76 20 1884 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 Batz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-11 Description An account of the resource Publicado por Batz Friday, April 20, 2007 Todos vimos/leímos sobre la matanza que hubo en Virginia Tech esta semana. Un suceso terrible que personalmente me sorprendió mucho por estar tan cercano al pueblo al que me fui de intercambio en 1997, y a donde muchos de mis amigos fueron a estudiar tras graduarnos de la preparatoria. Por las fechas en que terminamos la escuela, supuse que no habría nadie que yo conociera, pero igual me hizo sentir gran pesar. Que pena que fuera así como viera a mi ex casa por las noticias, en vez de algo de lo lindo que conocí en ese año. La noche siguiente, estando en el MSN, me encontré con mi novio de esa época [y durante 4 años]. Nos saludamos y me dio una muy mala noticia. Me dijo que uno de los estudiantes asesinados es [era] amigo suyo, y hermano de una de mis compañeras de generación: <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/jarrett_lane/index.html">Jarret Lane</a>. Su hermana Alicia y yo no somos amigas, pero compartimos mucho tiempo juntas en el equipo de basketball. Como dije antes, todos pensamos que el suceso fue terrible, pero ahora que me da como un calambre pensar lo pequeño que es el mundo, y que con esta sociedad cada vez menos propensa a solucionar sus frustraciones de forma sana, nos vemos mas expuestos a ataques como este. Narrows es un lugar muy chiquito, todos se conocen y ahora se encuentran inmersos en una tristeza general que me ha llegado hasta acá. So sad... -- Fuente Original: Batz&#39; Journal <a href="http://batzjournal.blogspot.com/2007/04/virginia-tech.html">http://batzjournal.blogspot.com/2007/04/virginia-tech.html</a> Licencia de uso: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/mx/"> Creative Commons Atribución-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 Derivadas 2.5 México Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech current lane nostalgia 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 Ryan Lanham Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-06-03 Description An account of the resource Apr 16th, 2007 by <a href="http://ryanlanham.wordpress.com/author/ryanlanham/">Ryan Lanham</a> For those who know I am at Virginia Tech, both my family and myself are accounted for and uninvolved in any way in the shooting. Local sources (channel 7) report 22 dead. (see update below...now at least 31...) I was in Burruss Hall and heard gunshots at approximately 10AM. I spoke with one associate who reported having to evacuate Norris by stepping past or over a fatality. I have no other first-hand information other than to report that both my family and myself are safe. Update: The worst shooting incident in American history apparently occurred within earshot of my office. When we had huddled in my boss Minnis Ridenour&#39;s office, we heard gun shots around 10AM. The tragedy is obviously considerable. People I know well are reporting on national and international news. My neighbors and friends who are EMTs treated the wounded both from the 7:15AM dorm shooting and from Norris. For local friends, Sue O. was at the Burger King doing triage. The schools locked down early and people on campus acted admirably. We are, here in Blacksburg, VA, some 40 miles from the nearest small commercial airport at Roanoke, VA. To have something occur like this in a place of rural beauty at a campus that is quite closely knit and exceedingly friendly seems truly random in the most shocking sort of way. My thoughts are with the families of those injured and dead. -- Original Source: <a href="http://ryanlanham.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/virginia-tech-personal-update/">http://ryanlanham.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/virginia-tech-personal-update/</a> Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported</a>. Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech - Personal Update for Ryan and his family account blog firsthand student 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 Melanie Hicken Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-23 Description An account of the resource By: Melanie Hicken Posted: 4/26/07 Aug. 1, 1966 - University of Texas at Austin From the top of a 27-story tower, Charles J. Whitman shot and killed 13 people and wounded 31 others before he was killed by police fire. July 12, 1976 - California State University at Fullerton A school custodian, Edward C. Allaway, shot and killed seven people and wounded two others in the basement of a library. Nov. 1, 1991 - University of Iowa Gang Lu, a graduate physics student, shot and killed five people and paralyzed another after he did not receive an award for his dissertation. Dec. 14, 1992 - Simon&#39;s Rock College of Bard Wayne Lo shot and killed two people and wounded four others before surrendering to police. Aug. 15, 1996 - San Diego State University A 36-year-old graduate student Frederick Davidson shot and killed three professors while defending his engineering thesis. Aug. 28, 2000 - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville A 36-year-old student shot and killed a professor after being dropped from a doctoral program, and then killed himself. Jan. 16, 2002 - Appalachian School of Law A 43-year-old law student Peter Odighizuwa shot and killed three people and injured three others. Oct. 28, 2002 - University of Arizona Nursing College A 40-year-old student who was failing academically shot and killed three people. Sept. 2, 2006 - Shepherd University Douglas Pennington shot and killed his two sons, who were students at the school, and then himself. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/26/News/Virginia.Tech.History.Of.Major.Shootings.On.College.Campuses-2881639.shtml>The Daily Orange - April 26, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Daily Orange Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Peter Waack <pwaack@dailyorange.