75 20 1884 https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/F200704180757522799116953_9b776aca72.jpg.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 2007-08-15 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 2007-08-15 17:08:05 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 新华网 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-15 Description An account of the resource Thousands of faculties,staffs and students of Virginia Tech stood on the drillfield for vigil. Original Source:新华网 <a href="http://www.southcn.com/news/international/specialreports/qj/tp/200704180623.htm">http://www.southcn.com/news/international/specialreports/qj/tp/200704180623.htm</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Vigil Drillfield vigil virginia tech https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/672p761b_02b78b5b68.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 2007-09-03 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 2007-09-03 15:04:39 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 Sara AA Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marypat Heineman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-03 Description An account of the resource By: Marypat Heineman Posted: 4/19/07 Nebraska Union Plaza was silent for a few moments Wednesday night as hundreds gathered in solemn remembrance. The candlelight vigil was organized in honor of the tragic Monday shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Chancellor Harvey Perlman, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Juan Franco, ASUN President Dave Solheim and Bill Velander, chairman of the chemical and biomolecular engineering department, addressed the large group that filled the entire space between Broyhill Fountain and the Nebraska Union. Even after the candles were out and the speeches were complete, many students remained in the plaza consoling each other, signing a card for students at Virginia Tech and forming prayer circles. The card will be in the Nebraska Union for the rest of the week and will be shipped to Virginia Tech along with cards from hundreds of other campuses around the United States. For many present, the gathering was a chance to show support for those affected by the murders, as well as a way to cope with the reality of such a shocking event on a college campus, Solheim said. "(This tragedy) means a lot to this campus and to Virginia Tech," he said. "The purpose of this evening is remembrance, so people can cope and support their friends and show support to those affected by the incident." Many students attended the candlelit event, but Solheim said he knows that many other students at UNL are coping with the images of the shootings in their own private way. For Velander, the tragedy has very personal connections. A former faculty member at Virginia Tech, Velander has many friends and colleagues still in Blacksburg. His daughter is attending medical school at Virginia Tech. "It&#39;s a great place, just idyllic," he said. "That&#39;s what&#39;s so frightening. If it can happen to such an idyllic, golden, amazing place, it can happen anywhere." Although the event touched him personally, taking the lives of two of his colleagues, he stressed that people, especially students, all over the country should take note of the tragic event. "Anybody that has a father or a mother or a sister or a brother is affected by this, because these are the kinds of people who died," he said. "That&#39;s so many broken hearts. That&#39;s hundreds of broken hearts." Vigils like these are positive experiences in the wake of such a dark moment in history, he said. The events may be tragic, but the number of people willing to show support gives Velander hope that this generation is willing to make positive change. "If there&#39;s anything positive that can come out of this, it&#39;s that young people can see such a tragedy, recognize the problem and work within society and solve it," he said. "There&#39;s a heavy burden on students who have witnessed this either through the news or in Blacksburg. We have to realize when someone is down and work until they&#39;re up again. We can&#39;t let things like this happen." -- Original source:<a href=http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2007/04/19/News/Vigil.Commemorates.Virginia.Tech.Tragedy-2852434.shtml>Daily Nebraskan - April 29, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Josh Swartzlander <jdwriter19@yahoo.com> Title A name given to the resource Vigil commemorates Virginia Tech tragedy university of nebraska https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/100_0244_6b771d43e7.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 2008-04-09 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 2008-04-09 08:57:31 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kacey Beddoes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-09 Description An account of the resource Christiansburg resident David Cunningham made this laser etched marble scene of the candlelight vigil on the drillfield. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kacey Beddoes (kbeddoes@vt.edu) Title A name given to the resource Vigil etching candlelight vigil marble etching perspective gallery squires 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 Thomas W. Bruce, W. Kent Fuchs, David J. Skorton, Carolyn "Biddy" Martin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-05-03 Description An account of the resource From: Thomas W. Bruce [mailto:vpcommunications@cornell.edu] Sent: Thu 4/19/2007 3:58 PM Subject: President Skorton, Provost Martin, and Dean Fuchs in Remembrance of the Virginia Tech Tragedy Dear Friends, This afternoon witnessed a gathering of the Cornell community in Sage Chapel to honor the memories of the victims of Monday&#39;s tragedy at Virginia Tech. I would like to share with our entire Cornell family the program and the remarks of the three speakers: Dean W. Kent Fuchs of the College of Engineering, President David J. Skorton, and Provost Carolyn "Biddy" Martin. A video of the service can be seen on the web at the Cornell University home page: <http://www.cornell.edu> Tommy Bruce Vice President for University Communications THE PROGRAM A Service of Remembrance and Reflection for Victims of Virginia Technical Institute and State University Tragedy Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:30 p.m. Sage Chapel, Cornell University Ithaca, New York Prior to the service, the chimes of McGraw Tower rang thirty-three times in memory of each victim of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech on Monday, April 16, 2007. Prelude: Master Tallis&#39;s Testament Herbery Howells (1892 - 1982) Professor Annette Richards, University Organist Welcome and Remembrance W. Kent Fuchs The Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering Father of Eric Fuchs, Virginia Tech, Class of 2008 Music: &#39;In Paradisum&#39; from Requiem Maurice Durufle (1902 - 1986) Cornell University Glee Club and Chorus Directed by Katherine Fitzgibbon Message David J. Skorton President, Cornell University Music: Panis Angelicus Rev. Heewon Chun Chaplain, Korean Church at Cornell University Reflection Carolyn "Biddy" Martin Provost, Cornell University A Time of Silence Postlude: Fantasia in G Minor J. S. Bach (1685 -1750) Professor Annette Richards, University Organist "We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly. We are brave enough to bend to cry, and sad enough to know we must laugh again." Nikki Giovanni Virginia Tech University Distinguished Professor, Poet and Activist