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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 Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-11 Description An account of the resource Thursday, April 19th, 2007 While we spent the last two weeks railing at each other about racial insults, sexist jokes, hip hop music, apologies that won&#39;t fly, and weighty matters related to the First Amendment, a deranged college student sat plotting the mass murder of his classmates along with his own suicide on the idyllic campus of Virginia Tech. Now that the fog of horror is beginning to lift everyone is scrambling to find someone to point a finger at. Last week rap music was to blame for the arsenal of racist and sexist insults that are at the disposal of shock jocks like Don Imus. This week the NRA and Hollywood are to blame. The NRA, says the Left, makes it possible for mentally sick young men like Cho Seung-Hui to get his hands on an arsenal of weapons to act out their private fantasies of murder and suicide. At the same time, says the Right, Hollywood is to blame for churning out an arsenal of violent movies like Quentin Tarantino "Grindhouse" that feed our appetite for carnage and violence. Nothing like hateful speech and violent rampages to keep things in perspective. If we&#39;re going to blame NRA, Hollywood, or even video games we all have some blame to shoulder. Lord knows, ours is culture that is fascinated with violence. I am as liable as the next person for indulging in the guilty pleasurable pasttime of watching crime dramas on television every week (e.g., Law and Order, CSI, Cold Case). I don&#39;t know when it happened. Recant: I do know. But that&#39;s another story. What I also know is that figuring out the motivation behind the murder is half the" fun" of watching the crime show. But the rampage at Virginia Tech is a sobering wake up call, or it should be. It doesn&#39;t matter what "motivated" the gunman behind the Virginia Tech shooting. I won&#39;t join the media detectives in pouring over the identity of the killer&#39;s family and the putative ethnic nature of his rage, nor do I care to watch as journalists shove a microphone in the face of every person who ever bumped up against him in the hallway or try reconstructing what he had for breakfast the morning of his rampage. Besides, we haven&#39;t bothered to do the same type of psychological and cultural analysis upon those who four years ago committed our youth to the bloodbath and carnage reported weekly out of Iraq. Enough. Stop the violence by keeping up the protest against pro-gun lobbyists and by boycotting movies that showcase gratuitous violence. Better time is spent praying for the tortured souls that commit these acts of violence. Stop the violence by turning it off in ourselves. After tragedies like the one this week, says one Virginia Tech student who also survived the Columbine massacre of ten years ago this week, normalcy never returns. After a steady diet of violence all these years, can any of us say what normal — or decency and civility, for that matter — is anymore? -- Original Source: Something Within by Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems <a href="http://www.somethingwithin.com/blog/?cat=73">http://www.somethingwithin.com/blog/?cat=73</a> This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License</a>. 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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 Anita Pere Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-04 Description An account of the resource By Anita Pere Staff writer Baylor alumnus David Paul Cunningham, who in May threatened to destroy various buildings on Baylor&#39;s main campus, received three years of probation Thursday in a U.S. district court. According to his attorney, Vik Deivanayagam, Cunningham, 34, was able to avoid prison time due to mental instability stemming from a serious head injury incurred while playing rugby at Baylor. Cunningham faced a total of 20 years in prison for two felony counts of "maliciously conveying false information." On May 1, Cunningham called a Baylor switchboard operator and told her he planned to place diesel drums in the basements of every building at Baylor, according to court records. Cunningham said he would take this action in response to his perceived involvement of Baylor in the Virginia Tech shootings. The Baylor Police Department was able to trace the call to a hotel room in Tyler, Cunningham&#39;s hometown. The next day, Cunningham called Baylor Police Chief Jim Doak, threatening bodily harm. Again, he mentioned the Virginia Tech incident. The call was traced to the same hotel room. The Tyler Police Department arrested Cunningham later that day. "The justice system worked as it is supposed to," Doak said of the sentencing. According to an article appearing in the Waco Tribune-Herald, Deivanayagam was able to convince U.S. District Judge Walter J. Smith Jr. that Cunningham did not grasp the levity of these threats and did not plan on carrying them out. Deivanayagam said Cunningham was more or less "blowing off some steam." Also in the article, Cunningham apologized to Judge Smith and said, "I just don&#39;t have a lot of tact in dealing with police enforcement." Cunningham wrapped up his court statement by saying he wanted to see the elephants at the zoo in Tyler. According to Baylor Lariat archives, Cunningham was kneed in the head during a scrimmage against the University of Texas in 1995. Cunningham suffered a concussion, a broken nose and a skull fracture. He missed two weeks of school and his injuries required cosmetic surgery. Cunningham graduated the next spring with a degree in engineering. He was expelled for undisclosed reasons as a graduate student in 2001 -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=47982">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=47982</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource Alum receives probation for &#39;maliciously conveying false information&#39; baylor diesel drums in basements maliciously conveying false information threat 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 Claire St. Amant Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource Aug. 20, 2007 By Claire St. Amant City editor In Texas, it isn&#39;t surprising to see cowboy hats, belt buckles and boots glistening under the sun. But there&#39;s one piece missing from the cowboy ensemble when Texans mosey on over to school campuses: a gun. According to state law, guns are banned in several places, including schools, places of worship, correction facilities, bars, sporting events and other locations. Currently, individuals with concealed handgun licenses must check their weapon at the door, but maybe not for long. In late April, Gov. Rick Perry called for "gun freedom" across Texas and said students should be allowed to protect themselves on campus. Arlington senior Andrew Sugg couldn&#39;t agree more. Sugg is the leader of the Baylor chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a national group in favor of gun freedom in schools. "I believe anyone with a CHL should be able to carry a gun everywhere," he said. "Most people don&#39;t even have to fire, just showing it is usually good enough (to control a situation)." Sugg, who has been a licensed gun carrier for almost two years, recalls a time near campus in 2005 when the mere presence of his weapon distilled a potentially dangerous individual. While Sugg was having a cup of coffee at Common Grounds, a homeless man started "aggressively" asking for money, he said. Feeling threatened, Sugg called the police, but before an officer made it to the scene, the man pulled a knife on another customer. "I drew my weapon, the guy saw me, dropped the knife and ran," Sugg said. "I just put it back in my holster and went back to my coffee." While this situation ended positively, Fair Oaks Ranch senior Alexandra Neville, president of Baylor Democrats, said she thinks gun control on and off campus are entirely different