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech | History of major shootings on college campuses syracusen university Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Melanie Hicken Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-23 Description An account of the resource By: Melanie Hicken Posted: 4/26/07 The first shooting at Virginia Tech happened at about 7:15 a.m., yet classes continued - a decision questioned by many in the last week. Right or wrong, it has led many Syracuse University students to ask: Who would make such a decision at SU? At SU, the decision would be a group effort made by Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Vice Chancellor Eric Spina and the Logistics Committee, which is headed up by SU Chief Financial Officer Louis Marcoccia and made up of representatives from various university departments (see: "What is the Logistics Committee?"). "Clearly what we have on the committee is broad representation from across campus," Marcoccia said. "It&#39;s a group that we hope can provide us the right kind of advice on any decision we would have to make." Cantor said she had little doubt classes could be canceled and students notified of this "very quickly" in the case of an immediate threat situation. The most recent cancellation of classes - a half-day cancellation due to snow - worked as a good practice for the system, Cantor said. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/26/News/Virginia.Tech.How.Are.Classes.Canceled-2881652.shtml>The Daily Orange - April 26, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Daily Orange Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Peter Waack <pwaack@dailyorange.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech | How are classes canceled? syracuse university https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/hx5r8109_c9d48e94b3.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 2007-08-23 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 2007-08-23 21:24:28 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 Melanie Hicken Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-23 Description An account of the resource By: Melanie Hicken Posted: 4/26/07 April 16, 2007. Another day to mourn. Another day Americans will never forget. But while the Virginia Tech community begins the healing process after the largest massacre in U.S. history, college campuses across the country are beginning a process as well - a reevaluation of protocols and procedures in place to help prevent or minimize such a tragedy. "Monday&#39;s incident changes everything for universities around the country," said Interim Chief Tony Callisto, of Syracuse University&#39;s Public Safety. It&#39;s been a busy 10 days for Callisto. Interviews. Meetings. Phone calls. E-mails. All asking: What would we do if it happened here? SU was one of many college communities across the nation that were jarred by this scary realization - that something so violent, so tragic could occur on a campus just like its own. "I think we all know that this could have happened anywhere," said Dean of Hendricks Chapel Thomas Wolfe, who co-chairs the Critical Incident Management Team (CMIT). Within hours of the breaking news of the shootings, the SU Logistics Committee and the CIMT, two university bodies that help manage emergency and crisis situations, convened to discuss what this tragedy meant for SU and how the campus should respond. The Logistics Committee handles technical and physical needs in an emergency situation, while the CIMT manages all human responses. The CIMT and Public Safety will study the Virginia Tech incident to help enhance SU&#39;s year of task force examinations dedicated to keeping the school continuously up to date in various areas including campus safety and communication in the case of an emergency, said Chancellor Nancy Cantor in an interview. "I have asked the CIMT and the Department of Public Safety to quickly analyze what we currently know about the Virginia Tech incident," said Cantor in an e-mail sent to the campus community on April 17. "That team will continue to meet with me and the University&#39;s leadership in the coming days to examine our policies and protocols, and determine how we can learn from this tragedy." Safety first The Virginia Tech shootings exposed the vulnerability of college campuses as opposed to the more contained high school setting. The Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999, led to the idea of a lockdown procedure in case of such an emergency. And many Virginia Tech students and families questioned why their campus was not locked down after the first shooting. But for an open campus community - as opposed to a contained high school building - a lockdown is easier said than done, Callisto said. "I think any open university probably doesn&#39;t have a solid procedure for a lockdown because it&#39;s a community environment," he said. "It&#39;s a community of buildings, so we need to come up with a community response to this kind of a challenge instead of a single institutional response." Currently, Callisto said, SU has two main procedures to be used in the case of emergency depending on the situation: to have people evacuate or to tell people to stay in their buildings. Additionally, all Public Safety officers are trained in "active shooter protocol," a procedure developed nationwide in 2003 partly as a result of the Columbine shootings, Callisto said. Prior to this training, officers would have to create a perimeter and wait for SWAT officers before entering a building with an active shooter, which could take more than an hour. Now, the first four arriving officers at the scene do an immediate assessment of the situation and enter the building. Immediately. "A few years ago, the Department of Public Safety was an unarmed, primarily security force that had limited ability to really manage a problem of this magnitude," Callisto said. "And today, with the active shooter training and the police academy, today within seconds you have eight to 10 Public Safety officers working any shift. Four of them can be there within seconds." In October 2003, New York Gov. George Pataki signed legislation that allowed SU to upgrade Public Safety officers to peace officer