants two House committees — Higher Education and Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness — to convene a joint session in a few weeks to review the NIU situation. "I want to have a joint hearing once reports are released and more information can be obtained as to how we can be better informed and better prepared," said Brady whose district includes Illinois State University. "Even though it looks like everyone worked in synch, there&#39;s always something to learn." Doug Finke can be reached at (217) 788-1527. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-22 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2008-02-22 09:12:15 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emily Canis (Author)/Brian Sewell (Photo) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-22 Description An account of the resource By Emily Canis Staff Writer February 18, 2008 Hokies United sponsored a candlelight vigil Monday night for the Virginia Tech community so that students and residents of Blacksburg could pay their respects to the fallen Northern Illinois University Huskies. The twenty minute service began with Hokies United member Scott Cheatham thanking everyone for coming out to show their support for the Huskies. Cheatham introduced President Charles Steger who gave a brief speech. Followed by Steger was Student Government Association President Adeel Khan. Khan spoke of uniting with the Huskies and the unfortunate fact that Virginia Tech and NIU now share a common bond. "We will all prevail," Khan said in his closing remarks. After a moment of silence for the fallen Huskies, Steger suggested a singing of "Amazing Grace," in which the entire crowd sang. Following "Amazing Grace," the crowd started the well known chant, "Lets Go Hokies!" with Hokies being replaced with Huskies. "Our support for the Huskies is unlike that of any other school because we understand personally what it feels like. The vigil not only represented the fallen Huskies but also our own friends we lost last spring," said sophomore chemistry major Julianne Webber. Folded boards were placed around College Avenue, resembling those that were on the drill field last spring; although this time they were for the NIU Huskies. Students signed the boards with messages of support and grief for the Huskies. One message read, "You are in our thoughts and prayers, stay strong Huskies." Last Thursday, Feb. 14, Northern Illinois University was shook by the same shock and grief Virginia Tech experienced less than a year ago. Twenty seven year-old graduate student, Steven Kazmierczak, stormed a geology classroom, holding a shotgun and two handguns. 162 students were registered in the class; five were killed while injuring 18 more. Instantly, the Virginia Tech community responded with an outpouring of support through multiple mediums. President Steger sent out a campus wide email alerting students of his contact with the NIU president as well as counseling contact information for anyone that felt the need for it. Organizations across campus showed their support for the NIU Huskies. Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity on campus, made cards for their fellow chapter at the NIU campus. Pi Kappa Alpha, who lost one of its brothers at NIU, is sending the NIU chapter a flag with all the Virginia Tech brother&#39;s signatures. The Hokies continued support of the NIU Huskies has been recognized nationally because of the bond both schools now share. The Hokies United candlelight vigil was just one way the Virginia Tech community expressed their support for NIU. -- Photo by Brian Sewell. Original Source: Planet Blacksburg <a href="http://www.planetblacksburg.com/2008/02/hokies_united_holds_candlelight_vigil_for_niu.php">http://www.planetblacksburg.com/2008/02/hokies_united_holds_candlelight_vigil_for_niu.php</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Emily Canis (ecanis@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Hokies United Holds Candlelight Vigil for NIU candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/g0000006ffb4e4f37ef427dcce1f176cbcec48b7b58da89_215e7a0e14.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-26 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2008-02-26 14:52:10 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Geri Nikolai, Isaac Guerrero and Sadie Gurman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-26 Description An account of the resource Photo: Photo by ALAN LEON | RRSTAR.COM Six huskies and flowers are set up as a memorial in front of Cole Hall on Feb. 22, 2008, on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Story: Geri Nikolai, Isaac Guerrero and Sadie Gurman GateHouse News Service Mon Feb 25, 2008, 02:36 PM EST As officials at Northern Illinois University prepare for the return of 25,000 students this week, they have announced only one decision about the scene of the shootings. The building where a gunman killed five students and then himself on Feb. 14, Cole Hall, will remain closed this semester. Space has been found in other campus buildings to move all classes from the two large lecture halls in Cole. What happens afterward is the subject of speculation. Some students say they could never go back into the building and could not concentrate on academics if they did. Some suggest Cole be turned into a memorial. Others say that despite the tragedy, NIU cannot afford to raze a classroom building in an era of declining state support. Officials say they haven&#39;t discussed the future of Cole. Cherilyn Murer, who chairs the NIU board of trustees, said she doesn&#39;t know what will be done after this semester. Murer said the options include resuming classes, transforming it for some other use or closing it permanently. But it&#39;s too early to say, Murer said. "It&#39;s only been a week," she said. "Right now, the emotions are so raw that it would be premature to make a decision about