issues. "What you do with your gun on your own time and for your own protection is up to you, but college campuses have their own protective measures and having students carry guns isn&#39;t one of them," she said. Neville said students shouldn&#39;t have to worry about carrying their own gun to protect themselves because that responsibility falls more on the school and law enforcement. "It&#39;s my belief that if you&#39;re trying to solve the problem of violence on campus, the last you would want to do is allow more people to carry weapons," she said. Instead, Neville believes the problem could be combated with increased school counseling and preventive programs at an earlier age. Sugg doesn&#39;t see it that way, and said he hopes people will move past the idea that "guns are bad" and recognize how they can be good, too. "Most people who fear guns don&#39;t understand them at all," he said. "They have a Hollywood image of the gun being for the bad guy." Josh Felker, U.S. Army veteran and owner of LoneStar Handgun in Killeen, agrees with Sugg. "It&#39;s very important to expose people to guns and educate them about gun safety," he said. "Once people learn to use them, they usually aren&#39;t afraid (of guns) anymore." In response to the shooting at Virginia Tech, Felker offered a free handgun-licensing course for teachers and students from May to July. Felker said around 40 people took advantage of the promotion, and while one student traveled from Oklahoma, most participants were local. "There were quite a few Baylor students and a couple professors as well," he said. Although guns are currently banned inside school facilities, Felker said, he hopes that will change. "Law-abiding, licensed individuals should be able to carry a firearm because thugs and criminals will do it no matter what," he said. Houston senior Theresa Doll disagrees. "As an institute of higher learning, it&#39;s just not necessary to have students carrying guns," she said. "That&#39;s what law enforcement is for." Doll, a member of the Baylor Democrats, said the right to bear arms is often overstated. "Yes, we have a constitutional right to own and carry a gun," she said.""But that doesn&#39;t mean they have a place on college campuses." Doll said she worries about students carrying guns and making irrational choices. "It wouldn&#39;t make me feel safer for my roommate to have a gun," she said. "Especially not during finals when she&#39;s all stressed out." While Doll believes shooting tragedies like Virginia Tech and Columbine need to be addressed, she said the problem is with adequate police units, not armed citizens. "Supporting concealed weaponry is not the answer to the school shooting crisis," she said. -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46392">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46392</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource Students fight for guns on campus baylor gun freedom guns on campus 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 Baylor Editorial Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource Aug. 20, 2007 Anytime a tragedy occurs we ask ourselves how it could have happened and how it can be prevented from ever happening again. So in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre, gun rights advocates began calling for the repealing of bans on carrying concealed weapons on school campuses. The national organization of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is one such group. There are eight chapters of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus in Texas, the most of any state. Current Texas law forbids the carrying of concealed weapons in places like school campuses, places of worship and government property -- even if a person is licensed to carry. Arlington senior Andrew Sugg, head of Baylor&#39;s SCCC chapter, seeks to make it possible for students to arm themselves at Baylor. Groups like these have to use circular logic to reach their conclusions. Because a deranged individual brought guns onto campus, Sugg and others believe they should be allowed to bring theirs in order to protect themselves. What the gun lobby conveniently forgets is that the mental history of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho should have prevented him from ever obtaining a gun in the first place. Cho&#39;s mental history was recognized by a Virginia court in 2005, and due to inconsistencies between federal and state law, he was not entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The problem is not with the laws, but with the ability of the system to work properly. If it did, Cho would not have been able to purchase a gun and the conversation may not have gone in this direction. While it is clear that the response time of Virginia Tech&#39;s campus police was inadequate, this does not mean we should allow anyone who has gone through a criminal history check and a safety course to be a substitute for law enforcement. This vigilante attitude of circumventing the responsibility of law enforcement could potentially create many serious problems. The majority of people who receive licenses to carry concealed weapons are responsible individuals, but they do not receive nearly the same level of training to handle situations that police do. Although they do not receive the same amount of press coverage as a school shooting, accidents involving guns are far more common. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there were 776 accidental deaths and 75,685 injuries from firearms in 2001. It would be naïve to say that if bans on guns at these locations are repealed, there would be no accidents as a result. The purpose of banning concealed weapons in certain places is because the state has a responsibility to ensure the safety of its citizens in those locations. How wise would it be to allow someone to carry a concealed weapon to a stadium? A church? Better yet, how about an airport? Baylor police chief Jim Doak was quoted in Baylor Line magazine saying it would be "unwise" to lift campus bans. We couldn&#39;t agree more. Baylor SCCC has good intentions at heart -- making campus safer. But before we arm ourselves, there are other steps we can take that are both easier to implement and less double-edged. One step is to have better emergency planning. School lockdowns for threats are commonplace at our nation&#39;s high schools -- the capacity for emergency response should be no different in colleges. Another step is to better enforce the laws and have tighter background checks. Too many loopholes in state and federal laws are allowing people who shouldn&#39;t be able to, to get guns. Even if state laws are changed, Baylor as a private institution has the right to ban concealed weapons on its own. We hope it continues to keep its rules in place, even if state schools allow concealed carry on their campuses. -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46387">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46387</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource Editorial: Gun groups gone wrong baylor concealed carry on campus gun rights guns on campus 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 BRIAN BATEMAN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource April 25, 2007 By BRIAN BATEMAN Until last Monday, the only things I knew about Virginia Tech University were that it was located in Virginia and the school colors -- orange and maroon -- were ugly. Maybe that&#39;s because they are the colors of Baylor&#39;s two biggest conference rivals. Or maybe they just don&#39;t go together. But the tragedy on April 16 interrupted my ignorance. As I watched the fallout from the shootings, I found myself removed from violence. I even found myself forgetting that a distant cousin is studying engineering there. When I turned off the television, however, questions began to race through my mind. They weren&#39;t the usual "why did he do it?" questions. "What&#39;s a hokie?" "Where&#39;s Blacksburg?" "Did anyone famous go there?" and, once again, "Who