status. In February 2004, the University Senate made a recommendation to begin the training program, which then-Chancellor Kenneth Shaw accepted. This training program was completed in December, so all officers can now carry a weapon and use force if necessary. Prior to peace status, they could carry only batons and pepper spray. Although he said he is confident SU is prepared to react in the case of emergency, Callisto added the university is currently examining additional safety and communication measures as a part of a comprehensive plan to increase safety capabilities. Some things being looked into include: surveillance systems, turning the campus blue lights into loudspeaker-like devices and the ability to simulcast emergency notification to all university radio channels. Other processes are also being considered. As early as Monday afternoon, Callisto had joined an e-mail listserv of law enforcement administrators to discuss the Virginia Tech incident and what can be learned from it. "This is an opportunity," Callisto said. "It&#39;s a tragic event, but it will be an opportunity for campus law enforcement to improve our ability to respond to these kinds of things." To text, or not to text One of the most controversial issues to come out of the Virginia Tech incident is how and when universities choose to notify students of a shooting or similar violent incident on campus. Although the Virginia Tech Police Department received a 911 call about shootings in a residence hall at 7:15 a.m., e-mail notification was not sent to students and faculty until 9:26 a.m. A second 911 call was phoned in at 9:45 a.m. Another shooting had occurred. This time, e-mail notification was sent within five minutes. Campus officials told the media they had reason to believe the first incident was an isolated domestic dispute, but many have still questioned why notification was not sent out earlier and why classes were not canceled. "I don&#39;t understand their logic behind that," a Virginia Tech sophomore told The Los Angeles Times. "It does bother me. I feel like a lot of lives could have been saved and a lot fewer injuries." SU currently sends out e-mails to the campus community about campus safety incidents or important information within the hour, in accordance with the national Clery Act, Callisto said. The Clery Act was passed in Congress in 1990 and requires colleges and universities to issue annual reports on crime on campus as well as on security procedures. The law also requires that campuses provide "timely warning" when a crime poses a serious threat to students and employees. The law does not, however, provide a specific time frame that must be followed. At SU, "typically, the current process is when we know about an incident, usually within an hour, you know about it," Callisto said. But Virginia Tech has shown, he said, that even an hour may not be soon enough, and that this should perhaps be modified in extreme cases. Additionally, the university realizes e-mail notification may not be the most efficient method - especially in the case of an immediate threat to campus, Callisto said. For the past few weeks - before the Virginia Tech incident even occurred - a university task force has been looking into the possibility of a text message notification program. Students and faculty would be able to register their cell phone number and SU officials would be able to send out a notification blast to all registered phones. Cell phone notification is "the model that really works for technology today" since many students are much more likely to instantly receive a text than an e-mail, Callisto said. Many schools are looking into these text message notification programs, as reported in the April 27 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Schools such as University of Maryland-Easter Shore, Monmouth University in New Jersey and Butler University, among others, already use such programs. SU sophomore Catherine Long said she thought a text message notification program would be a much better way to immediately contact students. "Not all people check their e-mail at all times. I could go days without checking my e-mail," said Long, advertising major. "But everyone has their cell phone with them on most of the time. And they are checking it all the time." Finding a balance In the light of such a tragedy, people often look to tightened security measures, and safety at SU will of course be examined, officials said. But many SU officials expressed a need for a balance between security and the openness that college campuses pride themselves on. "Are we going to choose to live in fear constantly and build walls? Or are we going to live in an open society?" Wolfe said. "But how do we live smart in that open society? I think that is going to be one of the big challenges in higher education because one of the values of higher education is it is an accessible community." Cantor echoed Wolfe&#39;s thoughts. "At the heart of what makes colleges and universities great is their openness and their engagement with the world and with each other," she said. "You don&#39;t want something that isolates the campus from that flow of information, the flow of interaction and the flow of people ... On the other hand, you obviously want to create a community that feels safe and comfortable so it can do its best work." Thus looking for a balance is key, said many SU officials. As SU officials at administrators at campuses across the country strive for that balance in the aftermath of this national tragedy, the Virginia Tech campus will simply strive for normalcy - to be the way it was before. The way it was before April 16, 2007. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/26/FrontPage/Virginia.Tech.In.Case.Of.Emergency.Vt.Tragedy.Spurs.Analysis.Of.Sus.Safety.Proc-2881578.shtml>The Daily Orange - April 26, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Peter Waack <pwaack@dailyorange.