REMARKS BY DEAN KENT W. FUCHS Today the Cornell family joins with the Virginia Tech family in remembering the many students and faculty that unexpectedly and violently died this week. Our grief at this loss is profound because we are a part of the same family of students, faculty, and staff. Like those at VT, Monday morning we were in class, taking exams, giving lectures, and sharing with Virginia Tech students and faculty in the hard work but great joy of learning and teaching. Many in the Cornell family have very personal connections to VT. Some of you have studied, lived, and even have grown up in Blacksburg. A number of you have degrees from Virginia Tech. Others of us have colleagues, friends, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons now at VT. My first visit to VT four years ago was with my son, Eric. He was looking for a good engineering school, but one that wasn&#39;t too close to his parents at Cornell. On that first visit Eric and I were immensely impressed by the people of VT and the peaceful beauty of the campus. With Eric now studying Engineering at VT, I have come to greatly appreciate the VT family. The students and faculty care greatly for each other and have an immense loyalty to their university. I have also come to appreciate, through my son, what it means to have a Turkey as your school mascot, to have statues of a Turkey in town, and to call yourself a Hokie, which my son does with enormous pride. He loves the campus, his studies, and the people of that university. The unspeakable tragedy of this Monday morning in Norris Hall and West Ambler Johnston Hall is particularly difficult to comprehend, because of its scale, because of its stark contrast to the peaceful beauty of VT&#39;s campus, and the love and care demonstrated by VT&#39;s students and faculty. The tragedy is also an enormous contrast to the common mission that we share in the joy of learning and teaching. It will take many years before we will be able to see how the good resulting from this tragedy could possibly be greater than the pain of this week. Although I have not experienced the depth of loss now present at VT, I do pray that I will become a better person because of this week. I pray that I will value more greatly the enormous privilege of being at a university with students, staff, and colleagues. I pray that I will more dearly love the students, staff and faculty on this campus and will work more diligently to serve others. I will close by reading a few words from my colleague, the Virignia Tech Engineering Dean, Richard Benson. I have been in his office on the 3rd floor of Norris Hall, the floor above where most of the deaths occurred. I was at a meeting with Dean Benson Monday morning in another city when he received the urgent message about the first shootings. Here is a part of what Dean Benson wrote to his Engineering students and faculty: "My heart aches for the lives of the students lost. These bright young men and women were in the prime of life, planning for rich, fulfilling futures. They came to Virginia Tech to acquire an education; an education that would forever change their lives... "The murdered faculty members had devoted their lives to scholarship and education. They so beautifully embodied Virginia Tech&#39;s motto of Ut Prosim - that I may serve. "Virginia Tech is a noble place. It is a nobility born of our great Land Grant tradition, a nobility born of a place of learning. Young women and men - many of modest beginnings - come here to learn. We ask that they work hard - and they do "While our loss is huge and our grief unbearable, the nobility of this great community of scholars is undiminished. Those of us that survive, and those that will come after will continue to dedicate themselves to teaching and learning. And we will never forget the friends that we lost. As long as there is a Virginia Tech they will be remembered. They are more than friends. They are family." We are here as members of the Cornell family. But this week we are also members of the VT family. This week it is an honor and a privilege join with those at VT and to call ourselves Hokies. REMARKS BY PRESIDENT DAVID J. SKORTON We Are One We are one; one community, one people, one planet. We are here today to affirm that one-ness and to draw strength from each other, to find peace in each other, to care for each other and to share our love. We are one. We are here to bear witness to the passing of the 33 members of our family at Virginia Tech University who have met an untimely and terrible fate. We are here for all of those who are gone, for all 33. We are here for the 32 who have passed from the immediate to another place, not by their own choice. We are also here for the 1 who has also passed. We are one. We are here to join arms and hearts with the families, friends and colleagues of all of these individuals. We are here to join with our friends in the Korean and Korean- American communities for we are all one family, most especially today we share the same sorrow and the same need for comfort and reassurance. We are one. We are here to recognize that there are many issues to discuss, many plans to be made, many disagreements to be settled, causes to be sought, remedies to be conceived -- but not today, not now. Now, we are here to comfort and be comforted, to remember. We are one. We are here to seek meaning, to make sense out of the senseless, to somehow find a way to move forward. We are here to find courage, to find a way to still believe in tomorrow, a tomorrow without fear, a tomorrow that still has endless possibilities. We are here to affirm the importance of openness on our campuses, the openness that permits us to be together in this way, in this place, at this time. We are one. We are together today to look both backward and forward, to look both within and without, to look at the person next to us and at ourselves, to find our bearings, our place. We will stay together, we will go forward together, we will never forget our loss. We are one. REMARKS BY PROVOST CAROLYN "BIDDY" MARTIN On Monday morning I was in my native Virginia at my mother&#39;s home when word began to break of the shootings at Virginia Tech. On the local Roanoke news, there were anchors who were graduates of Virginia Tech, and we received the news from people who knew and loved the campus. One of the many things that struck me in the coverage that day was the dignity of the students who were approached for interviews--their humility, their respect, their unwillingness to offer superficial commentary, and their resistance to easy analysis and the assigning of blame. In their responses to questions, they made a plea, sometimes implicitly, other times directly. What did they ask of the journalists and, also, of us? That we not reduce their university or their experience of it to this horror, this unspeakable tragedy, that Virginia Tech not be defined only by that spectacular phrase that we have heard so often since Monday-"the biggest massacre in U.S. history." In their efforts to defend against this stain, the students kept open a space of thought and reflection. The media rushes, understandably, to cover the event, and the events become spectacle, compounding the effects of depersonalization as journalists and the public press for immediate and abbreviated responses and analyses. How extraordinary, under those circumstances, were the efforts of the students and alumni to express their love of Virginia Tech, of one another, to hold open the gap between their experience of the place and the violence and death that were