thought of putting orange and maroon together?" Well, for those who are as inquisitive as I am, here are the answers. According to the school&#39;s Web site, "hokie" refers to a modified version of the first school spirit yell and Blacksburg is roughly 200 miles west of Richmond. Famous alumni include Johnny Oates, who managed the Texas Rangers from 1995 to 2001, Atlanta Falcons&#39; quarterback Michael Vick and the creator of the gold safe at Fort Knox. And as for the colors, a committee changed the colors from black and gray -- which the school Web site listed as "resembling prison uniforms" -- to burnt orange and Chicago maroon in 1896. Well, at least it&#39;s a step in the right direction. After I found the answers to these questions, I thought I would be satisfied. But my curiosity returned a few minutes later. Maybe it&#39;s because I&#39;m a trivia nerd. Or maybe I&#39;m just human. There&#39;s something compelling about disorder -- it&#39;s the reason we tap our brakes and strain our necks, peeking over the concrete barrier between our vehicle and the mangled car wreck on the other side of the road. It&#39;s also the reason the instant our friend says, "This water fountain is nasty!" we rush to taste the water, only to find our friend&#39;s opinion is the same as ours. We could have spared our taste buds the pain if we had just listened. It may be a morbid fascination, but we learn from it anyway. Life&#39;s trials all have lessons, and it&#39;s up to each person to retain the concept we have to learn. And if you&#39;re lucky enough, you can watch it on CNN instead of outside your classroom window. The point is, each of us is incredibly lucky to have the ability to learn from other people&#39;s troubling situations, and it&#39;s up to us to discover what that is. It could be as simple as taking a second glance behind you before you walk into your dorm room, or learning where Blacksburg, Va., is. Brian Bateman is a senior history and journalism major from Garland. Opinions expressed in the Lariat are not necessarily those of the Baylor administration, the Baylor Board of Regents or the Student Publications Board. -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=45480">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=45480</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource In light of any tragedy, the best we can do is learn baylor learn lessons questions 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 KATY MATLOCK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource April 24, 2007 By KATY MATLOCK Contributor Before April 16, the topic of stress at Baylor University could have provoked yawns in its predictability. With final exams, social pressures and looming career goals as the ingredients, stress was an inevitable dish served up to college students across the nation. Occasionally, some deaths that are stress-related suggested a deeper problem stalking the shoulders of students. But in general, the consensus seemed to be that stress is a fact of life on college campuses. On April 16, Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old English major at Virginia Tech University, killed himself and 32 of his fellow "Hokie Birds." The university shooting shocked the nation and threw a new stressor onto students&#39; plates. Over the next few weeks, students on the Baylor campus at the least will be coping with passing final exams, starting summer jobs and accepting a tragedy that shattered a fellow university&#39;s campus bubble. In addition, students may be facing difficult situations at home, financial struggles or post-graduation uncertainty. As trite as it may seem, there are some helpful ways that students can persevere and even embrace life during the stress of the next few weeks. Rachel Farris, a graduate student from St. Louis, includes a section on stress management in her Health and Human Behavior classes. She encourages students to include short, fun activities in their schedules. "Some of my students schedule times in their day to have a stress break where they might color, listen to music, work on art, read or write," Farris said. Farris also applies these practices in her own life. "I try to take regular breaks in my schedule to do things that I enjoy," she said. In these breaks, she said, she may read, write, exercise or listen to music. She limits her breaks to less than an hour so that the break itself relieves rather than compounds her stress, she said. Corpus Christi sophomore Patrick Roberts allows himself a break one day a week. "If I don&#39;t get that one day off a week, my study time isn&#39;t as efficient," he said. Roberts said he feels for the families affected by the Virginia Tech shootings. "It was a horrible thing that happened," he said. However, he said, he isn&#39;t personally stressed about it. "I feel pretty safe on Baylor&#39;s campus as far as things like that go," he said. Some stress can be a healthy motivator for students. "The problem occurs when we have too much stress, or we do not handle our stress well," Farris said. Kerry Mauger also teaches sections of Health and Human Behavior. "Sometimes students spend more time stressing over what they have to do instead of focusing on doing it, which increases the feeling," said Mauger, a graduate student from Angora Hills, Calif. She said that students also sometimes use alcohol and drugs to cope with stress. Exercise, sleep and healthy eating habits consistently prove to be significant factors in combating stress. These tend to be the behaviors that students neglect during stressful times, said Carmen Boulton, a Santa Barbara, Calif., graduate student. Boulton teaches Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Relaxation and Fitness. "Not taking care of your body is common," Boulton said. "Trying to function on very little sleep, caffeine and no or poor quality food definitely affect performance in a negative way. "I think one of the most common ways that we deal with stress is avoidance, which in the long run just makes any situation worse when we get up to the last minute and have not prepared enough," Boulton said. Dallas junior Katie Richardson said going to the lake by her house to sit and meditate helps her when she&#39;s feeling stressed. "Don&#39;t stress about things you can&#39;t do anything about," she said. The most common source of stress in her life is finances, Richardson said, and her most common means of handling stress is prayer. "You&#39;ve just got to put it in God&#39;s hands," Richardson said. "But when you do, you have to really let it go and leave it in his hands." Against the backdrop of Baylor&#39;s Christian heritage, many students on campus rely on their faith during stressful circumstances. "I believe that faith has a strong place within stress management," Farris said. "Faith can give an individual guidance on how to prioritize the things in life. Keeping a good perspective on what is important can help minimize stress by allowing that individual to accept when they have committed all that they can afford to commit to an aspect of their life." Boulton said it is reassuring to know that God is in control during stressful situations. "Planning specific time to give to God can help keep school in perspective and remind us that there is a lot more going on and we are part of a much bigger plan," she said. Kyle Dunn, college pastor at Highland Baptist Church, said the college ministry encourages students to turn to prayer and to their Christian friendships amid stress. Dunn, a Baylor alumnus, has worked predominantly with college students in Waco for seven and a half years. In light of the Virginia Tech shooting, it is particularly important for students not to go through this stressful season alone, he said. Students can find companionship in the church, Dunn said. During the upcoming study days, the department will set up a place for students to study in the Highland church building. On Sunday the college department presented a message titled, "Tragedy and Hope." "We&#39;re really trying to