52 20 1884 https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/DSC00024_2c54ec8a44.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 2007-07-30 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 2007-07-30 14:27:24 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-30 Description An account of the resource Because of the weather, Virginia Tech moved the memorials into the Squire Student Center. We can see the flowers and blessing words everywhere. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource People Mourned for the Victims memorials mourn for squire student center 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Karyn Meshbane Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-09 Description An account of the resource Is UM prepared for a similar emergency? By: Karyn Meshbane // Assistant News Editor Posted: 4/20/07 Monday morning&#39;s shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, the deadliest such incident in American history, has forced colleges and universities around the country, including the University of Miami, to reevaluate on-campus security. Once news broke of Monday&#39;s events, UM&#39;s Police Department and administrators reacted within hours. President Donna E. Shalala sent out a statement on Monday afternoon to all students concerning the Virginia Tech tragedy and spoke of a crisis plan, while David A. Rivero, director of public safety, increased police presence in order to avert a possible copycat incident. "We immediately communicated with everybody that&#39;s on our emergency response plan so that everybody knew what was happening," Rivero said. "We increased our force by doubling the amount of cops, and we hired extra security guards to give students, faculty and UM employees an extra sense of safety." Rivero traveled to Tallahassee on Monday for a meeting with all police chiefs from the ACC schools to discuss security concerns and plans at the other universities. Officers from the Coral Gables Police Department have also been hired to patrol campus. Security Response Three weeks ago, Rivero met with SG President Danny Carvajal and decided to create the University of Miami Police Advisory Board. Rivero said the advisory board would revolve around student participation to offer an alternate perspectives on possible security vulnerabilities. Carvajal appointed Matthew Shpiner, vice president of operations for the &#39;Canes Emergency Response (a organization comprised of students who assist the university in times of disaster preparation and recovery), as the chair of the University of Miami Police Advisory Board. Shpiner plans to have an official meeting this week to discuss the board&#39;s goals and plan a response to the Virginia Tech shootings. Alan Fish, the vice president of Business Services, said the university is adequately prepared for a similar emergency on campus, based on the Emergency Preparedness Plan. "We&#39;ve had a crisis management plan since the late &#39;80s, which is constantly evolving every year as issues like [Virginia Tech] come up or technology changes," he said. Fish also told The Miami Hurricane the crisis plan includes a small emergency response team that includes a few "key" administrators, such as Shalala and Provost Thomas LeBlanc, who can meet on a moments notice. After the emergency response team meets, decisions are relayed to the crisis decision team, which includes approximately 100 people who carry out the smaller team&#39;s desired plan. The larger crisis decision team is made up of representatives from 57 major areas of the university, such as the various colleges,, medical campus, Department of Public Safety, the Department of Residence Halls and Auxiliary Services. The decision team last met during hurricane season to decide a course of action, which included sending an e-mail notification to students that classes were cancelled as a result of Hurricane Ernesto. Fish said a similar e-mail notification system would be used to warn students in the case of other types of threats. Patricia A. Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs, and Gilbert Arias, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, said they encourage all students to update their cell phone numbers at myum.miami.edu so the university is able to send out voicemails and text messages to all students in the case of a crisis. Currently only 4,600 of roughly 15,670 students have updated their cell phone numbers. In 1996, Hurricane linebacker Marlin Barnes was beaten to death in his on-campus apartment. Whitely, who was the director of Student Life at the time, said UM increased security immediately after that incident and followed the crisis plan UM had at the time. She noted the emergency plan UM uses now has been drastically updated since then, but whether a crisis is large or small, the decision team follows the same guidelines. Shalala also noted in her statement that the Rosentiel and medical campuses also have emergency response procedures. Annie Reisewitz of Media Relations said RSMAS has security during operating hours and no unauthorized persons are allowed on campus. Whitely also noted that both the RSMAS and medical campuses have a comprehensive plan that follows the Disaster Preparation and Recovery Plan on UM&#39;s website. Comparative Perspective Because most college campuses in the United States are sprawling by design with large open areas and free access to buildings that house classrooms, the use of unconventional security devices has been utilized by universities such as John Hopkins and Princeton. Johns Hopkins uses a "smart" video camera technology that employs computer algorithms to detect suspicious actions such as a person climbing a fence or loitering around a