coming to define it. They had been robbed of friends, of classmates, and of teachers; they had had the taken-for-granted safety of the dorm room and the classroom shattered. They have lost for now a sense of safety in the thrilling openness of university campus. They did not want, in addition, to be robbed of their experience of the place or their attachment to it; did not want their murdered friends, classmates and teachers to be remembered only for the horrifying way in which their lives were taken. Just as the names and stories of the victims began to give a human scale and texture to an otherwise surreally traumatic and depersonalizing event, so, too, the students&#39; reserve and their claims to the totality of their experience and attachment began to restore to them all that they have learned and loved at Virginia Tech. In their expressions of pride, they fight to have life and attachment prevail over the isolation, illness, and rage that appear to have been major factors in this horror. It is not difficult for Cornellians to answer the students&#39; call, to attach to Virginia Tech, out of compassion, and with a capacious understanding of what Virginia Tech is and what it represents. Like Cornell, it was founded in the 1870s as a land grant university, and it is beloved throughout the state of Virginia for its remarkable contributions for over a century and a quarter to the state, the nation, and the rest of the world. It is nestled among some of the most beautiful and gentlest mountains in the Appalachians, and even in this cold Virginia April, has already displayed wild profusions of yellow forsythia and daffodils (or jonquils, as my mother would say), pink and white dogwood, and the beginnings of that splash of color that only azaleas can produce in the turn toward Spring. It is a university with a great faculty and great students, proud, in particular, of its Agriculture and Life Sciences, its engineering, and creative writing, the liberal arts, and its outreach and extension, proud, too, of its legendary athletics teams. It is beloved, as I have said, not only by students, faculty, staff and alumni, but by the entire state of Virginia, even those who choose the University of Virginia in the great rivalry between Virginia Tech Hokies and Virginia Cavaliers that is one of Virginia&#39;s great sports. This week, everyone is a Hokie fan. Already on Monday and then on Tuesday and Wednesday, counties all over Virginia were covered with Hokie colors, Virginians having donned Virginia Tech sweatshirts and hats, some spontaneously, some at the urging of the churches that were holding vigils. At the convocation in Blacksburg on Tuesday, poet Nikki Giovanni used her poetic genius to invoke, indeed, to activate a healing sense of community and of perspective, linking the tragic deaths and injuries at Virginia Tech to other tragedies in other parts of the world, and emphasizing that none of them was deserved, also repeating, as incantation, the words: "We are Virginia Tech," the emphasis on the word "are," signaling the fact of being, of continuity, and a commitment to life and to community. "We will prevail," she said, but not by moving on, not by denying our shock or the many dimensions of grief. We will prevail, she seemed to be saying, by going straight through the effects of horror, together. Here at Cornell let us remember what unites us in our shared humanity, our shared vulnerability, our capacity, indeed, our responsibility to attach to others, especially the most isolated. Let us also risk even, and today, especially, a certain hokiness. May life and attachment prevail over isolation, social deaths, physical death, and violence, everywhere. Please join me in a moment of silence in remembrance of Monday&#39;s victims. Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Vigil for Virginia Tech, Cornell University, April 19, 2007 - Program and Remarks cornell fuchs martin memorial skorton https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/VT vigil_f39d6fdc15.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 2007-07-11 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 2007-07-11 03:20:26 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 Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Neil Brake 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 Vigil draws mourners for Va. Tech tragedy A memorial and candlelight service for the students and faculty slain or inured during the April 16 shooting at Virginia Tech was held April 18 at Benton Chapel. Pictured (l-r) are Virginia Tech Alumna Kathy Boyer and Vanderbilt&#39;s Presbyterian campus minister Jennifer Fouse. The event was sponsored by the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association. Donations for the families of those affected by the tragedy may be made to the Virginia Tech Foundation, University Development, 902 Prices Fork Road (0336), Blacksburg, VA 24061. Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Vanderbilt University Daily Register Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Joan Brasher <joan.brasher@vanderbilt.edu> Title A name given to the resource Vigil for VT at Vanderbilt rememberance vanderbilt vigil https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/George Mason II_7c756cfbfc.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 2007-06-08 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 2007-06-08 11:05:02 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 Nicolas Tan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-06-08 Description An account of the resource Last night, a vigil was held at George Mason for those lost in the terrible tragedy on Monday at Virginia Tech. 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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 新华网 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-15 Description An account of the resource In Seoul, Koreans mourned for the victims in the shooting. "May all the victims&#39; souls rest in peace". Original Source:新华网 <a href="http://edu.ce.cn/foreign/xy/200704/19/t20070419_11089930.shtml">http://edu.ce.cn/foreign/xy/200704/19/t20070419_11089930.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Vigil in Korea korea seoul victims https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/P1020688_091af54727.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 2008-02-18 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 2008-02-18 21:26:36 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 Brent Jesiek Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-18 Description An account of the resource An attendee at a Virginia Tech candlelight vigil for NIU signs a message board on alumni mall. Photo taken Monday, February 18, 2008. Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0</a>. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Title A name given to the resource Vigil Messages message board niu northern illinois university vigil https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/F200704180757522799116952_d0c11ff9ae.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 2007-08-15 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 2007-08-15 16:16:59 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 吕明响 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-15 Description An account of the resource On April 17,a student of Virginia Tech wrote message on one of the posters on the drillfield before vigil. Original Source:新华社 <a href="http://world.people.com.cn/GB/1029/5627794.html">http://world.people.com.cn/GB/1029/5627794.html</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Vigil on April 17 Drillfield vigil virginia tech https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6z9500ic_c97cd889e1.