encourage the students," Dunn said. Dunn said Factors outside of academic life, such as interpersonal relationships with the opposite sex and circumstances at home, can contribute to students&#39; stress. The Baylor counseling center has included a link to several Web sites to help students cope with traumatic stress after the Virginia Tech shootings. Students who would like to speak with a counselor can call the Baylor counseling center at 254-710-2467. -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=45462">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=45462</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource Campus creates major issues baylor counseling stress management 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 IDA JAMSHIDI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource April 17, 2007 By IDA JAMSHIDI Reporter Government officials are calling it the deadliest rampage in the history of the United States. Virginia Tech University was the site of a mass shooting Monday, leaving at least 33 people dead, including an unidentified gunman, whom police believed took his own life. Dozens were injured. Baylor Police Chief Jim Doak said it is nearly impossible to predict an incident like the Virginia Tech shooting. But he said Baylor police regularly participate in structured drills so that officers are prepared for this type of event. "We want to act swiftly. We want to be decisive with an active goal of neutralizing or killing the shooter," Doak said. If a person is caught in the midst of a shooting, Doak said the best thing to do is look for a way out. "Preferably, you&#39;re looking for an opening," he said. "If you have no way out, your best offense is to play dead. Drop to the floor and lay there motionless." Doak said Baylor students should be aware of their surroundings and not hesitate to report suspicions. "Awareness is the greatest ally of any student," he said. "Students don&#39;t normally think in terms of what&#39;s around the next corner." The Baylor Police Department receives around 400 "suspicious person" calls every year, said Doak, while 20 years ago, they received only about 25 calls reporting suspicious behavior. Dr. Susan Matlock-Hetzel, a psychologist at the Baylor Counseling Center, said that when people are caught in a dangerous situation, such as a shooting, they might do things they would not normally do. "If people are placed in that kind of emotional, shocking event, our natural tendency is to go into that fight or flight response," she said. "Our mental capacities would go to surviving." Matlock-Hetzel said that the trauma of the shooting will affect each student differently, and the university will have to decide what is best for the majority of the students. "That community will be having multiple phases of responding to this event," Matlock-Hetzel said. "You have your crisis mode and then you have your more long-lasting clean-up." Justin Brown, an Alexandria, Va., junior, has several friends who attend Virginia Tech. He said many of them have posted messages on Facebook and AOL Instant Messenger, writing, "I&#39;m OK," or "I&#39;m alive." Brown said he still hasn&#39;t heard from all of his friends, but he is attempting to reach them. "When something&#39;s going on around them, you want to make sure they&#39;re okay," Brown said. In an e-mail sent out to Baylor faculty and staff from President John Lilley on Monday afternoon, he expressed his remorse for survivors and for the Virginia Tech campus. "While preventing such an attack with 100 percent certainty is impossible, I want to reassure you that we do have systems in place to respond to emergencies, and to minimize harm to our students, staff and faculty," Lilley wrote. He went on to describe that the Baylor campus has 24 fully trained police officers, an emergency public address system in all resident halls and some academic buildings, and a recently installed dual e-mail/voice mail system. -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=45273">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=45273</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource Random attacks difficult to stop awareness baylor offense predict random attacks trauma https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/VT Shrine 1_c534de8061.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 Brent Jesiek Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Quinn Densley Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Quinn Densley 602-740-8569 DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR TO HONOR VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING VICTIMS A Day of the Dead shrine honoring the victims of the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech will be on display at the Vision Gallery in Chandler, Arizona from October 22 - November 4, 2007. A special invitation is extended to Virginia Tech alumni, former students and friends to visit the gallery and pay tribute to their fellow Hokies. The shrine was assembled by artist Ruben Maqueda, who is best known for his work at the Museo Chicano, located in Phoenix, Arizona, where he has most recently created Day of the Dead shrines for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The shrine will incorporate traditional Mexican elements such as skulls and cut paper, but will also include other items associated with college students. The dominant color scheme of the shrine will be maroon and orange. The public will also have the opportunity to write a message which will be forwarded on to the students, faculty and staff of Virginia Tech. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday which dates from pre-Columbian times. It is observed the night of November 1st to the morning of November 2nd. It is believed that on this night, the spirits of the departed return to earth to visit those whom they loved in life. Gravesites are cleaned and decorated, and special altars with offerings of food and drink are erected in honor of the deceased. Admission is free. Vision Gallery is located at 80 S. San Marcos Place in Chandler, Arizona. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A Day of the Dead festival will take place in historic downtown Chandler on November 3, 2007 from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Quinn Densley (qsdensley@yahoo.com) Title A name given to the resource DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR TO HONOR VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING VICTIMS altar arizona day of the dead maqueda ruben maqueda shrine https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/Ruben in front of VT Shrine 1_ede1f25467.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 2008-02-05 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 2008-02-05 22:15:22 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 Ruben Maqueda Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource by Ruben Maqueda Like every other American, I was shocked and horrified by the shootings that took place at Virginia Tech. I thought of the students and so many young, promising lives suddenly cut short. I thought of the professors who sacrificed their lives for their students, and whose vast knowledge was now lost to the world. I thought of the survivors and the scars, physical and emotional, that they would bear after experiencing such brutality. I thought of the friends and families of the victims. Having lost my own mother eight months earlier, I knew the painful road that lay before them and how this one day would change them forever. This shrine is a tribute to the victims, 27 students and 5 professors, who lost their lives on April 16, 2007. In the Mexican culture, Day of the Dead is a very important holiday. It is believed that on the night of November 1, the spirits of the dead return to earth to visit their loved ones. Families go to the cemeteries on that day to honor their dead by scrubbing headstones, cleaning the graves, and decorating the gravesite with candles, flowers, photos, sugar skulls and offerings