window. The university currently has 101 "smart" cameras installed on the main campus. At Princeton, professors and university officials are trained to spot depression and are told to contact mental health services when a student may need help. Also, after Columbine, many U.S. high schools installed metal detectors, though colleges and universities did not follow suit. Fish said UM is not planning to add security measures such as metal detectors or "smart" cameras, but he noted the university&#39;s crisis team does convene annually to have an "awareness meeting" to discuss issues that may impact the crisis plan. Furthermore, Arias emphasized that during times of crisis the Department of Public Safety, located in the Flipse Building, is staffed around-the-clock by members of the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Communications, who may be reached via the Hurricane Hotline at 305-284-5151. "We constantly update the hotline and the website," Arias said. He added that in times of crisis, such as hurricanes, "We even sleep at [the Department of] Public Safety to be available for students and parents in case they have any questions." More information about UM&#39;s emergency preparedness may be found at www.miami.edu/prepare. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thehurricaneonline.com/media/storage/paper479/news/2007/04/20/News/Shooting.Raises.Questions.Of.Safety-2871056.shtml> The Miami Hurricane- April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Hurricane Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Greg Linch <greglinch@gmail.com> Title A name given to the resource Shooting raises questions of safety campus safety miami university security university of miami https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/DSC00037_75daa77ade.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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-30 Description An account of the resource People bring flowers and balloons to the drillfield, in order to mourning for the victims. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Memorials at the Drillfield Drillfield flowers and balloons victims 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bethany Quinn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-09 Description An account of the resource I&#39;m from Virginia, and I know students at Va. Tech. I&#39;ve been watching the irksome news coverage. Death is always sad, but the silver lining is that it brings people together. Solidarity is why people are so compelled to tune in, and while Facebook has been great for that, the media sucked. Facebook may be prone to rumors, but you can tell who&#39;s missing and who to be concerned about. The media, however, have been eking out widespread political implications of this tragedy, instead of bringing people together. This event does have political ramifications, but the media has missed the mark by saying things like, in a nutshell, "He was born in a different country! Let&#39;s make this about immigration, despite the fact that most of his formative experiences were here in the US because he had lived here legally since he was eight!" Or there&#39;s "How on earth could this psycho get a gun? Well, it was a completely mundane, legal purchase, and he bought it with &#39;chilling simplicity.&#39; Let&#39;s interview the merchant and harp on gun control!" Even on a 24-hour network, there are no gray areas in politics, so their coverage is ill-suited even for the wider audience. Gun control and free speech may be slippery slopes, but when free speech demonstrates a violent psychosis, how about a little gun control? I hate to be blunt, but we all know the Cho type, and as individuals, we should reach out like the teacher did. As a campus policy, I&#39;m not suggesting that loners should be branded on the forehead, but when a kid confuses fantasy and reality, expresses violent fantasies and suicidal thoughts, and finally gets sent to the counseling center while you&#39;ve got him in the straightjacket, confiscate his registered guns. Bethany Quinn Senior and former Hurricane columnist -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thehurricaneonline.com/media/storage/paper479/news/2007/04/20/Opinion/Letters.To.The.Editor-2871116.shtml>The Miami Hurricane - April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Hurricane Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Greg Linch <greglinch@gmail.com> Title A name given to the resource Media focus is off target criticism media coverage media response university of miami https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/DSC00038_cbd07f75bb.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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-31 Description An account of the resource After April 16, a lot of people came drillfield to mourn for the victims every day. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Praying Drillfield praying victims 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deborah Christie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-09 Description An account of the resource I&#39;m writing simply to thank the UM community for its compassion in its response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech. I joined the UM faculty as a lecturer in the English department this year, but I originally hail from the Southwestern Virginia area; both my father and brother are Tech alumni, and Dr. Loganathon, one of the slain professors, was very fondly remembered by my brother as a popular and inspiring teacher. My brother wanted me to let my students know that he and many of his former classmates were deeply touched by this message of support and that in this time of great sorrow... this gesture went a long way towards making them feel better. What happened on one campus has been felt on all of them, and united we will heal. Thank you. Dr. Deborah Christie English Department -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thehurricaneonline.com/media/storage/paper479/news/2007/04/20/Opinion/Letters.To.The.Editor-2871116.shtml> The Miami Hurricane - April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Greg Linch <greglinch@gmail.com> Title A name given to the resource United we will heal letter to the editor support university of miami https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/DSC00048_2ae85b4d0b.