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Omeka Legacy File The metadata element set that, in addition to the Dublin Core element set, was included in the `files` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all Omeka files. This set may be deprecated in future versions. Capture Date 2008-02-19 13:42:24 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 Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laura Fong (Author)/Amber Mees (Photo) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-19 Description An account of the resource By: Laura Fong | Freelance reporter | Issue date: 4/25/07 Section: News In honor of the 33 lives lost during the Virginia Tech shooting on April 16, University students and community members held a candlelight vigil in the Erb Memorial Union Amphitheater on Monday night. Tea lights dotted the photographs of the 33 victims that lined the bottom step of the amphitheater. Attendees quietly lit candles and wrote their thoughts to the victims&#39; friends and families on white pieces of paper that would later be sent to Virginia Tech. University junior and family and human services major Jory Card organized the event through a Facebook group commemorating the victims of last week&#39;s shooting. "These people are just like us - they could be your friends, your family," Card said to the crowd of about 60 attendees. "This is a time to be quiet with your friends and honor those who were lost." --- <a href="http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/04/24/Video/Video.Campus.Mourns.Virginia.Tech-2876566.shtml">Watch video from the vigil</a> --- University senior and journalism major Meghan Hilliard heard out about the event from Card, who is her roommate. Hilliard said she had a "reality check" when Card brought home the stack of 33 photographs of the victims later used for the vigil. "The fact that the pictures take up the whole first row of our EMU amphitheater, I think is astounding," Hilliard said. "It&#39;s a real eye-opening visual because we hear of the 33 victims, but to see them is really impacting." Lane Community College freshman Elizabeth Ashworth said she came to the vigil to pay respect to the Virginia Tech students and faculty. "I realize how short life is and that it can be taken away, just like these people here," Ashworth said. Ashworth heard about the vigil from her friend Megan Funke, a University freshman and psychology major, who also emphasized the importance of paying her respects to those affected by the shooting. "If my friends were gone like this tomorrow, I don&#39;t know what I would do; it&#39;s such a huge tragedy." Funke said. "There are a lot of people whose lives (the victims) did affect, and I don&#39;t think that should be forgotten just because we&#39;re far away. " Hilliard agreed that the far distance from Virginia Tech is unimportant, and that unfortunate events like the Virginia Tech shooting unite students across the country. "In situations like this, campuses unite as one; campus lines are blurred since we&#39;re all going to school," Hilliard said. "This happened about 3,000 miles away, but it&#39;s still pertinent here and everywhere else." Card said he wanted to bring students together one week after the shooting to remind them that they have "the ultimate say in our campus&#39; safety." "I want to honor the victims and spark a change on campus to bring us together," Card said. "I&#39;d like to re-evaluate the true meaning of having a safe campus." Card said that "safety" should extend further than "physical safety." People should also be respectful of those who have different opinions and backgrounds. He asked the attendees: "How many times have you seen someone on 13th Avenue that you recognize and just ignore? I&#39;m guilty of it too. My challenge to you is to find a way to bring us together as a campus." -- Photo by:Amber Mees Original Source: Daily Emerald <a href="http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/04/25/News/Vigil.Pays.Respect.To.Virginia.Tech.Victims.And.Families-2879322.shtml">http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/04/25/News/Vigil.Pays.Respect.To.Virginia.Tech.Victims.And.Families-2879322.shtml</a> <a href="http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/04/25/News/Vigil.Pays.Respect.To.Virginia.Tech.Victims.And.Families-2879322-page2.shtml">http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/04/25/News/Vigil.Pays.Respect.To.Virginia.Tech.Victims.And.Families-2879322-page2.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Judy Riedl <jriedl@uoregon.edu> Title A name given to the resource Vigil pays respect to Virginia Tech victims and families campus safety candlelight vigil facebook university of oregon 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 Sarah A. Newlin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-16 Description An account of the resource By:Sarah A. Newlin Posted: 4/27/07 I am writing in response to Richard Poskozim&#39;s opinion piece in the 4/25 issue of The Lantern. In the article, the author seems to imply that Cho&#39;s motivation to kill somehow originated from his alleged mental illness: "After everything that&#39;s come out about him, I think it&#39;s pretty safe to say his motivation was that he was crazy." While it is clear that something had deeply distressed Mr. Cho, one should be careful about jumping to conclusions about how mental illness played a role in this tragic event. Numerous studies have shown that it is incredibly rare for someone with a mental illness to commit gross acts of violence, especially on the scale of the Virginia Tech shootings. Violence is no more prevalent among individuals with mental illnesses than among the general public. In actuality, those suffering from a mental illness are more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators. Furthermore, I am concerned that the focus on the shooter&#39;s possible mental illness will cause many students on college campuses who suffer from mental illnesses to not seek mental health services or to be feared and shunned by their peers, leading to their further isolation and discrimination. If any positives can come out of this horrible event, I hope that one will be a larger discussion about the need for increased recognition of mental health issues among college students and the need for adequate treatment, support and recovery resources on college campuses. I ask that The Lantern staff take this into consideration as they continue to cover the tragic circumstances surrounding the Virginia Tech shootings. Sarah A. Newlin Program Manager Campus Suicide Prevention Program -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/04/27/Letters/Violence.By.Mentally.Ill.Not.The.Norm-2885645.shtml>The Lantern - April 27, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lantern Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource GERRICK LEWIS <lewis.1030@osu.edu> Title A name given to the resource Violence by mentally ill not the norm mental illness ohio state university 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 Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Davisson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-02-17 Description An account of the resource By John Davisson PUBLISHED APRIL 16, 2007 Thirty-two dead and dozens more wounded in Blacksburg. A Journalism School student raped, cut, and burned in