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Experts share coping tips
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Beneath the cold facts of the Virginia Tech shootings - 33 dead and 15 wounded - lie questions that could linger for years to come. While there aren't clear answers, examining past events and the trends that emerge could help, said Michael Daine, director of the University Counseling Center at CSU.
VTech Gunman had raised concerns with his disturbing writings
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BLACKSBURG, Va. - The gunman in the Virginia Tech massacre was a sullen loner who alarmed professors and classmates with his twisted, blood-drenched creative writing and left a rambling note in his dorm room raging against women and rich kids.
A chilling picture emerged Tuesday of Cho Seung-Hui - a 23-year-old senior majoring in English - a day after the bloodbath that left 33 people dead, including Cho, who killed himself as police closed in.
News reports said that he may have been taking medication for depression and that he was becoming increasingly violent and erratic.
CSU Greeks past first resolution in honor of Virginia Tech
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In response to Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech, CSU's Greek Life passed its first resolution of the school year for ASCSU. "It's a statement of our support from our community to theirs," said Annie Farrell, junior technical journalism major and Panhellenic president.
OPINION: In the face of tragedy
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While yesterday's shootings at Virginia Tech left many Americans in a state of paralysis and shock, one group of people - mobilized by a common cause - took to the streets. We call these people journalists. The goal of any news organization is to be as objective as possible, but in extraordinary circumstances like those at Virginia Tech, it is hard to keep emotional reactions out of it.
VTech Emergency Emails Sent to Students
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Unirel@vt.edu Date: Apr 16, 2007 9:26 AM Subject: Shooting on campus. To: Multiple recipients A shooting incident occurred at West Amber Johnston earlier this morning. Police are on the scene and are investigating.
Quilt to send messages of support to Virginia Tech
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"Stay strong and know Hokies from all over send their support," wrote one person identified as "02" in the center of an orange linen piece of fabric. On a white swatch, "P@ Shanks" signed "May our loving God be with you in this time. We love you." A woman named Elaine wrote in silver ink on a maroon fabric swatch, "We all mourn you and are keeping you in our thoughts & prayers.
Leaders react to the nation's deadliest shooting
"Today, our nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones at Virginia Tech. We hold the victims in our hearts, we lift them up in our prayers, and we ask a loving God to comfort those who are suffering today."- President George W. Bush at a press conference on Monday afternoon "Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions.
U.S. School Shooting Timeline
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• Aug. 1, 1966: University of Texas-Austin - Until the massacre on Monday this was the worst shooting on a college campus in U.S. history. On this day Charles Whitman, 25, ascended to the top of the university's 307-foot tower and opened fire. He killed 13 people from the tower and wounded 31 others before being shot to death by the Austin police.
VT student recalls tragedy
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New York native John Colletta applied to Virginia Tech almost two years ago with the impression that Blacksburg, Va., would be a safe place to earn a degree. "The only real crime, and you can't even call it that, would be involving alcohol or drinking," he said.
Initial AP: Gunman kills 32 at Virginia Tech shooting before committing suicide
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours apart before the university could grasp what was happening and warn students.
Timeline of Virginia Tech shootings
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(All times Eastern Standard Time) At about 7:15 a.m. shots were reportedly fired at West Ambler Johnson Hall, a coed dormitory housing nearly 900 students. At about 8:00 a.m. all dorms on campus are locked down. At about 9:15 a.m., shots were fired in Norris Hall, an engineering building 2,000 feet away from Johnson Hall.