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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-31 Description An account of the resource On April 19, the Virginia Tech Association of Chinese Students and Scholars(VT-ACSS) organized a donation for the victims on the drillfield. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Students of Virginia Tech Prepared for the Memorials donation Drillfield memorials vt-acss https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/DSC00052_4658916fc7.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 2007-07-31 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 2007-07-31 14:14:32 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 Na Mi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Na Mi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-31 Description An account of the resource On April 19, people volunteered to set up a place of prayer in the corner of the drillfield. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Place of Prayer ... Drillfield prayer volunteer 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 Elva Orozco Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manuel Dávila Galindo Olivares Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-09 Description An account of the resource Publicado por Manuel Dávila Galindo Olivares lunes, abril 16, 2007 En honor a lo ominoso Hoy vemos en el mundo el reflejo de lo que somos. Han muerto más estudiantes que caminaban por los pasillos de su escuela a manos de otros estudiantes que disparaban por los pasillos de su escuela. No hay lugar a dudas de que todo lo que hemos realizado a nuestro alrededor, es una simulación de la sociedad que nos gustaría ser. Consejos, anuncios, libros, películas, pláticas, conferencias, noviazgos, padres, amistades, todo gira alrededor de este mundo utópico que nos estorba a casa paso que damos. Por todos los lugares hay una figura que debemos imitar, un peso que debemos alcanzar, una cosa que debemos ignorar; la pobreza y la violencia son la verdadera naturaleza de nuestro presente, aún metidos en un café multinacional de la condesa, encontramos restos de esta sociedad que nos persigue y nos obliga a un cinismo pasmoso. Un estudiante, podrían ser dos, entra a su escuela a las 7 de la mañana. En la escuela camina por los pasillos buscando el lugar donde comenzará a disparar. Cuándo está ahí abre fuego ante la mirada atónita de sus compañeros, muere baleado y no se sabe si alguien más le disparó o se suicido. Más de tres decenas de estudiantes muertos en una universidad que podría ser cualquiera, incluso ésta. El presidente George W. Bush llama a lo sucedido en Virginia Tech una tragedia y ofrece sus condolencias, seguramente utiliza el mismo formato que con los soldados que fallecen diario en Irak. Para muchos es la mayor tragedia en la historia universitaria americana, para otros es un tiroteo más de los muchos que se han suscitado en los últimos diez años. Podemos analizar este evento desde muchas perspectivas, sin embargo entre la búsqueda del análisis olvidaremos la más importante: Más de treinta personas fallecieron porque alguien decidió matarlos. ¿Qué hizo a este ciudadano zero tomar un arma, probablemente semiautomática, y disparar a placer en su propia escuela? ¿Cómo se atreve Bush a llamar una tragedia a algo que el mismo ha provocado en otros países? ¿Qué pasa en los Estados Unidos que matar resulta tan fácil? Son preguntas que no habrá forma de responder, pero son preguntas que debemos hacernos. Lo ocurrido en Virginia es un reflejo de la sociedad que hemos fundado, es el resultado de la ansiedad y la violencia que provocamos con esta obligación que tenemos de ser ciegos a la desgracia humana. ¿Cómo podemos respetar la vida si ante nuestros ojos la pobreza es un momento incómodo a media cena? Algo no está bien y no podemos seguir negándolo. Hemos tomado decisiones equivocadas y en la inercia social las transcurrimos sin poner verdadera atención a aquello en que nos convertimos. ¿Realmente hace falta un tiroteo, un suicidio, un doble asesinato, para darnos cuenta que hemos dejado de funcionar como sociedad? Me preocupa pensar que la respuesta es sí, si no sale en primetime en una televisora internacional no ocurre. Insisto, este evento ocurrió en una Universidad, fue perpetrado por un estudiante que quizá compartía opiniones y aficiones con algunos de ustedes; en el murieron estudiantes como ustedes, por razones que quizá ustedes tampoco comprendan; si les sirve de consuelo, tampoco las comprendo yo. Sin embargo es tiempo de revaluar a este ciudadano zero escondido en los rincones de las escuelas, las oficinas, los hogares, pensar en que es aquello que le estamos pidiendo que haga que lo orilla a tomar un arma y hacer algo grandioso, algo que lo ponga en primetime mundial. -- Fuente Original: <a href="http://fachal.blogspot.com/2007/04/virginia-tech.html">http://fachal.blogspot.com/2007/04/virginia-tech.html</a> Licencia de uso: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/mx/"> Creative Commons Atribución-No Comercial-No Derivadas 2.5 México. Language A language of the resource spa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Atribución-No Comercial-No Derivadas 2.5 México Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech ltimo round 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 Elva Orozco Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jose Kaulen C. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-09 Description An account of the resource Publicado por Jose Kaulen C. 19th Abril 2007 Collin Goddard estuvo a centímetros de Cho Seung-Hui durante la masacre del lunes, y escuchó cómo el asesino terminaba con su vida después de haber matado a 30 personas, dice su madre. Después de que las balas fueron disparadas a su alrededor dentro de la sala de Norris Hall, Goddard, un estudiante de 21 años de Estudios Internacionales, jugó con la muerte tal como Cho, dice su madre, Ann Goddard. Esto lo contaba mientras su hijo herido estaba en una cirugía. La terrible experiencia de Goddard comenzó durante su clase de Francés, cuando él y sus compañeros escucharon los disparos desde la entrada. La profesora Jocelyne Couture-Nowak dijo a sus alumnos que llamaran al 911, solo segundos antes de que Cho entrara a la sala y comenzara con la balacera, hiriendo a Goddard en la pierna. "Cho primero fue a través de la primera fila y comenzó a disparar aleatoriamente" dijo. Cho abandonó la sala y regresó momentos después. Colin estaba tendido en el piso de la sala, enfrentándose a la muerte cuando "Él giró la cabeza y vió los zapatos del atacante viniendo hacia su cuerpo". "El atacante estuvo parado junto a él", dice la madre. "Él estaba totalmente asustado de morir", dice, "mantuvo la inteligencia en todo momento, pero estaba muy asustado de morir". El atacante disparó otra vez contra Colin, alcanzádolo en el hombro y en una nalga. Después caminó hacia el frente de la sala, explica Ann. Dos disparos fueron seguidos de silencio. La policía rompió ese silencio gritando "shooter down!, black tag!" ha dicho Goddard, lo que aparentemente son códigos policiales indicando muertes en el lugar. Los policías revisaron los cuerpos en la sala de clases. Couture-Nowak no sobrevivió. Mientras los cirujanos trabajan para curar a su hijo, Goddard dice que ella nunca hubiera querido que la tragedia hubiera sucedido en un momento "de definición en la vida de mi hijo", refiriéndose al último semestre en la carrera de Collin. En cambio, ella hubiera querido un momento de definición de su hijo como "que fuera algo positivo, con una gran celebración en su vida". La cirugía de Collin fue un éxito. Otras nueve personas permanecen heridas en el hospital. Otras tres personas heridas del tiroteo del lunes fueron dadas de alta el hoy. Una de esas personas está recuperándose en el Lewis-Gale Medical Center, cerca de Salem, Virginia. Otros dos pacientes fueron dados de alta desde el Montgomery Regional Hospital en Blacksburg, quedando seis, tres hombres y tres mujeres, todos "estables", de acuerdo al CEO del hospital, Scott Hill. "No tengo palabras para describir la fortaleza de esos estudiantes", ha dicho Hill. "Ellos están trabajando muy duro para recuperarse". Dos pacientes que sufrieron heridas de bala están en buenas condiciones en el New River Valley Hospital, cerca de Radford. En el Roanoke Memorial Hospital, en Roanoke, Virginia, un paciente se mantiene en condición crítica por sus heridas de bala. Otro herido que estaba siendo tratado en Roanoke ha sido transferido a otro hospital, según el portavoz Eric Earnhart, quien se negó a dar el nombre del hospital por un pedido de los familiares. -- Fuente Original: Realidades Varias a.k.a El Blog de Jose Kaulen <a href="http://josekaulen.wordpress.com/tag/virginia-tech/">http://josekaulen.wordpress.com/tag/virginia-tech/</a> Licencia de uso: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"> Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. Language A language of the resource spa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech: Los hechos a centímetros de distancia couturenowak goddard 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Javie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-09 Description An account of the resource By: Jason Javie Posted: 4/20/07 The Virginia Tech tragedy will continue to resonate for some time to come, and rightly so. Many questions surrounding last Monday&#39;s events are yet to be answered, and must be in order for the grieving victims and families to move on from the horror that was April 16th, 2007. To be fair, there has been no official statement concretely outlining the events of that fateful Monday morning, although what has been pieced together speaks to a rather shabbily-handled situation. Why was there a delay in the excess of two hours following the first incident before students were notified? Why had President Charles Stegler not declared a campus-wide emergency and locked the school down? Why were students in the classrooms at Norris Hall at 9:10 a.m. trying to make sense of a vague e-mail informing them of the shooting? The only precautionary measure taken by the campus security apparatus prior to 9 a.m. was to lock down the site of the first incident. Shortly after, an e-mail was sent advising the University community of the incident, recommending caution, and instructing them to contact police with any information. Less than one hour later, the gunman reemerged to massacre 30 people in a nearby classroom. One cannot help but ponder if, had more decisive initiatives been taken, many of the deaths and injuries could have been preventable. Freak tragedy, yes-unmanageable, no. As the president of Virginia Tech, Mr. Stegler is responsible for the safety of students during emergencies. In the words of Dr. Sharon Javie, former