Hamilton Heights. These are the twin horrors—baffling, appalling, and without reason—that greeted Columbia&#39;s community on Monday. Sadistic acts are lamentable and far-too-common features of the human experience. Each successive day brings with it reports of gut-wrenching atrocities, many on a greater scale than these two attacks, most eliciting a quieter outcry. But our empathy and fear operate in analogues, so it gives us special pause when senseless brutality impacts those bound to us through shared educational experience, whether at Columbia or a peer institution. In these cases, we cannot help but ask why, how, and most alarmingly whether such incidents could recur, but the replies do little to diminish the widespread sense of confusion and grief. One wonders what train of thought led someone to butcher a room full of fellow human beings or brutalize a lone victim, but the causes seem to defy reason, and the savagery yields few good answers. Violence, author Jean Genet wrote, is a calm that disturbs you. In the coming days, much will be said about prevention: what could have been and should be done to forestall such acts of cruelty. This is a good and crucial discussion, but, sadly, one that cannot erase the pain inflicted on the victims and those close to them. Time may bring a degree of distance and comfort, but investigation will only supply the how—never the root causes, the why. We offer, as do all, our deepest condolences to those affected by these crimes, and we hope that the coming weeks will offer them some measure of healing. -- Original Source: Columbia Spectator <a href="http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/24875">http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/24875</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Faure (tomfaure@gmail.com) Title A name given to the resource Violence Without Reason columbia condolences hamilton heights journalism student raped prevention 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 Cornelia Hall Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-06-22 Description An account of the resource <b> Alumnus defends administrators&#39; actions but says he understands complaints </b> By Cornelia Hall Princetonian Staff Writer Richard Benson &#39;73, dean of the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, has spent the last three days struggling to maintain composure while confronting his own grief over the deaths of his colleagues and students. In his first media interview since Monday&#39;s shooting, Benson relived his emotions in the aftermath of the incident, praising the nation&#39;s sympathy and the cohesiveness of Virginia Tech&#39;s campus while reflecting on ways to move forward. Benson was at a conference in Puerto Rico when the tragic violence unfolded Monday morning. The gunman, Virginia Tech senior Cho Seung-Hui, shot two people in a dormitory before moving, around two hours later, to Norris Hall, a central building in the School of Engineering and home to Benson&#39;s office. Cho shot and killed 30 people in Norris Hall before taking his own life. Benson, who majored in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton, was attending an Engineering Deans Institute meeting over the weekend. He first heard about the shooting when he checked his email during a coffee break and read that there was a gunman loose on campus. It was only when he switched on the television at his hotel that he saw that the shooting had moved to Norris. It was then that the reality of the situation hit home for Benson. "That&#39;s my building ... I walk through those doors every day," he said of Norris Hall. "It was just terrible to see that and not to be there." Upon hearing the news, Benson first tried to call his staff members in Norris Hall. "I was unable to get anybody, anybody," he said. He immediately booked a flight home and waited through flight delays and a layover to arrive in Blacksburg after midnight. "I would&#39;ve gotten in a car and driven home," he said. His distance from his campus when the violence unfolded made the tragedy even more devastating, Benson said. "Being away heightened my emotional reaction," he said, adding that he repeatedly thought about how it was "very likely that people that I cared for had died." Though Benson&#39;s assistant, Linda Perkins, and his chief of staff, Ed Nelson, survived, he said he knew of people down the hall from his office and on a lower floor who had been killed. Of the five deceased faculty members, three taught at the Engineering School. <i> Lessons from the massacre </i> Benson said he did not blame the Virginia Tech administration for its widely reported delay in notifying the campus community of the first shooting. While some students and parents have accused the Virginia Tech administration of not doing enough to prevent the escalation of violence by alerting the student body of the danger, Benson said he disagrees. "I understand grief, and I understand why somebody would be really angry," Benson added, emphasizing that he did not fault the students or their families in any way for criticizing the administration. "There&#39;s a human desire to blame somebody, [but] I worry that we&#39;re going to start blaming people who worked like crazy, who are grief-stricken, who didn&#39;t sleep that night." Benson also stressed the extreme improbability that the shooter would strike a second time. "A two-site crime is extraordinarily rare," he said. "People were trying really hard to find the person who did it ... I do believe that the authorities were responding very quickly, very ably." Yet the reverberations from the violence are likely to continue indefinitely. "You can always do better," Benson said of the University&#39;s response to the incident. "We&#39;ve learned something in the last two days." Administrators from other institutions have been contacting him to offer condolences and to ask the question, "How can we prevent this?" The incident has prompted concerns about campus safety across the nation. Though Benson acknowledged the importance of developing preventive measures for academic communities everywhere, he said he knows that the next step for Virginia Tech is to deal with the emotional repercussions. "The point is [that] we know that we need to provide a lot of counseling, and we&#39;re going to do that," he said. Department heads will convene today to address the issue of counseling services not only for students but for faculty, Benson said, adding that he hoped this would help them better support students emotionally. "I want our faculty [to be] as insightful as they can possibly be," he said. "And frankly, they also need counseling." The most affected faculty members are likely those who were in Norris Hall when the violence unfolded. Benson described the experiences of several of his colleagues while Cho was in the building. One professor, Liviu Librescu, barricaded the door of a classroom to allow his students to escape through the windows, Benson said in a widely distributed email. Librescu, a Holocaust survivor, was shot through the door. "Heroes! Never forget their names!" Benson wrote. <i>A campus transformed</i> Norris Hall is forever changed, as the Virginia Tech community will always associate it with the horror that occurred there. Benson acknowledged that it is a place marked with emotion. "Many of us aren&#39;t ready to walk into that building, not yet," he said. "There is an enormous job in Norris Hall to come to grips with the magnitude of the killing that went on there." Until the end of the semester, only