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech | In case of emergency: VT tragedy spurs analysis of SU&#39;s safety procedures syracuse university Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sara Hood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-23 Description An account of the resource By: Melanie Hicken Posted: 4/26/07 As more information rapidly becomes available through media reports, it has become quite clear Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho was deeply troubled. He had few friends. He had harassed several female students. A counselor had recommended involuntary commitment. A judge had ordered a mental evaluation. A doctor had declared him mentally ill. But he was not committed, and rather was to have outpatient mental health treatment, according to an article in The New York Times. It is unknown whether he ever attended. Though no one can know if treating Cho could have prevented the tragedy, Syracuse University officials say they urge anyone who feels they or a friend needs counseling of any kind to contact the Syracuse University Counseling Center at any time. The center offers a full range of mental health services, including regular counseling, a 24-hour crisis line and training to the campus community, said Rebecca Dayton, director of the counseling center. The center also offers consultations, in which anyone with concerns about an individual can be given advice on how to help them. "Dealing with someone who is emotionally distressed is often very difficult," said Dayton, who co-chairs the Critical Incident Management Team. "People often don&#39;t know what to do." Dayton said in the end, she believes counseling centers do the best they can. "We do out best," she said. "I think we do a really good job of listening to and attending to and giving people appropriate resources and intervening at the appropriate time." But even then, it may not always be enough, she said. "Nobody can predict human behavior," she said. "It&#39;s complex. Human behavior and human emotions are incredibly gray." -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/26/News/Virginia.Tech.Su.Counseling.Center.Resources-2881646.shtml>The Daily Orange - April 26, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Peter Waack <pwaack@dailyorange.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech | SU counseling center resources syracuse university Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Melanie Hicken Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-23 Description An account of the resource By: Melanie Hicken Posted: 4/26/07 Oklahoma City. Columbine. 9/11. For a generation that came of age during such memorable acts of violence, tragedy is not new. But for the largest fatal shooting in U.S. history to occur on a college campus may hit a little too close to home. "I was shocked," said sophomore Catherine Long of her initial reaction to the Virginia Tech shooting. "But mostly I was shocked to hear it was a student. You don&#39;t think of any of us doing that to other students." Long said she couldn&#39;t help but have thoughts run through her head about what she would do in a similar situation. "What if you were sitting in class and all of a sudden that happened to us," said Long, advertising major. "What would I do?" Such scattered emotions ranged through campus last week as various members of the campus community explored their own feelings and connections to the incident. "The higher education world is a very interconnected world," said Dean of Hendricks Chapel Thomas Wolfe, who co-chairs the Critical Incident Management Team (CIMT). Faculty research with faculty from other campuses, students have friends from high school at schools across the country, and the connections continue, he said. "It&#39;s rare that you&#39;re not going to have had contact with or know someone at another campus," said Chancellor Nancy Cantor, comparing it to the "six degrees of separation" theory. And indeed, as more information became available, direct Syracuse University connections to Virginia Tech began to come to light, Wolfe said, including a student who lost a friend to the shooter. But even those not directly affected by the tragedy felt connected. "Some may argue that it is hard to truly grieve or relate in a situation that we are so &#39;far removed from.&#39; I beg to differ," wrote Student Association President Ryan Kelly in a letter published in The Daily Orange on April 18. "We are very close to this situation. Virginia Tech is a peer institution, with students that come from near and far to make that university their home, just like many of us at Syracuse University," Kelly said. "To have such a tragedy occur at a place that most call home for four years is truly devastating. This tragedy could have happened just as easily on our campus as any other in the United States." More than 400 students and members of the SU community expressed their emotions at a candlelight vigil held in Hendricks on April 17. Hundreds more signed blank white sheets with messages of sympathy and condolences. The sheets were recently sent to the Virginia Tech campus. Such events and activities were organized by the CIMT to help the campus cope with the tragedy. Wolfe compared events like the vigil to an outreached hand open to take in everyone&#39;s scattered emotions after an earth-shattering event like Virginia Tech. "The point is that&#39;s OK to feel this way," he said. "We are going to sort this stuff out over time, but right now this is the need and we will take our confusions, we&#39;ll take our fears, we&#39;ll take our anxieties, all those mixture of feelings and put them right here. And for today, that&#39;s enough." -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/26/News/Virginia.Tech.Too.Close.For.Comfort.Students.Cope.With.Shootings.On.Campus-2881656.shtml>The Daily Orange - April 26, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Daily Orange Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Peter Waack <pwaack@dailyorange.