Virginia Tech Shooting

Michelle Obama Cheers Hokie Nation At Commencement (VIDEO)

Posted 05.12.2012

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First Lady Michelle Obama cheered graduates at Virginia Tech's commencement ceremony Friday, offering advice with a nod to the school's strength follo...

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Rage and Rampage: School Shootings and Crises of Masculinity

Douglas Kellner | Posted 04.24.2012

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Douglas Kellner

While the motivations for school shootings may vary, they have in common crises in masculinity in which young men use guns and violence to create ultra-masculine identities as part of a media spectacle.

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WATCH: Amazing Timelapse Of Virginia Tech Vigil

Posted 04.17.2012

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The Virginia Tech community came together yesterday to remember the tragic shootings, which occurred five years ago and claimed the lives of 32 people...

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Five Years Later, Mother Of Virginia Tech Victim Wrestles With God, Finds Peace

Posted 04.16.2012

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By B. Denise Hawkins Religion News Service CENTREVILLE, Va. (RNS) It's been five years since Celeste Peterson's only daughter was killed in a shoo...

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Lessons for My Five Year Old, the tragedies at Oikos and Virginia Tech

Ricky Choi, MD, MPH | Posted 04.16.2012

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Ricky Choi, MD, MPH

While both campus incidents were caused by individuals who just happened to be of Korean descent, ethnic Koreans in America, in South Korea and the broader Asian community all felt the burden.

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5 Years After The Virginia Tech Massacre, Colleges Gauge Threats

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 04.14.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's colleges and universities have quietly investigated hundreds of students, employees and others in recent years to pre...

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What a Difference a Gun Makes

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.14.2012

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Marian Wright Edelman

It's a tragedy that five years after Virginia Tech so little has changed. How many years must we wait until tragic headlines about school shootings, children dying, and people using the "shoot first and ask questions later" defense to take the law into their own hands go away? When will we finally get the courage to stand up as a nation and say enough to the deadly proliferation of guns and gun violence that endanger children's and public safety? As a nation we can't afford to keep waiting for common-sense gun control laws that would protect our children and all of us from indefensible gun violence. The time to act is now.

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State Says To Cap Damages In Virginia Tech Negligence Suit

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 04.04.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. — The state is asking a judge to honor a $100,000 cap on damages in a successful wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of ...

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U.S. Secretary of Education Should Weigh in on Virginia Tech Shooting Fine Reversal

S. Daniel Carter | Posted 06.03.2012

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S. Daniel Carter

The recent decision in the Virginia Tech case should not be the final word on this matter, not because of the money but because of what it means for keeping campuses as safe as possible.

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Judge Dismisses Virginia Tech Fine

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON and KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 06.02.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Tech received a measure of vindication for its handling of a 2007 campus massacre that left 33 people dead when a judge...

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New Developments In Virginia Tech Shooting Lawsuit

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 05.28.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. — Families awarded $4 million each in a wrongful death lawsuit over Virginia Tech's response to a 2007 massacre are seeking to cir...

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Jury Finds Virginia Tech Negligent In '07 Shootings

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 05.14.2012

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — The parents of two Virginia Tech students killed in a 2007 campus massacre worked for years to prove university officials ...

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Jury Finds Va. Tech Negligent In '07 Shootings

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 03.14.2012

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A jury has found Virginia Tech negligent for delaying a campus warning of the first shootings in a 2007 campus massacre t...

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Virginia Tech President To Testify About '07 Massacre

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 05.09.2012

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech's president on Friday defended his actions during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, saying...

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Openings Scheduled In Virginia Tech Trial

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 05.06.2012

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Attorneys representing the families of two victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings on Tuesday described campus police ...

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The Shocking Campus Shooting in Virginia You Never Heard Of

Matthew Pearl | Posted 02.14.2012

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Matthew Pearl

Last week's murder at Virginia Tech naturally evokes memories of the horrific massacre there four and a half years ago. Another shocking killing -- one that happened in 1840 -- sheds further light on how to understand campus shootings.

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Va. Tech Students Raise Funds For Slain Officer's Family (How You Can Help)

Posted 12.13.2011

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As the Virginia Tech community mourns the loss of slain police officer Deriek Crouse, students have come together to raise funds for his wife, son and...

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Va. Tech Shooter's Family Offers Its Condolences

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. -- The family of the man authorities say shot and killed a Virginia Tech police officer has offered condolences and prayers to the slain...

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Virginia Tech Shooter Identified

Posted 12.09.2011

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By BOB LEWIS and ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON, The Associated Press: Police are identifying the Virginia Tech gunman as a 22-year-old college student at near...

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150 Attend Candlelight Vigil At Virginia Tech

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 02.08.2012

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — About 150 students gathered silently for a candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech after a police officer was gunned down and the s...

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Va. Tech Locks Down Campus As Police Officer Shot

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON and ERIC TUCKER | Posted 02.07.2012

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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A gunman killed a Virginia Tech police officer Thursday at a campus parking lot and then apparently shot himself to death nearby in...

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Virginia Tech Shooting Claims Two Lives; Gunman On Loose

Posted 02.07.2012

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A police officer and one other person were killed on the Virginia Tech campus on Thursday, according to university officials. The incident took place ...

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Virginia Tech Says It Acted Appropriately In Horrific 2007 Shooting, Seeks To Block Fine

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — Virginia Tech says it acted appropriately in alerting the campus that bloody spring day in 2007 during what turned out to be the de...

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Feds To Hear Virginia Tech Appeal In December

AP | DENA POTTER | Posted 12.20.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Department of Education has scheduled a December hearing to take up Virginia Tech's appeal of fines it received for fai...

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Virginia Tech Locked Down For Hours After Report Of Possible Gunman

AP | Posted 10.04.2011

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — A report of a possible gunman at Virginia Tech on Thursday set off the longest, most extensive lockdown and search on campus s...

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