investigators will be allowed in the building. Monday&#39;s events will also have academic ramifications, Benson said. While some classes will be relocated to other campus buildings, "some courses will just end." One graduate course taught by civil and environmental engineering professor G.V. Loganathan will simply be eliminated, Benson said, since Cho shot the professor and the majority of students in the class. Despite the shock, horror and grief overwhelming the Virginia Tech campus, Benson said he cannot help but be moved by the outpouring of emotion he has witnessed. "There&#39;s something very beautiful unfolding at Virginia Tech," he said, attributing the campus&#39; unity to the spirit of compassion pervading the student body. "I have been hearing over and over and over again, on the radio and on TV, how struck people are by that spirit, and I think it&#39;s absolutely true," he said. "All of these people wanted to let their pride come through." Faculty members, too, provided sympathy, offering their offices to those displaced from Norris Hall. His voice breaking, Benson expressed his pride and respect for the students. "Despite the horror, you take away something really uplifting," he said. "Boy, they are just banding together." -- Original Source: <a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/04/18/news/18132.shtml"> Daily Princetonian - April 18, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kavita Saini <ksaini@Princeton.EDU> Title A name given to the resource Virginia dean Benson &#39;73 recalls tragedy community faculty reflection princeton 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 Keithlee Spangler Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-05-24 Description An account of the resource We know not your name We know not your height Nor your weight Nor your burdens The things that brand you We know not the reason We know not the thoughts Nor the sorrow Nor the regret The things that brand you We know not who you are We know not who you want to be Nor who you could be Nor who you should be The things that brand you To me you are a killer To her you are a savior To him you are a bastard To them you are nothing Is this why In the end They paid With their lives? Is this why In the end They won&#39;t see Her again? Is this why In the end She is alone And all she can do is cry You&#39;ve killed Daughters Sons Fathers Mothers Friends Grandsons Granddaughters Nieces Nephews Cousins Aunts Uncles Brothers Sisters Lovers You&#39;ve hurt Daughters Sons Fathers Mothers Friends Grandsons Granddaughters Nieces Nephews Cousins Aunts Uncles Brothers Sisters Lovers You&#39;ve hurt Me -- <b>Author&#39;s Comments</b> This is my worst poem I&#39;ve yet to write, but the things that happened today, Monday, April 16, 2007, have really touched and upset me. This beats slicing, so I figured whatever. Comments are disabled b/c I really don&#39;t like this. (C) Keithlee Spangler a.k.a. fickshonal a.k.a. Bella If you are unaware as to what happened in Virgina today, here is a [link] to read it. Byes for now. -- Original submitted to deviantart.com on April 16, 2007: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53399599/">http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53399599/</a> Licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License</a>. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Title A name given to the resource Virginia Killings - We Know Not poem poetry 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 Bae Ji-Sook Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-10-11 Description An account of the resource By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter The Virginia Tech massacre by a South Korean student shocked the entire nation, including netizens. On Tuesday, netizens posted articles expressing their shock as well as paying condolences to the victims of the tragedy. On portal Web sites, special categories were made to express how sorry they feel for the victims and their survivors. Everyone said that there should never be violence that threaten other people&#39;s freedom and lives. After CNN and other reports broke the news that the suspect is Cho Seung-hui, a native Korean living in the United States with a green card, many people were astonished. ``I couldn&#39;t believe that someone like me was really involved in this brutal murder,&#39;&#39; a netizen (ID hahaha) said. Other people showed the same response as they said they have begun to feel more responsibility for the case when they found out that a Korean was involved. Others said that the case looked similar to some cases happening in the Korean military where young soldiers try to desert from their barracks out of love or relationship issues. There were also rising concerns over the safety of Koreans living in the U.S. According to some reports, in Centerville, where Cho has lived with his family, American students throwing bread at Korean students were reported. In Los Angeles, some students were threatened by their peers who told them to go back to their own country. ``At the moment many people are concentrating on the issue of private weapons, and there are not many people accusing Koreans. However, I assume there will be some more talking about his ethnicity, and the hatred will pour out,&#39;&#39; another netizen (ID: Menia) said. Some are concerned whether the case would bring a bad image to the country and work as a setback to issues the country is trying to push such as a visa waiver or hosting PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Those who are willing to visit or study in the U.S. are worried over the possibility that getting visas would become more difficult. ``Back in 2001, I remember that getting a visa was quite difficult right after the Sept. 11 tragedy and I hope it would not happen this time,&#39;&#39; said Koh, a 25-year-old student who is planning to study in the U.S. There are also questions raised over studying abroad at a very young age _ quite the fashion in Korea at the moment. As domestic media in the U.S. referred to Cho as a ``loner,&#39;&#39; people are now questioning whether sending their kids abroad for study is a good idea. There were constant reports of children feeling lonely and causing problems with drinking, doing drugs or having sex problems, but the massacre has triggered the debate on whether such studying is really needed. Cho flew to America when he was a little kid, and is said to have not made himself accustomed to the different culture. ``I think his being alone made him a loner, and made him do something horrible. And would you still say that won&#39;t happen to your child?&#39;&#39; a blogger grandchyren asked. The netizens plan to hold a candle vigil for the victims of the massacre at the Seoul City Hall plaza on Sunday evening. bjs@koreatimes.co.kr -- Original Source: Korea Times <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=1205&categoryCode=117 ">http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=1205&categoryCode=117</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Virginia Massacre Shocks Netizens korea times https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/texas state_7d998c6e72.