professor of Marketing at LaSalle University, "It is unconscionable that [Stegler] did not lock the campus down after the first two students were shot. You either apprehend the suspect, or you shut the campus down." I can&#39;t say I disagree. While impossible to predict the first shootings, Mr. Stegler has indicated that he thought the first killings were simply the result of a domestic dispute and that the gunman had fled campus. Even so, it&#39;s better to err on the side of safety. Mr. Stegler gambled with the safety and well-being of his students and lost miserably. Dr. William Dunkleberg, former Dean of the Fox School of Business at Temple University and professor of Economics, explained the sensitivity of the issue. "Your first response in such a situation is that it&#39;s personal and isolated. It is highly unlikely that what occurred is actually the beginning of a killing spree. You&#39;re faced with a dilemma." A dilemma, indeed, but if locking down the campus could ultimately save lives, I doubt many would complain. Also unnerving is the lack of mechanisms in place at schools to identify individuals like Cho Seung-Hui and get them help before they act out. Described as an introvert, Cho shocked his fellow students and English professor with disturbing and violent plays written for a class, now posted on aol.com. Issues of free speech and confidentiality would conflict with such systems, but shouldn&#39;t there be a point where the line is drawn? -- Original Source:<a href=http://www.thehurricaneonline.com/user/index.cfm?event=displayregistrationprompt&requiredregistration=1&thereferer=http%3A//media.www.thehurricaneonline.com/media/storage/paper479/news/2007/04/20/Opinion/What-Went.Wrong.At.Blacksburg-2871105.shtml>The Miami Hurricane - April 20, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Miami Hurricane Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Dominick Tao <dtao@alligator.org> Title A name given to the resource What went wrong at Blacksburg? campus safety university of miami university response university responsibility https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/unlv_ded08c821d.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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ricardo Estrada Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-20 Description An account of the resource One week after the events at Virginia Tech UNLV students held a vigil. Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/"> Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5</a>. 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Capture Date 2007-07-16 14:16:43 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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carol Brandt Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-16 Description An account of the resource The area around Jocelyne&#39;s stone is filled with flowers, notes, and other items. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carol Brandt Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-16 Description An account of the resource Caitlin&#39;s memorial at Tech Orginial Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolbeebr/535467219/in/photostream/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolbeebr/535467219/in/photostream/</a> Photo courtesy of Carol Brandt Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission: Carol Brandt cbbrandt@vt.edu caitlin hammaren hammaren hokie rock Hokie stone memorial https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ballon reflection_b167b94b6f.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 2007-07-12 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 2007-07-12 16:36:53 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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Gupta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-12 Description An account of the resource A reflection of the balloon ceremony that was held on the first day of class. 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These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-07-12 16:29:38 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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Gupta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-12 Description An account of the resource A ceremony held on the first day of class after the tragedy in which balloons were released in remembrance of the 32 victims. 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These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-07-12 16:14:52 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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Gupta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-12 Description An account of the resource A ceremony held on the first day of class after the tragedy in which balloons were released in remembrance of the victims. 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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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Gupta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-12 Description An account of the resource The scene of the main memorial site on the drill field allows students, faculty, staff, families, and others to grieve. 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This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2007-07-11 16:13:00 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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mollie Adams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-11 Description An account of the resource Memorial ribbons hang outside the tent that holds the signed message boards. 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