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech | Too close for comfort: Students cope with shootings on campus syracuse university https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4_16_07_by_digitalpharaoh_ea06a52b74.jpg null Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Brent Jesiek Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen A Evans / digitalpharaoh Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-06-04 Description An account of the resource <b>Artist&#39;s Comments</b> Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the massacre at Virginia Tech... -- Original Source: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53603449/">http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53603449/</a> Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/"> Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5</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 Tech 4.16.07 art conceptual 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 Damon Wilson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-27 Description An account of the resource TO THE EDITOR: I am a Hokie. I finished my degree work at Virginia Tech in 1974, and in all these years, I have never regretted my choice to go to Blacksburg. I became the man that I am there. To have this ugly nightmare play out in my emotional home, is a desecration of my special place. The hurt, the disgust, is beyond my ability to express. We are Virginia Tech. I could not be more proud of the current generation of Hokies living and learning at Virginia Tech than I am today. The clarity of thought and action, the selflessness, the love for one another, the support, the unanimity of the University in the face of this "monumental horror," helps me and all VT grads everywhere. I can see where this current generation of Hokies is growing up at Tech. We are the Hokie Nation. When we celebrate, we do it together. When we cry, we cry together. When we need to, we close ranks, hunker down, and face our problems together. And we help each other to keep on going. But as we do just that, we also wonder: Does anyone else even understand what is happening to us? My son is growing to manhood at UNC and has kept me informed of activities there. I have heard of the ribbons being worn, in maroon and orange. I have heard of the message posters being signed by so many of you, expressing support and love. And I have heard of your candlelight service, in memorial to those whose lives were snuffed out before being able to live our motto: "That I May Serve." I have passed news of this to my Hokie colleagues, and the effect on us is profound. You have touched where we live. You understand what is happening to us. We welcome our Carolina cousins into our family, into our nation, with open arms - and great thanks. We are the Hokie Nation. You are the Hokie Nation. For today, we are ALL Hokies. Damon Wilson Virginia Tech Class of 1974 Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kevin Schwartz <kschwartz@unc.edu> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech appreciates support from UNC friends letter to the editor support thanks unc https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/OSU III_aa0077acb9.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 Jennifer Le 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 This photo was taken at the Oregon State University vigil for Virginia Tech. Original source: <a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferle/464807017/in/photostream/"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferle/464807017/in/photostream/</a> Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Le Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission: Jennifer Le http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferle/464807017/in/photostream/ Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Candlelight Vigil candlelight vigil oregon state university university vigil vigil https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/OSU II_99a6760088.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 Chad Newswander Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Le 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 Tuesday, April 17th, Oregon State held a Candle light vigil for those lost in the Virginia Tech tragedies. I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever been as affected by a shooting as the Virginia Tech tragedy two days ago. Possibly because it&#39;s was the deadliest one in US history, or maybe because it&#39;s my first year in college, the thought that it could have been here at Oregon State just gives me chills. Right now, we could be without a parent, a sibling, a friend, a spouse, a professor. This has impacted everyone, and it&#39;s so sad that something like this had to happen. My condolences to all who were affected by this massacre. Our hearts are with you. Original source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferle/464807005/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferle/464807005/</a> Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Le Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission: Jennifer Le http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferle/464807005 Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Candlelight Vigil-OSU candlelight vigil oregon state university university vigil vigil https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/Convocation II_a405a8e546.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 2007-06-11 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 2007-06-11 15:50:50 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 2007-06-11 Description An account of the resource This photo was captured on the football field at the Virginia Tech convocation. Original source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/spector1/463353657/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/spector1/463353657/</a> Photo Courtesy of Roger Gupta Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission: Roger Gupta http://www.flickr.com/photos/spector1/463353657/ Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Convocation 4/17/07 convocation lane stadium https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/W020070419349061619134_07976e6b1e.