what we&#39;ll do with that building." Another trustee, Barbara Giorgi Vella of Rockford, expects there won&#39;t be serious discussion of what to do with Cole until summer. At that point, she said, financial constraints have to be taken into consideration, along with the feelings of students and staff. Busy building Cole Hall, where nearly every undergraduate has at least one class, is one of the largest classroom buildings on campus, with two auditoriums seating what students estimate to be 250 people each. The idea of closing the building permanently is circulating on campus but doesn&#39;t seem practical to Justin Weaver of Beloit, an NIU sophomore. "Given that NIU already has issues in terms of space, even though it seems appropriate to close it forever given the tragic events that happened there, it still seems foolish," Weaver said. "When I looked at the schedule for reassigning classes, it was staggering how many classes are held in Cole Hall," Weaver said. "You can&#39;t duplicate that space." There are labs in the Cole Hall basement and one, for journalism students, is the best-equipped on campus for that kind of work, Weaver said. As for changing the atmosphere inside the building, Weaver also takes a practical approach. "The only thing that can change Cole Hall is time," he said. "As people at NIU graduate, new people will come in. They will know what happened but they weren&#39;t there and they won&#39;t feel the gravity quite as much." McHenry senior Colin Leicht suggested transforming the front of the building, perhaps using the large walls erected this week for students to express their sorrow. "Don&#39;t tear it down," said Leicht. "It&#39;s still a good building. NIU has had problems getting money from the state to rebuild other buildings. I don&#39;t think we&#39;re in a position to tear down a building." Rockford junior Krista Robinson said one professor asked her and other students what they thought about NIU erecting an environmental feature, perhaps a windmill, as a memorial. Robinson wasn&#39;t impressed. "I think a windmill is a good idea, but not as a memorial. I can imagine parents wondering what kind of memorial that is. It&#39;s not really relevant." Cole Hall was constructed in 1968. The general-education building contains 18,000 square feet of space. Columbine&#39;s library Other institutions have faced the question NIU now confronts. At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., where two students killed 12 others and one teacher in April 1999, the library where most of the killing took place no longer exists. Frank DeAngelis, principal then and now, said the old library would have been forever associated with the April 20 massacre. Students, parents and community members agreed they could no longer enter the room without reliving the pain, he said. Thought was given to demolishing the entire school but that would have been a mistake, DeAngelis said. "If we tore the building down, Harris and Klebold would have won," he said. The solution was to tear out the library, which was above the cafeteria/commons area, and open the commons into a two-story space. A new library was constructed nearby and connected to the school by a hallway. The problem, said DeAngelis, is that spectators still come to the school, sometimes in tour buses, distracting the students. Constructing a memorial on campus is a problem because it becomes an attraction, bringing in people not connected to the school, DeAngelis said. That&#39;s why a separate memorial was built at a nearby park, far enough from the school so students don&#39;t see people coming and going. The new library cost $3.5 million. DeAngelis said a community fund drive, coupled with donations from building contractors, quickly raised the money. Virginia Tech ponders changes Officials at Virginia Tech are still using buildings that were the scene of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide at the Blacksburg, Va., campus April 15, 2007. Cho shot his first victims in a dorm room in West Ambler Johnston Hall. Two hours later, he opened fire in Norris Hall, which contains the school&#39;s Engineering Science and Mechanics program among others. Norris Hall would have cost $30 million to replace, according to university estimates. Instead, officials reopened Norris two months after the shootings and a task force was formed to entertain ideas for its future. In December, Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger announced the school would spend $1 million remodeling about 4,300 square feet of the second floor of the building, which will be home to the new Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention. The dorm room where the initial shootings took place is still closed, but it&#39;s not practical to close the entire 800-room residence hall, said University Relations Director Mark Owczarski. Approximately 10,000 of the school&#39;s 26,000 students live on campus at Virginia Tech. The school has 14 residence buildings and another under construction. "On-campus housing is a premium here," Owczarski said. "Honestly, students enjoy living in West Ambler Johnston Hall as they do in all of our residence buildings." Memories will remain Changing a building does only so much to relieve the hurt, said Columbine&#39;s DeAngelis, adding that he still has flashbacks. DeAngelis said he has spoken with NIU leaders. Given his experience, DeAngelis feels compelled to reach out to schools where shootings have taken place. "People still ask me, &#39;what was the one day when everything got back to normal?