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 2007-07-05 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 2007-07-05 12:16:08 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 Troy Vega Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-05 Description An account of the resource These are the flowers that were left at the site of the Virginia Shooting Memorial Service at Texas State University - San Marcos. Photo taken by Troy Vega Orginia Source <a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/steelskyblue/470100970/"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/steelskyblue/470100970/</a> Licensed under <a href=" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission: Troy Vega http://www.flickr.com/photos/steelskyblue/ Title A name given to the resource Virginia Shooting Memorial Service memorial texas state university san marcos university memorial 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 AA Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laura Chapman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-03 Description An account of the resource By: Laura Chapman Posted: 4/17/07 The university community was stunned Monday morning when a gunman killed more than 30 people, including students, at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. Though more than 1,000 miles separate the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus from Virginia Tech, UNL students and faculty members felt shock as well. University Police said they have made plans for a response to similar emergencies. David Solheim, the president of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, said the incident was almost surreal. "I couldn&#39;t believe that something like this would happen on a college campus," said Solheim, a senior economics and international studies major. "It really makes you take your own daily life into perspective." Ali Moeller, the president of the Academic Senate, also expressed disbelief at the shootings in an e-mail interview. "It is difficult to find the words to describe such a monumental tragedy," she said. Moeller also said she was angry that laws allowed the shooter to have a weapon. "The lives of so many young men and women erased by the bullets of a madman is incomprehensible," she said. Capt. Carl Oestmann of University Police said the department is prepared for situations such as this. The preparation includes the ability to notify people of an emergency, plans to restrict access to academic and residence halls and investments in law enforcement equipment. Oestmann said University Police also has working relationships with other law enforcement agencies in the city, county and state. "It takes a combination of all of the systems to work together," he said. Solheim said Mobile Campus, a service ASUN has looked into investing in, could be a beneficial contact tool for the university in such emergency situations as the shootings at Virginia Tech. The service would allow UNL to send text messages to students. Though some might find the service expensive, it could be worth it, he said. "How much value do you put on a life?" Solheim said. Oestmann also offered his condolences to the Virginia Tech campus. In a late afternoon statement, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said the university had already received condolences and messages of support from around the world. He said the well wishes were appreciated as the university worked to move forward in the next few days. "I cannot begin to convey my own personal sense of loss over the senselessness of such an incomprehensible and heinous act," he said. A convocation will be held on Virginia Tech&#39;s campus today to help students and faculty members grieve. From her dorm room at Virginia Tech, Rachel Gicquelais, a freshman biology major, said she looks forward to attending. "I may not know anyone personally who died," Gicquelais said, "but I know all of us are going to be affected by the fact that part of our student body is gone." Gicquelais said she was in class when she found out about the first shooting, which took place in a residence hall around 7 a.m., leaving two dead. While the students in her class discussed the rumors behind that shooting, her building went into lockdown, she said. After waiting in the classroom for a couple hours, where her teaching assistant let the students go online to look for updates, Gicquelais was allowed to walk back to her dorm. Gicquelais had to take an alternative route back to her dorm, as the normal path would have taken her by Norris Hall, where 31 people were killed, including the gunman. Gicquelais said university officials kept students informed with frequent e-mails. Despite the shootings earlier in the day, she said the university did its best to ensure the safety of students. For the rest of the day, Gicquelais was glued to the television and Internet for updates. Watching the video footage of the campus has been strange for her, she said. "I know exactly where the videos are taken," she said. "I&#39;ve walked where they are." -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2007/04/17/News/Virginia.Shooting.Shows.Need.For.Safety.Awareness.On.College.Campuses-2845122.shtml> Daily Nebraskan - April 17, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Daily Nebraskan Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Josh Swartzlander <jdwriter19@yahoo.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia shooting shows need for safety awareness on college campuses university of nebraska https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/Logo_e292acc052.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 2007-05-29 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 2007-05-29 10:58:08 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 Razzle Frazzle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-05-29 Description An account of the resource All of the students and staff at my kids&#39; school wore orange and maroon in honor of those killed at Virginia Tech. They then took this picture to send to the university. Simply beautiful. Original source: <a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/razzlefrazzle/466540753/"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/razzlefrazzle/466540753/</a> Licensed under <a href=" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 2.0</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Razzle Frazzle http://www.flickr.com/photos/razzlefrazzle/466540753/ Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 2.0 Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech logo school memorial 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 Matt Wiebe 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 Anyone who is not living an incredibly secluded life (if you are, can I join you there?) has probably heard about the tragedy at Virginia Tech. where a gunman killed some 33 people, including himself. I&#39;ve struggled whether to weigh in on this or not, but I felt that I would do so because I feel like a lot of the subtext of what is being said is awful. First and foremost, as a Christian, I am praying for those actually affected by this. Friends, families and Virginia Tech&#39;s students and faculty are hurting right now. God of all comfort, be near to them and somehow work this evil towards good. Christ, have mercy. I implore people to not use this as a springboard for their agendas. Gun control lobbyists, anti-video game lobbyists and people of this ilk: I&#39;m talking about you. While you may have some valid points, just shut up for a while and grieve with those who are mourning. I also understand that, in pain, people want someone to blame. Since the killer committed suicide, he does not prevent the convenient target. Please don&#39;t turn the school&#39;s president and the the chief of campus police into scapegoats to satisfy your pain-fueled desire for justice. Guess what: there won&#39;t