of food and drink. I wanted to incorporate some traditional Day of the Dead elements, while adding elements of college life and some unique touches of my own. I was very touched when I learned that the university was posthumously awarding degrees to all of the students killed in the shootings. What you see here is, in effect, a graduation ceremony. Sugar skulls bearing the name of the deceased are a very traditional element of the Day of the Dead. The skulls, decorated with brightly colored frosting, foil, and other items, are placed on the shrine. There are 32 papier-mache skulls adorning the shrine, with the larger skulls honoring the professors. Each skull bears the name of one of the victims, and each skull wears a graduation cap with the Virginia Tech logo over the tassel. In addition to a skull, there is a candle for each victim. The box above the professors houses an image of George Washington. I thought that since this is their first Day of the Dead, the spirits of the victims might need a guide to show them the way back. Since George Washington has been dead for over 200 years, I thought he would be familiar with the process and would make a fitting guide for them because of his strong association with Virginia. The background of the shrine has the twelve constellations of the zodiac painted on it to represent not only the birthdays of the victims, but the passage of time as well. There are books, labeled with the subjects taught by the professors, which represent their lives, their knowledge, their education, and their status as educators. On the sides of the shrine are 598 origami cranes. If the ages of the students are added up, it totals 598, so each crane represents a year of life. Working on this shrine was a labor of love for me. I made the skulls out of cardboard boxes, and I discovered that the strongest and best cardboard came from the core. If you look at a cross-section of a piece of cardboard, the core is corrugated and that is what gives the cardboard, or the box as a whole, its strength. What happened at Virginia Tech was devastating, and we will never be the same. What we have to do is find our core and use that strength to heal. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Quinn Densley (qsdensley@yahoo.com) Title A name given to the resource We Are All Hokies alter arizona maqueda ruben maqueda shrine 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 Andrew Sugg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-05 Description An account of the resource Aug. 28, 2007 The article "Students fight for guns on campus" by Claire St. Amant was amazing. I feel she showed the views of both sides without offending either. With that said, I noticed the editorial "Gun groups gone wrong." This editorial has obviously come from a person who has not adequately researched into concealed handguns and the lawful use of them. Each year over 170,000 crimes are deterred by law abiding, licensed people who use their weapons without firing a single shot. Sometimes it&#39;s the mere thought of a weapon being present that can deter the crime. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is not saying that those with concealed handgun licenses should be vigilantes. During our courses, we are taught how to respond not only if we are forced as a last resort to pull the trigger, but also how to react with police officers under any under circumstances. I don&#39;t want to give the wrong impression when I say this, but even if Baylor police could afford to employ more officers, they can&#39;t always protect us. There was an instance within a year prior of Virginia Tech at Appalachian Law School. A shooter entered into the school and began shooting. Two students who were following the state laws of "no guns on campus" ran to their vehicles and broke the law to save the lives of their fellow students. They apprehended the shooter and waited for police to arrive to arrest the shooter. There was a similar situation in Pennsylvania where a vice principal of a junior high saved his students&#39; lives. A madman entered the school with a shotgun and began shooting; the vice principal ran to his truck to retrieve his pistol. He returned to stop the shooter from injuring any more of his students. Yes, our current system can be improved. In the instance of the Virginia Tech shooter, he was let through a loophole that Virginia had set up. I agree that certain people should not be allowed to own or even touch a firearm. Texas has laws in place that make it a felony. SCCC bases its views off of statistics and reports that we have collected worldwide. Our information proves that allowing law-abiding citizens to carry weapons into areas significantly reduces crime. In the U.S. it deters approximately 15 percent of all crimes and 30 percent of violent crimes. We are asking that our respective states allow the most law-abiding citizens, with a crime rate of less than 0.001 percent, to be allowed to continue defending ourselves. SCCC understands two things among many: one is that "gun -free zones" in America are false comforts that have given us some of our nation&#39;s worst tragedies and two, that allowing law abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons reduces crimes and equals the playing field. We are not countering against or trying to be a replacement for law enforcement. Those with concealed handgun licenses are a crime deterrent, practicing one of their rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Andrew Sugg Aviation Sciences, 2008 -- Original Source: The Lariat <a href="http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46485">http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=46485</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Julie Freeman (Julie_Freeman@baylor.edu) Title A name given to the resource Letter to the editor baylor concealed carry on campus gun laws guns on campus 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 Mark Owczarski Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-04 Description An account of the resource By <a href="mailto:maowczar@vt.edu">Mark Owczarski</a> BLACKSBURG, Va., February 1, 2008 -- Virginia Tech&#39;s University Libraries is working with the university community and is guided by consultants from the Library of Congress to establish the archives for materials related to the tragic events of April 16, 2007. The research archives will provide primary source materials on how people grieve and offer consolation after a major tragedy. They will provide long-term access and preservation of relevant materials in analog and digital formats. Work to establish the archives of the millions of artifacts received by the university began in the days following April 16, explained Tamara Kennelly, university archivist and librarian who is leading the project. University librarians consulted with colleagues at other universities who developed archives after tragic events at their institutions, including Syracuse University, Ny. (the loss of 35 students following the crash of Pan Am 103 caused by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988), Bluffton University, Ohio (a bus accident that killed five members of the their baseball team in 2007), Oklahoma State University (a plane crash that killed members of its basketball program in 2001), and Texas A&M University (12 students were killed and 27 were injured during the construction of a bonfire pile). "The team from the Library of Congress came to Blacksburg within weeks of the tragedy to witness all the displays, all the materials that were pouring into campus," said Kennelly. "They needed to get a better sense of the scope of the project." Eileen Hitchingham, dean of University Libraries, asked people on campus who found themselves working in some way with post tragedy events to come together in order to facilitate further cooperation and collaboration. "We wanted to ensure that all of us were working together," said Kennelly. "Virginia Tech&#39;s Center for Digital Discourse and Cultures&#39; April 16 archive