&#39;" he said. "It&#39;s never going to come." NIU students seem to understand. Going to class in Cole would never be the same, said Leicht. "The first day, I would be a little anxious, knowing this is where it happened," he said about having class there. "After that, as long as that door stays locked, it would be just another classroom. It could have happened in any classroom. But I think that door (where the gunman entered) should be locked." "It would be difficult" to go back into Cole, said Weaver. But if it&#39;s reopened at some point, "it would be something I and everyone else would have to do. "I&#39;ll tell you this, though. I have had a lot of classes at Cole and I always sat in the first two or three rows. I will never do that again, not ever." Robinson thinks Cole ought to become part of campus learning again, at some point. "I wouldn&#39;t close it down indefinitely but definitely for the rest of the semester. Maybe open it back up next year," she said. "But let Cole Hall be for right now," she said. "Let there be a little bit of rest in Cole Hall." Geri Nikolai can be reached at 815-987-1337 or gnikolai@rrstar.com. Isaac Guerrero can be reached at 815-987-1371 or iguerrero@rrstar.com. Sadie Gurman can be reached at 815-987-1389 or sgurman@rrstar.com. What others have done Here is what other institutions have done after being the scene of multiple deaths from violence: Columbine High School: Two student gunmen, who committed suicide, killed 12 students and a teacher in the April 1999 shooting at Columbine in Littleton, Colo. The library, where most of the shootings took place, was torn out and the cafeteria below it remodeled into a two-story room. A local artist painted a skyline mural with the branches of Aspen trees and 13 clouds — one for each of the victims. A library was built nearby. Virginia Tech: Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people before committing suicide at the Blacksburg, Va., campus April 15, 2007. It is the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Virginia Tech is still using buildings where the shootings occurred. Norris Hall was reopened in June 2007. The school will spend $1 million remodeling the second floor of the building, which will be home to the newly created Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention. The dorm room where a student was killed is closed, but the rest of the 800-room residence hall is still open. University of Texas: On Aug. 1, 1966, a sniper barricaded himself on the observation deck of the tower on campus and began a shooting spree that killed 14 people and ended when police killed him. It was the worst school shooting until Virginia Tech in 2007. The observation deck was closed until 1968, then opened and closed again in 1975 because of a series of suicide jumps. In 1999, security and safety measures were installed and the deck was reopened. Crandon, Wis.: Six young adults were killed by a 20-year-old off-duty sheriff&#39;s deputy Oct. 7 as they relaxed in a home. Plans are to tear the building down and create a memorial garden, but first the mortgage must be paid. A fund drive was started but contributions dwindled when the homeowner, the father of one of the victims, announced plans to sue the county over the shooting. Nickel Mines, Pa.: A gunman burst into an Amish schoolhouse and killed five young girls Oct. 2, 2006, then killed himself. The building was demolished 10 days later and the site is used to graze cattle. About NIU Enrollment: 25,200 Budget: $104 million Founded: 1899 as satellite of Illinois State Normal School Renamed: NIU in 1957 City: DeKalb Main campus: 755 acres Regional sites: Hoffman Estates, Naperville and Rockford Programs of study: Seven degree-granting colleges; 55 undergraduate majors; 75 graduate programs, including 10 Ph.D. programs, doctoral degrees in education and juris doctorate Students: 91 percent from Illinois; 46 percent men, 54 percent women; 26 percent ethnic minorities; 862 international students from 88 nations Faculty: 1,279 Class size: Average is 28 students (18 in senior-level classes) Oldest building: Altgeld Hall, opened in 1899 Newest building: Yordon Center, opened in 2007 Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported</a> -- Original Source: <a href="http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/x257795083">http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/x257795083</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported Title A name given to the resource NIU has several examples to follow for Cole’s future columbine nickel mines niu northern illinois university university of texas Document A resource containing textual data. 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Although this generation of Notre Dame students has grown up with school shootings ranging from Columbine in 1999 to Virginia Tech last year, students haven&#39;t become immune to the tragedy of school massacres. "It was very tragic and scary. You have to wonder what&#39;s going on with those kids. It makes you wonder if something like that could happen at Notre Dame," sophomore Tim Nelson said. Many students had not heard of the shooting by Thursday evening, including a group of seniors who stood speechless after being informed of the news. Student body president Liz Brown noted that school shootings are becoming more common. "Unfortunately, this is kind of becoming an occurrence on college campuses across the nation. Hopefully, this trend will stop," she said. Brown also expressed a sense of grief at the NIU tragedy. "This is a hard thing to react to," she said. "This sort of thing has become all too common at schools in the United States." Senior Meghan Jebb, who was studying in Dublin at the time of the Virginia Tech tragedy, questioned the universality of school shootings. "I don&#39;t know if this kind of thing happens in other countries. After the Va. Tech shootings, the kids in Ireland were like, &#39;why do they have guns?