be any here. The pain won&#39;t go away just because you feel like you have someone to blame. To the news media: you disgust me. Human suffering is not a commodity to be packaged, sensationalized and delivered to consumers. You&#39;re a pack of vultures; a bunch of parasites of pain. Stop giving voice to the lobbyists who want to twist this for their own cause. Learn to listen, learn to suffer with those who are suffering. Tell us what&#39;s happening, and get the hell out of the way. Please. To those who will inevitably say, "let&#39;s ensure this never happens again," I have news for you: you can&#39;t do that. What you can do is learn to live a life that is full of joy and pain amidst many uncertainties. I&#39;m not saying that nothing can be done, but I am saying that fear and pain do not drive anyone to make good decisions about the way things can be. Every crisis is an opportunity. Let us not miss out, no matter how ugly the package this crisis came in. Published on April 17th, 2007 -- Original Source: mattwiebe.com <a href="http://mattwiebe.com/2007/04/virginia-tech/">http://mattwiebe.com/2007/04/virginia-tech/</a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License</a>. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Elva Orozco Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pierre Lemieux Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-02 Description An account of the resource Por Pierre Lemieux 23 de abril de 2007 Virginia Tech (Blacksburg), Columbine (Colorado), Polytechnique (Canadá), Dunblane (Escocia), Jonesboro (Arkansas), Nickel Mines (Pensilvania), y Dawson College (Canadá). ¿Qué tienen en común todas estas trágicas matanzas masivas de estudiantes y escolares? La respuesta no es obvia. Lo que resulta obvio, para aquellos de nosotros que vemos más allá de los titulares, es que las matanzas masivas eran inusuales cuando las armas se encontraban fácilmente disponibles, pero se han incrementado a medida que las armas se han vuelto más controladas. A comienzos del siglo 20, las armas estaban fácilmente disponibles para la gente común en todos los países civilizados, incluida Inglaterra, Canadá, los Estados Unidos y Francia. En muchos casos, los individuos podían portarlas ocultas libremente. Pero todo eso ha cambiado. La masacre de Dunblane en Escocia en 1996, por ejemplo, la cual se cobró las vidas de 16 niños, ocurrió en un país donde, tras siete décadas de crecientes controles sobre las armas, se había vuelto muy difícil para los ciudadanos comunes poseer armas, especialmente pistolas, e ilegal portarlas virtualmente en cualquier lugar. De manera similar, los tiroteos en el Dawson College en Canadá en 2006 acontecieron después de 15 años de controles sobre las armas cada vez más rígidos, que tornan ilegal incluso portar armas en su propia propiedad. En los Estados Unidos, donde la mayoría de las trágicas balaceras han ocurrido, los controles federales sobre las armas se han incrementado prácticamente de manera continua desde los años 60. Ninguna de las masacres fue perpetrada por personas a las que se les permitió legalmente tener armas allí donde cometieron sus crímenes, y muchas de las matanzas tuvieron lugar en "zonas libres de armas" por disposición gubernamental. Lo cierto, tal como nos recuerda la tragedia en Blacksburg, es que resulta imposible estar totalmente protegidos por la policía contra los maniáticos criminales, excepto convirtiendo a la sociedad en una prisión. No obstante, un importante interrogante precisa formularse. ¿Qué tal si alguno de los estudiantes o profesores hubiese estado armado en Virginia Tech, una universidad donde las armas se encuentran vedadas? Resulta interesante que un proyecto de ley que hubiese permitido a los estudiantes y empleados portar pistolas en los campos universitarios de Virginia fue rechazado en la Asamblea General del estado a comienzos de este año. El vocero de Virginia Tech Larry Hincker elogió el rechazo: "Estoy seguro de que la comunidad universitaria está agradecida de las acciones de la Asamblea General en virtud de que esto ayudará a que los padres, estudiantes, profesores y visitantes se sientan seguros en nuestro predio". ¿Y ahora qué? Cuando se le preguntó en una conferencia de prensa después de la matanza qué puede hacerse para garantizar la seguridad del campo universitario, el Presidente de la Virginia Tech Charles Steger señaló que no hay manera de colocar a un guardia de seguridad en cada aula o dormitorio. Eso es muy cierto. Pero contrapónganse los horripilantes tiroteos de Virginia Tech con la matanza de enero de 2002 en la Appalachian Law School de Virginia. A pocos minutos de disparar a tres personas en la oficina del decano, el contrariado estudiante Peter Odighizuwa fue detenido por dos estudiantes que habían sacado pistolas de sus automóviles. Desarmaron al asesino y lo entregaron a la policía. Obviamente, cuando personas están resueltas a masacrar a estudiantes indefensos, no existe ninguna panacea segura. Sin embargo, debe haber un motivo por el cual tales matanzas no han ocurrido en sitios como la University of Utah, donde la gente que cuenta con licencia para portar armas puede llevarlas al campo universitario, incluidos los edificios de la universidad. Debería haber un motivo por el cual el asesino del Dawson College, quien tenía un automóvil y aparentemente ninguna razón especial para tomar como blanco a esa escuela en particular, no se dirigió en cambio a la Escuela Nacional de Policía, a unas 100 millas de Montreal, donde todos los estudiantes están armados. Necesitamos tener una visión más amplia. Algo más que la baja probabilidad de ser detenido antes de cometer tanto daño debe estar en juego. Hace algunas décadas, la mayoría de la gente, incluidos los jóvenes revoltosos, y tal vez incluso la mayoría de los criminales, se encontraban bajo ciertas restricciones morales a las que estaban abochornados de quebrantar. Desde esa época, estas restricciones se han desmoronado, siendo reemplazadas por un nihilismo post modernista y la pesada mano del gobierno. Siempre han existido maniáticos auto engañados quienes, a efectos de buscar solaz y fama, causan destrucción. Así era Eróstrato quien, en 356 A.C., y precisamente por esta razón, incendió el Templo de Artemisa en Efeso, una de las Siete Maravillas del Mundo. Sin embargo, dudo seriamente que hubiese asesinado a escolares o jóvenes mujeres, aún si hubiese tenido la facultad de hacerlo. Mientras toleremos una cultura de dependencia en un estado niñera, en el cual las personas sean tratadas como niños, desarmadas e imposibilitadas de protegerse así mismos, las absurdas matanzas masivas continuarán, y tal vez aumentarán. Traducido por Gabriel Gasave <b>Pierre Lemieux</b> es co-director del Economics and Liberty Research Group en la University of Quebec en Outaouais y un Investigador Asociado en The Independent Institute en Oakland, California. -- Fuente Original: El Instituto Independiente <a href="http://independent.typepad.com/elindependent/2007/04/virginia_tech.html">http://independent.typepad.com/elindependent/2007/04/virginia_tech.html</a> Language A language of the resource spa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Gabriel Gasave Reasearch Analyst Center On Global Prosperity The Independent Institute ggasave@independent.org August 2, 2007 Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech appalachian law school charles steger columbine dawson college dunblane erstrato jonesboro larry hincker matanzas masivas nickel mines nihilismo post modernista peter odighizuwa polytechnique university of utah virginia tech