and &#39;DLVT416: A Digital Library Test Bed for Research Related to 4/16/2007 at Virginia Tech&#39; were just some of the departments on campus we wanted to make sure were concerned with the long-term preservation of the materials they collected." Since the summer, the University Libraries has worked with University Unions and Student Activities (UUSA) to organize the many condolences received by the university. These items came from all 50 states and around the world. "We estimate that the university received over 87,000 items expressing condolence," said Kennelly. "This includes thousands of cranes (33,000 cranes were received in one lot) and thousands more cards and letters. This is in addition to the thousands of items distributed through the student union in the days after the shootings." Under the direction of Greg Beecher, UUSA&#39;s associate director of administrative services, UUSA organized a building-wide display in Squires Student Center of condolences received. Thousands of stuffed toys, wristbands, ornaments, cranes, cards, cookies, and other gifts were distributed to the university community at the student center. A large team of volunteers organized by Steve Estrada tagged each item received. In June 2007, a temporary site was established at Virginia Tech&#39;s Corporate Research Center to process items in what is now informally referred to as the "Prevail Archives." A database was constructed to log in metadata about materials received by the university. Digital images were taken of these items and will be <a href="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/416_archive">available online</a> through a timely but temporary arrangement with Rutgers University, N.J. Gail McMillan, director of Virginia Tech&#39;s Digital Library and Archives, is heading up this digital archive. "In addition to being a tremendous source of support and strength for the university community, these items are a rich source of material about how we express grief and the effect this tragedy has had on people around the world," said Kennelly. "There are materials that would be of research interest not only to sociologists but also to students of popular culture. Paula Cushing, department chair and curator of invertebrate zoology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and Joann Brennan, chair of visual arts at the University of Colorado, Denver, have inquired about borrowing some items from the archive for an exhibit case showing ways people memorialize the deceased." "In addition to planning for the permanent collection," Kennelly said, "we also are planning to have a traveling collection that might visit different venues." Items selected for the permanent collection will be appropriately organized, preserved, and housed in a climate-controlled environment, said Kennelly. The items will also be described in a finding aid that will be made available through the University Libraries&#39; Special Collections website and the Virginia Heritage Project. Once the collection has been processed, the physical collection will be available through the Special Collections Reading Room on the first floor of Newman Library. Aaron Purcell is the director of special collections. For more information about the collection, <a href="mailto:tjk@vt.edu">e-mail Kennelly</a> or call (540) 231-9214. Contact Mark Owczarski at <a href="mailto:maowczar@vt.edu">maowczar@vt.edu</a> or (540) 231-5223. ##08054## -- Original Source: Virginia Tech News <a href="http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2008&itemno=57">http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2008&itemno=57</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource University Libraries continues its work to build the archives of thousands of artifacts related to April 16 tragedy archives artifacts collection library university libraries 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 Matthew Gabriele Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matthew Gabriele Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-01-08 Description An account of the resource In the Aug. 26 Roanoke Times, reporter Duncan Adams had a news story that succinctly wrapped up what we knew about Seung-Hui Cho at that point, before the Virginia Tech Independent Review Panel released its final report. The article, "There was something evil aiding him," answered some old questions and highlighted some that have yet to be answered. What really struck me, as a medievalist and researcher in the history of religion, was the section titled "Demon spirits" and specifically the comments of Pastor Dong Cheol Lee from One Mind Church in Cho&#39;s hometown of Woodbridge. Cho and his family didn&#39;t attend that church, but the pastor felt compelled to reach out to Cho on the recommendation of a neighbor. Lee believes Cho was basically a good person but that he was possessed by the devil or some sort of "demonic spirit" when he murdered all those people. This raises a significant point, one thus far generally overlooked in the reporting about the events of April 16 -- the role of religion in motivating Cho to do what he did. I suggested this in a June 6 commentary, "Cho&#39;s violent crusade ripped from the Middle Ages." Look again through this and the rest of the coverage of Cho&#39;s manifesto. Look how often he evoked God/Jesus. And look again at these new snippets: the Bible as Literature class that he felt so "content" in, his contact with a particular type of Christianity during his upbringing, how he told the literature professor, Nikki Giovanni, she was going to hell. Reporter Adams may have been more right than he knew when he ended his story with: "During one session, Giovanni described having once eaten turtle soup. Students shared experiences of consuming other unusual animal fare. Cho&#39;s poem the next week lashed Giovanni and the class. &#39;He told us we were going to hell,&#39; said [fellow student Tara] Marciniak-McGuire. During Cho&#39;s short, tortured life, he knew that territory well." Cho&#39;s mental illness made him live in a world of his own creation, but that world was one with recognizable roots in the Christian tradition -- a world populated by God and the devil, in which they are both still active forces in the world; a world where Cho could choose sides in this struggle and think that he was doing God&#39;s work; a world where violence in the name of religion is justified because the stakes, one&#39;s immortal soul, are so high. Cho likely thought himself to be a "soldier of Christ," like the crusaders; like the Lord&#39;s Resistance Army in Uganda; like Eric Rudolph and Paul Jennings Hill, who killed to stop abortion. Mainstream Christianity does not -- and the vast majority of Christians may not -- condone such actions, but perhaps it&#39;s time to stop burying our head in the sand, pretending that such ideas aren&#39;t ultimately understandable, if still unfortunately familiar. -- Originally published in <em>The Roanoke Times</em>, 9/11/07 Source: <a href="http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-131592">http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-131592</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Cho&#39;s World was rooted in a Christian Tradition cho christianity crusades medieval violence 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 Matthew Gabriele Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matthew Gabriele Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-01-08 Description An account of the resource As a medieval historian, one rarely feels that his expertise can shed some light on a current debate. But I teach at Virginia Tech. Now that the semester is over and there is time to reflect, I have been struck by how "medieval" the events of this past April seem -- both Seung-Hui Cho&#39;s violence and our collective revulsion to it. In the snippets of Cho&#39;s "manifesto" that have been released to the public, there is rhetoric of (likely imagined) persecution of the innocent, violent defense of the helpless, and