&#39;" she asked. Colleen Fleshman, who is from Illinois, said that her first reaction after hearing the news was to call her friends who attend NIU to make sure of their safety. She said she was relieved to find that all her friends were alright. Although the shooter&#39;s motivations are not yet known, some students have wondered about the timing of his attack. "He probably picked Valentine&#39;s Day for a reason," junior Ryan Simmons said. Sophomore Kyle Hagelskamp agreed. "It&#39;s too bad that people don&#39;t feel the love and support of the world and resort to doing something like this," he said. "We need to work on providing a loving and supportive environment to try to prevent this sort of tragedy." Brown stressed that while she obviously hopes that no similar situation would happen at Notre Dame, the University has precautions in place designed to manage a tragedy. "Certainly we hope it would never happen at Notre Dame," she said. "We think our campus is very safe. But if it were to ever happen, I&#39;m thankful that we do have the correct measures in place to adequately inform the student body and react quickly." These measures include the Emergency Networking System that will alert students to any emergency situations through text messages, phone calls and emails. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource Attendees light candles at the vigil for Northern Illinois University. Photo taken February 18, 2008. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Lighting candles at NIU vigil candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00076_28b3481468.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource A view of the Virginia Tech candlelight vigil for Northern Illinois University. Photo taken February 18, 2008. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Candlelight vigil for NIU candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00090_2dc3a6b7fc.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource An attendee signs a message board for NIU at Virginia Tech vigil. Photo taken February 18, 2008. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Message Board at vigil for NIU candlelight vigil message board niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00089_0f05d46b33.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource Messages of support written during the candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech for NIU. Photo taken February 18, 2008. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Message Board at vigil for NIU candlelight vigil message board niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00082_4b36302078.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource Messages of support written at Virginia Tech&#39;s candlelight vigil for NIU. Photo taken February 18, 2008. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Message Board at vigil for NIU candlelight vigil message board niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/DSC00091_e65d9a4af3.JPG null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource An attendee looks at a message board on Alumni Mall during the Virginia Tech vigil for NIU. Photo taken February 18, 2008. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Message Board at vigil for NIU candlelight vigil message board niu northern illinois university https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/niu auction_05f48644bc.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-08 Description An account of the resource This sign advertising a silent auction for Northern Illinois University hung on the front of Squires Student Building on April 8, 2008. Sign says: "Silent Auction for NIU Wed, 4/9 8:30-6PM Squires 2nd Floor" Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource NIU auction sign niu northern illinois university silent auction squires https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/IMG_0133_ee9eb88d89.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-13 Description An account of the resource This photo was taken on February 21, 2008. The VT employees in the photo are from the Office of Research. Several employees wore black and red and are surrounded by employees wearing hokie colors. The photo was blown up poster size and was sent along with the banner that reads "We&#39;re All Huskies Today" to the Division of Research and Graduate Studies at NIU. Photo by Vicky Ratcliffe Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Victoria Ratcliffe <vfrazier@vt.edu> Title A name given to the resource We&#39;re ALL Huskies banner niu northern illinois university we're all huskies https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/2275972648_65fdefc9ae_o_d401db2b4b.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2008-02-19 09:12:24 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Brent Jesiek Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kevin Cupp Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource View of Virginia Tech&#39;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. -- Photo by Kevin Cupp. Original Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincupp/2275972648/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincupp/2275972648/</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kevin Cupp (k@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource NIU Vigil candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university vigil https://www.april16archive.org/files/original/_VT_Vigil_01_9e903ce045.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-22 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2008-02-22 13:44:06 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kim Peterson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-22 Description An account of the resource Virginia Tech students prepare candles for the NIU vigil. Photo by Kim Peterson Original Source: <a href="http://www.ee.unirel.vt.edu/index.php/vtnews/flip_book/C69/P0/">http://www.ee.unirel.vt.edu/index.php/vtnews/flip_book/C69/P0/</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kim Peterson (thekim@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource _VT_Vigil_01.jpg candlelight vigil niu northern illinois university