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 22:27:50 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 邱江波 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 This photo was captured on the football field at the Virginia Tech convocation. Original Source:中新网 <a href="http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml">http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Convocation 4/17/07 (1) convocation football field https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/_1176857577_U23P4T8D918029F107DT20070418051232_0501632c81.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 22:36:42 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 邱江波 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 This photo was captured on the football field at the Virginia Tech convocation. Original Source:中新网 <a href="http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml">http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Convocation 4/17/07 (2) convocation football field https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/_1176857577_U23P4T8D918029F116DT20070418051232_10fa0aab43.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. 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Original Source:中新网 <a href="http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml">http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Convocation 4/17/07 (3) convocation football field https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/_1176857577_U23P4T8D918030F116DT20070418051232_6d7a71a7a6.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 22:42:44 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 邱江波 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 This photo was captured on the football field at the Virginia Tech convocation. Original Source:中新网 <a href="http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml">http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/gjcz/2007-04-18/20527.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Convocation 4/17/07 (4) convocation football field https://www.april16.vtlibraries.net/files/original/xin_4404041809566873108918_07925ecca7.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. 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Original Source:中新网 <a href="http://news.online.sh.cn/news/gb/content/2007-04/18/content_1927629_2.htm">http://news.online.sh.cn/news/gb/content/2007-04/18/content_1927629_2.htm</a> Language A language of the resource eng Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech Convocation 4/17/07 (6) convocation football field 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 Shannon Pittman-Price Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-23 Description An account of the resource By: Shannon Pittman-Price Posted: 4/26/07 Last week, the worst school shooting in American history happened on the campus of Virginia Tech. The day after the shooting, most students went to The Daily Orange to read the coverage on the shootings. Some students were disappointed with how much coverage was shown in the student newspaper. D.O. reader Alisa Lopano wrote, "I&#39;m very disappointed in the minimal story coverage in Tuesday&#39;s Daily Orange of the tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech ... Rubin stepping down as dean of Newhouse and the inadequate condition of South Campus are important, but not as important as one of the most memorable and horrific days of recent years." Ashley Tabor, sophomore English and textual studies and political science major, and Sydney Axson, sophomore political science and biology major, wrote, "It is a shame to admit, but for some students, The D.O. is their primary source of information. It&#39;s the paper they pick up first in the morning before anything else. There is no excuse for making an article about something as infinitesimal as housing woes... out to be a bigger issue than an event that has shattered the lives of so many." Last week&#39;s editions may not have seemed to reflect much coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy to some readers, but with the resources The D.O. had, it did provide as much information as it could have at the time. "What goes on the front page is a decision made by all head editors of each section," said Melanie Hicken, The D.O.&#39;s news editor. "We did try to get in contact with people down there, but we did not get a hold of anyone." As a campus newspaper, there are only so many resources that are available. There are not any reporters or photographers that would have been at the scene to provide stories and photos. The paper also has a policy of not running stories that are not written by staff. That would rule out any wire photos and stories. Hicken said The D.O. tries to take stories like this particular one and see how it can be told by the way it affects the SU community. They wanted to provide information that was not available anywhere else to the community. That is exactly what a newspaper is supposed to do. "We wanted to look at how the SU safety was, and how safe SU was. We have not forgotten about the VT victims. We just did not have resources to provide news that has not already been told, especially when on this campus you can go and get The New York Times and The Post-Standard," Hicken said. The D.O. did provide stories that covered the Virginia Tech tragedy. They did not ignore the magnitude of the event, and the decisions they made were good. There were still stories above the fold that dealt with the tragedy even on Tuesday. They had a story about SU&#39;s mourning and vigil, and about how the SU community reacted to the tragedy. The paper did its job as a campus newspaper with the resources that were available. Shannon Pittman-Price is the public editor for The Daily Orange. E-mail her at publiceditor@dailyorange.com. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/Virginia.Tech.Coverage.Not.Lacking.When.D.o.s.Resources.Considered-2881595.shtml>The Daily Orange - April 26, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Daily Orange Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Peter Waack <pwaack@dailyorange.com> Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech coverage not lacking when D.O.&#39;s resources considered syracuse university