Cho&#39;s perception of himself as a martyr by appropriating explicitly Christian imagery -- Jesus himself, the cross, and even the torments the saints endured for their faith (burning like St. Polycarp, suffocating like St. Cecilia and beheading like St. Denis, etc.). Even Cho&#39;s oft-repeated statement that "Jesus loves crucifying me" reinforces the idea of martyrdom, suggesting, as countless biographies of the saints have, that God triumphs through the martyr&#39;s sacrifice. Taken alone, these statements might be interesting from a purely academic standpoint. Unfortunately, we all know what followed Cho&#39;s statements. So, it&#39;s this combination of language and action that&#39;s most "medieval," since the essential elements of Cho&#39;s manifesto mirror Pope Urban II&#39;s speech at Clermont (in modern France) in 1095 that launched the First Crusade. From what we can reconstruct of that speech, Urban first railed against the sins of his listeners. But then, when the hellfires beckoned, Urban offered them a way out -- a path to heaven. Go to Jerusalem. Reclaim the land where Jesus was crucified and where he would return in triumph. This land rightfully belongs to us, Urban continued, so emulate the suffering of Christ and "take up [your] cross daily and follow me" (Luke 9:23). Defend your fellow Christians who suffer under (an imagined) oppression by God&#39;s enemies. Become a "soldier of Christ" and destroy "the enemy." God would reward you with martyrdom if you died. Jesus. The cross. Suffering. Martyrdom. Defense of the innocent. Violence. Cries of "God wills it!" rang through the crowd. More than 100,000 people, many of whom had never left their village, decided to walk the 4,000 miles to Jerusalem. Again, we all know what came next. It&#39;s important to note that neither of the events of 1095 or 2007 "just happened." There are explanations, even if they&#39;re not comfortable ones. Urban&#39;s message met a receptive audience because long-held ideas and traditions in the West came together just so. So too with Cho. He created a mental world, which only rarely touched reality, drawn from our culture&#39;s obsession with violence and guns as well as a radical Christianity, likely generated by his upbringing and continued interest in the religion, witnessed by the number of courses on religious topics that he took here at Tech. This particular Christianity isn&#39;t unlike that unleashed during the First Crusade, even if such language of violence can still be found at places in our own, modern society. Cho&#39;s mental world divided everything between good and evil and called for the oppressed to rise and take vengeance. Cho&#39;s mental illness made him cross a line and act upon these ideas. Unfortunately, it did not generate the ideas themselves, though. But just as Cho was, in a way, an heir to the ideas of the First Crusade, so too are the rest of us for, in addition to violence and intolerance, the First Crusade was also about peace -- true, lasting peace. As conceived in 1095, the violent reconquest of Jerusalem would hasten the arrival of God&#39;s kingdom on Earth, an earthly paradise in which all would share. Later in the Middle Ages, the influential thought of Joachim of Fiore changed this tradition, stripping away the violence that preceded this kingdom, saying that all would peacefully -- peacefully -- come together. And just as Urban&#39;s vision has endured, so too has Joachim&#39;s. The world, without hesitation, now condemns actions like Cho&#39;s. Violence is not normative anymore. If nothing else, the Middle Ages show us how the intellectual path we&#39;re on isn&#39;t the only one available. In 1095, 100,000 people thought that violence could bring peace. In 2007, Cho believed the same and the world cried out in horror. Cho took one path from 1095 and the vast majority took the other. In and of itself, and in the middle of all this sadness, this is a reason to look forward with hope. -- Originally published in _The Roanoke Times_, 6/2/07 Source: <a href="http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-119117">http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-119117</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Cho&#39;s Violent Crusade Ripped from the Middle Ages cho christianity crusades middle ages midieval violence 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 Haeyong Chung Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ha Won Lee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-12-17 Description An account of the resource 4·16 총격 사건이 발생했던 미국 버지니아공대 노리스홀 바로 옆 본관 건물에서 지난 5일 로렌스 힝커(Hincker) 부총장보를 만났다. 힝커 부총장보는 "분명한 것은 4·16 사건이 한국과는 아무런 관련이 없는, 미국에서 자란 한국계 미국인의 총기 난사 문제"라며 "나는 한국의 문화를 잘 모르지만 한국은 아무런 책임을 느낄 필요가 없다"고 말했다. ―4·16 사건의 아픔을 어떻게 치유하고 있나. "2만7000명의 버지니아 공대 재학생들이 받을 심리적 충격을 최소화하는 데 주력했다. 우선, 여름 방학기간 중 모든 교직원들에게 심리적 충격을 완화시키는 교육을 실시한 후 학생들과의 1대1 접촉을 강화했다. 4·16 사건 복구·지원팀을 학교의 정규조직으로 만들어 사망자 유족과 부상자를 도왔다." ▲ 로렌스 힝커 부총장보 ―그런 노력이 성공적이라고 평가하나. "학교와 재학생 동문으로 구성된 &#39;버지니아 텍 공동체&#39;가 위기를 극복하기 위해 최선의 노력을 하고 있다고 생각한다. 12월까지 모금된 850만 달러로 사망자 가족과 부상자를 돕기 위한 계획을 준비 중이다. 학교의 미식축구 시합이 있을 때마다 추모행사를 하고 있다. 지난 9월 미식축구 홈 경기에는 재학생과 동문들을 비롯, 6만5000명이 모여 희생자를 상징하는 32개의 풍선을 띄워 올리며 추모를 했다." ―한국 국민들도 이 사건을 가슴 아파했다. "직접 우리학교를 찾아 위로해 준 이태식 주미 한국대사를 비롯해서 한국 국민들이 보여준 관심과 추모는 놀랄 만한 것이다. 버지니아의 한국교회를 비롯한 한인단체는 수십만 달러의 성금을 보내왔다. 버지니아 공대는 한국 국민들이 보여준 위로와 성원을 결코 잊지 않을 것이다." -- Original Source: Chosun Ilbo <a href="http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/18/2007121800047.html">http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/18/2007121800047.html</a> Language A language of the resource ko Title A name given to the resource “이달까지 850만달러 모금… 유족돕기 준비 중” chosun interview hincker 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. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Haeyong Chung Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ha Won Lee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-12-17 Description An account of the resource 2007 사건 그 후 <2> 美 버지니아 공대 총기난사 "8개월 지났지만 아직 못 잊어" 버지니아 공대생 가슴 속 상처는 그대로 총격현장 노리스홀엔 &#39;안전주의&#39; 벽보... 교실은 잠겨 학교, 심리상담사 늘리고 추모코너 만들며 치유나서 이하원 특파원(블랙스버그(미 버지니아주)) May2@chosun.com 미국 버지니아 공대의 악몽은 아직 끝나지 않은 것일까. 지난주 미국 버지니아주 교민사회는 또 한 번 가슴을 쓸어내렸다. 버지니아 공대의 한국계 4학년 학생 K군이 학교 인근 쇼핑센터 주차장에서 머리에 총을 맞아 숨진 채 발견됐다는 소식 때문이었다. 교민사회는 이 사건이 올해 4월 16일 32명을 살해한 &#39;조승희 난사사건&#39;과 관련이 있는 것은 아닐까 하는 초조감에 휩싸였다. 이후, 우울증을 앓아오던 K군이 스스로 목숨을 끊은 것으로 추정된다는 현지 경찰의 발표가 나왔지만, 이 사건은 우리 교민과 버지니아 공대 학생들에게 8개월 전의 악몽을 떠올리게 했다. ◆상흔 여전한 노리스홀 지난 5일 찾아간 버지니아 공대 캠퍼스에는 진눈깨비가 흩뿌리고 있었다. 4·16 총격사건 희생자를 애도하기 위해 만들어진 야외 추모관은 학생들의 발길이 가장 많은 드릴필드와 대학 본관 사이에 있었다. 야외 추모관에는 32개(희생자 숫자)의 작은 추모석이 1m 간격으로 놓여 있었다. 총알이 날아다니는 상황에서 끝까지 학생들을 보호했던 케빈 그라나타(Granata) 공대 교수 추모석 앞에 놓인 추모문이 눈에 띄었다. "자부심과 헌신으로 교수 생활을 한 사람.... 우리는 그를 기억하면서 회복하고 재건하고 활력을 찾아 더 뛰어나게 될 것이다. 그는 잊혀지지 않을 것이다." 야외 추모관에서 약 50m 떨어진 총격의 현장 노리스홀. 1층엔 &#39;안전 주의&#39; 벽보만 붙여 있을 뿐, 아무도 출입을 막지 않았다. 사망자가 발생한 2층의 4개 교실은 굳게 잠겨 있었다. 한낮이었지만 30m의 복도엔 아무런 인기척조차 느껴지지 않았다. 이곳에서 4·16 사건은 여전히 민감한 주제였다. 학생들은 아직도 가슴 한쪽에 남아 있는 그 아픔을 꺼내고 싶지 않은 듯, 8개월 전의 일을 물어보는 기자의 질문에 답변을 피했다. 노리스홀에서 만난 한 여학생은 기자를 잠시 쏘아보더니 "노 코멘트"라며 황급히 몸을 돌렸다. ◆학교측은 상처치유에 적극적 학교측은 이 사건을 숨기기보다는 드러내 놓고 적극 대처함으로써 1872년 개교 후 최대의 시련을 이겨내려는 듯했다. 이 학교의 홈페이지(www.vt.edu ) 한복판에는 &#39;우리는 기억한다&#39;는 추모 코너를 만들어 사건이 어떻게 발생했으며 후속조치가 어떻게 취해지고 있는지를 알리고 있다. 학교측은 총격사건 발생 후 학교 상담소의 심리 상담사를 대폭 늘려 학생들의 정신적 충격을 치유하고 있다. 지난 9월에 입학한 메이시 바네스(Barnes)양은 "입학 오리엔테이션부터 학과 수업에 이르기까지 학교측에서 이 문제를 털어놓고 상담의 중요성을 강조하고 있다"고 말했다. 야외 추모관에서 만난 에릭 웰치(Welch·경영학과)군은 "모두에게 매우 힘든 사건인데, 학교는 재발방지를 위해 여러 조치를 취하고 있다"고 했다. 그러나 버지니아 공대가 그 상흔(傷痕)을 깨끗이 지우는 데는 다소 시간이 걸릴 것 같다. 교정에서 겨울 풍경을 찍던 이 학교의 학보 기자 폴 플랫즈(Platz)군은 슬픈 눈망울로 나지막이 말했다. "그 사건은 버지니아 공대엔 마치 9·11 테러 같은 것이지요. 그 사건 이전과 그 이후의 일상이 어떻게 같을 수 있겠어요." ◆ 총격사건 거론 않는 교포사회 4·16 사건이 발생했을 때 정신적 충격을 크게 받았던 워싱턴 DC 인근의 재미 교포사회는 한인 교회를 중심으로 상처를 달랬다. 희생자 추모모임을 열었고, 희생자 가족을 위한 모금운동을 벌여왔다. 특히 북(北)버지니아의 한인교회들은 30만달러를 모아 버지니아 공대에 전달하기도 했다. 그렇지만 최근엔 가급적 이 사건을 거론하지 않는 분위기다. 버지니아 공대를 졸업한 재미 교포 A씨는 "좋지 않은 사건에 한국 사람이 관련돼 곤혹스러웠다. 모두들 이 사건을 입에 담지 않으려 하는 것 같다"고 했다. 버지니아 공대의 차기 한인 학생회장으로 선출된 유현승(대학원 산업공학과)씨는 "총격 사건 이후 한국인 학생이라는 이유로 불이익을 받거나 피해를 입은 사례가 단 한 건도 없었다"고 말했다. 한편, 조승희군의 부모는 여전히 버지니아주에 머물며 외부와의 관계를 끊고 지내는 것으로 알려졌다. 워싱턴DC의 주미 한국대사관 관계자는 "조용히 지내기를 바라는 부모의 의사를 존중, 별도의 접촉을 하지 않고 있다"고 말했다. -- Original Source: Chosun Ilbo <a href="http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/18/2007121800045.html">http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/12/18/2007121800045.html</a> Language A language of the resource ko Title A name given to the resource “9·11테러 같았던 ‘캠퍼스 총격’ ” 조선�보 chosun 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 Aislynn Ribbe Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aislynn Ribbe Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-12-09 Description An account of the resource A Facebook message I received on April 18th from a girl with my same name who attends school in California: Dear Aislynn, This may be a lame attempt to bridge some sort of metaphysical gap with a complete stranger, but here goes. I am a world away from you, here in California where the sun was shining bright and unassuming overhead on the day that terror ravaged your campus. There were murmurs of violence by midmorning, but by the hours of the late afternoon, everyone knew. I don&#39;t have anything else to say other than I don&#39;t know what to do with myself as the hours continue onward - everything I worried about yesterday seems too trivial for words... I can&#39;t imagine how you feel or the aftershock of the cataclysmic events you and your peers endured yesterday. I just feel as if nothing is real- except for Virginia Tech. I do not know you, or anyone who lost their life in yesterday&#39;s events. But there is something profound I feel - my thoughts and prayers are with you and your peers. I feel very small knowing of the devastation that must grip you, but not actually being able to empathize, to begin to conceive such momentous grief. You and your peers- all those who are broken as a result of yesterday&#39;s events- you are in my heart and on my mind constantly. Nothing else is as important as the profound and enduring message of love and human camaraderie. From me to you, across the country, I send all of my love and support. I realize these are intangible sentiments, but they are all I have to offer. Love, Aislynn A message from a girl I went to high school with: aislynn- lately, you&#39;ve been on my heart a lot and i have been meaning to get ahold of you to see how you are, but as lame as an excuse as it is, i&#39;ve been busy with school. today i went over to tech and visited the tent on the drill field, as i was going around i caught sight of a coffee cup with message on it that was just heartbreaking. i thanked God for not letting this person be harmed and though how hard it must be for the person who wrote it and how confused they must be. and then i saw that it had been written by you. and i lost it. i want you to know that i am so thankful that you were not in norris. i want you to also know that i know your heart is weary as is mine and that it is ok to be confused and sad. you&#39;re are such a wonderful person aislynn!! i love you soo soo much and miss you like crazy. i met karla at young life camp about two years ago and she said she knew you and i thought that was so great because i remembered having drivers ed together and how much lame fun we had :) if you need anything, please let me know. i&#39;m praying. peace, logan Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource From A Stranger With Love Document A resource containing textual data. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Haeyong Chung Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dong Wook Kim Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-12-07 Description An account of the resource 美대사관 앞 추모 촛불 집회 18일 오후 서울 종로구 주한 미국대사관 앞에서 미 버지니아공대 총기 난사 희생자들을 추모하는 촛불집회가 열렸다. 50명의 참가자가 버지니아공대를 상징하는 &#39;VT&#39; 모양의 촛불 앞에 모여 성조기와 태극기를 함께 들고 희생자들의 넋을 기리고 있다. 전영한 기자 포털에 누리꾼 추모 댓글 쏟아져 미국 최악의 총기 참사 용의자가 한국 교포 학생인 조승희(23) 씨로 밝혀지면서 인터넷에서 희생자들을 추모하는 물결이 퍼지고 있다. 참사가 빚어진 지 하루가 지난 18일 일부 누리꾼을 중심으로 희생자 유가족과 미국 국민에게 애도를 표하는 촛불 집회를 열자는 의견이 나오고 있다. 한 인터넷 포털 사이트에 개설된 &#39;총기 난사...애도를 표합니다&#39;라는 제목의 누리꾼 청원에는 이날 9000명이 넘는 누리꾼이 애도를 표하는 검은 리본 아이콘(▶◀)과 함께 고인들의 명복을 빈다는 의견을 올렸다. 또 희생자를 추모하는 &#39;인터넷 카페&#39;가 하나둘씩 생겨나고 있고 22일 오후 7시 서울시청 앞에서 촛불 집회를 열겠다며 누리꾼들의 동참을 제안하기도 했다. 누리꾼 조창훈 씨는 자신의 블로그에 남긴 &#39;버지니아텍의 슬픈 이야기...촛불 의식을 해야 하지 않을까&#39;라는 제목의 글에서 "국가적인 차원에서 희생자에 대한 애도의 촛불 의식이라도 해야 하지 않을까 생각한다"며 "총을 쏜 사람과 총에 맞아 숨진 사람, 그렇게 안타까운 이들의 영혼을 달래 줘야 한다"고 말했다. 한 누리꾼은 참사 사진과 &#39;지금이라도 우리가 나서서 동포들에게 힘을 주고 미국 유가족들에게 안타까운 마음을 보내야 한다&#39;는 글을 음악과 함께 엮은 추모 동영상을 제작하기도 했다. 참극과 관련한 기사를 읽은 누리꾼들은 댓글에 검은 리본 아이콘을 달고 있으며 의견 내용과 상관없이 제목을 &#39;고인들의 명복을 빕니다&#39;로 쓰고 있는 사람도 많이 보였다. 이 밖에 많은 누리꾼도 &#39;무고하게 죽어간 사람들을 위해서 추모 집회를 열어야 하지 않을까&#39; &#39;미국 내 한인들을 위해서라도 우리나라에서도 추모 사이트를 하나 만들어 고인들의 넋을 위로해야 할 것&#39; 등의 의견을 밝혔다. 일부 누리꾼은 버지니아공대에서 열린 추모행사의 실시간 동영상을 소개하며 미국의 추모 물결을 국내 누리꾼들에게 소개하기도 했다. 보수단체인 라이트코리아, 북핵저지시민연대 등의 회원 40여 명은 오후 7시 서울시청 앞 서울광장에 모여 버지니아공대 총기 참사 희생자 추모 촛불 집회를 열고 주한 미대사관까지 행진한 뒤 대사관 맞은편 나무에 희생자 32명을 기리는 검은색 리본을 맨 뒤 묵념의 시간을 가졌다. 김동욱 기자 creating@donga.com -- Original Source: Donga Ilbo <a href="http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=4&n=200704190135">http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=4&n=200704190135</a> Language A language of the resource ko Title A name given to the resource 희생자 애도하는 촛불집회 열자 donga 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 Haeyong Chung Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dong Wook Kim Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-12-07 Description An account of the resource 미국 최악의 총기 참사의 용의자가 한국교포 학생인 조승희(23) 씨로 밝혀지면서 인터넷에서 희생자들을 추도하는 물결이 퍼지고 있다. 참사가 벌어진 지 하루가 18일 일부 네티즌들을 중심으로 희생자 유가족과 미국 국민에게 애도를 표하는 촛불 집회를 열자라는 의견도 나오고 있다. 한 인터넷 포털사이트에 개설된 &#39;총기난사...애도를 표합니다&#39;라는 제목의 네티즌 청원에는 오후까지 총 7900여명이 넘는 네티즌이 애도를 표하는 검은 리본 아이콘(▶◀)과 함께 고인들의 명복을 빈다는 의견을 올렸다. 네티즌 조창훈 씨는 자신의 블로그에 남긴 &#39;버지니아텍의 슬픈 이야기...촛불의식을 해야 하지 않을까&#39;라는 제목의 글에서 "국가적인 차원에서 희생자에 대한 애도의 촛불 의식이라도 해야 하지 않을까 생각한다"며 "총을 쏜 사람과 총을 맞아 숨진 사람, 그렇게 안타까운 이들의 영혼을 달래줘야 한다"고 말했다. 한 네티즌은 참사 사진과 "지금이라도 우리가 나서서 동포들에게 힘을 주고 미국 유가족들에게 안타까운 마음을 보내야 한다"는 글을 음악과 함께 엮은 추모 동영상을 제작하기도 했다. 참극과 관련한 기사를 읽은 네티즌들은 댓글에 검은 리본(▶◀)을 달고 있으며 의견 내용과 상관 없이 제목을 &#39;고인들의 명복을 빕니다&#39;로 쓰고 있는 이들도 많이 보였다. 아이디 &#39;알비대장&#39;은 블로그에서 "대단히 유감스러운 일이 아닐 수 없다. 한국의 젊은이들아, 광화문 시청광장으로 나가라. 진심으로 희생자들을 애도하면서 촛불을 들라. 세상이 한국을 주목하고 있다"라는 글을 소개했다. 이밖에 많은 네티즌들도 "무고하게 죽어간 사람들을 위해서 추모집회를 열어야 하지 않을까", "미국내 한인들을 위해서라도 우리나라에서도 추모사이트를 하나 만들어 고인들의 넋을 위로해야 할 것"등의 의견을 밝혔다. 일부 네티즌들은 미국 버지니아공대에서 열린 추모제의 실시간 동영상을 소개하며 미국의 추모물결을 국내 네티즌들에게 소개하기도 했다. 김동욱기자 creating@donga.com -- Original Source: Donga Ilbo <a href="http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=4&n=200704180453">http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=4&n=200704180453</a> Language A language of the resource ko Title A name given to the resource 국내 네티즌들, 미 참사 추모 물결 donga 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 Haeyong Chung Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yonhap News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-12-07 Description An account of the resource 버지니아공대 학생회는 18일 한국의 노무현(盧武鉉) 대통령과 주미 한국 대사관이 버지니아 총격 참사 이후 즉각적인 관심과 애도를 표명한 데 대해 감사의 뜻을 표했다. 이 대학 학생회는 이날 대사관에 보낸 이메일을 통해 "버지니아텍 학생들은 한국이 참사 이후 동정심과 애도를 표하고, 대사관을 통해 촛불집회에 쓰일 1만개의 초를 지원해 준 데 대해 감사한다"면서 "16일의 비극이 블랙스버그 너머 먼 곳의 삶에도 영향을 끼쳤음을 인식케 하는 가운데 우리와 슬픔을 같이 하려는 한국측의 메시지가 학생들 사이에서 확산되고 있다"고 말했다. 학생회는 또 "우리 학생들이 보기에는 한 사람의 행동이 우리 학생들과 한국민간의 장벽이 되지 않는다는 점을 (한국이) 알아주길 바란다"고 말하고 "그 보다 이번 상황은 폭력을 극복하려는 열정을 공유한 모든 사람들에게 힘을 주고 단합케 하는 계기가 돼야 한다"고 말했다. 성명은 이어 "우리의 강한 열망은 인종, 종교와 상관없이 모든 학생들과 사람들이 안전을 회복하는데 있다"면서 "한국이 이러한 공동의 목적에 연대를 표시한 데 대해 거듭 감사한다"고 말했다. (워싱턴=연합뉴스) -- Original Source: Yonhap News/Donga Ilbo <a href="http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=4&f=total&&n=200704190217">http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?sfrm=4&f=total&&n=200704190217</a> Language A language of the resource ko Title A name given to the resource 버지니아텍 학생회, 한국의 애도와 관심에 감사 donga yonhap