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Virginia Tech Shooting Report: University Staff Warned Their Families Before Campus

AP | TOM BREEN and ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 12.05.2009 | Home

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm – the prelude to the dea...

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Virginia Tech Survivor With Hidden Camera Films Dangerous Gun Sales at Gun Shows

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Columbine, Gun Show Loophole, National Rifle Association, Congress, Gun Shows, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech, Nra, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Mexico Drug Wars, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

At gun shows in 43 states, felons, gangsters, wife-beaters, and the dangerously mentally ill can buy assault weapons, semi-automatic pistols and other firearms with no questions asked.

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Is Ft. Hood Like Columbine? By Columbine's Dave Cullen

Newsweek | Dave Cullen | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Dylan Klebold, Islam, Ft. Hood, Columbine Book, Crime, Eric Harris, Ethnicity, Bullying, Terrorism, Fort Hood, Fort Hood Victims, 9/11, Virginia Tech, Guns, Colorado, Texas, Columbine, Religion, Soldiers, Military, Fort Hood Analysis, Psychiatrist, US Soldiers, Nidal Hasan, Ptsd, Home News

My brain is about to bust with all the apparent parallels to Columbine, Virginia Tech and 9/11, and the startling differences to each as well. But the...

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Black Ops and Fort Hood

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Malik Hassan, Fort Hood Shooter, Fort Hood, Afghanistan, Texas, Virginia Tech, Arabic, Alyssa Peterson, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

There are lots of places to start looking if we want clues as to what happened at an Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. One obvious clue is Virginia Tech....

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Guantanamo Bay: College Division

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Butler University, Internet, First Amendment, College, Bloggers, Bushies, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Jess Zimmerman, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech, Censorship, Lawsuit, Dick Cheney, Media News
Stu Kreisman

Is a school entitled to discipline a student? Of course -- if a crime is committed. But let's get real here. We're talking about freedom of speech on the Internet.

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A Poetry Book Remembers the '07 Shooting at Virginia Tech

John Lundberg | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: School Shooting, Therapy, Grief, Death & Dying, T.S. Eliot Prize, Death and Dying, Virginia Tech Shooting, Virginia Tech, The Inner Life, Fred D'Aguiar, Poetry, John Lundberg, Living News
John Lundberg

The centerpiece of Fred D'Aguiar's new collection of poetry, Continental Shelf, "Elegies" remembers those victims of the shooting at Virginia Tech, where D'Aguiar continues to teach.

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Morgan Dana Harrington Missing: Virginia Tech Student Vanished After Concert

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Metallica Concert, Missing Student, Virginia Tech, Missing Virginia Tech Student, Morgan Dana Harrington, Morgan Dana Harrington Missing, Entertainment News

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Police are looking for a Virginia Tech student who got separated from her friends at a Metallica concert Saturday and has...

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Student Blogger Shut Down and Sued by Butler University Over Free Speech

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: College Students, Butler University, Alexander Hamilton, First Amendment, Crime, Bloggers, Jess Zimmerman, Virginia Tech, Barack Obama, Lawsuit, Freedom of Speech, University, Internet, College, Virginia Tech Massacre, Censorship, Benjamin Franklin, Media News
Stu Kreisman

Jess Zimmerman is a junior at Butler University. Last year he wrote criticisms of Butler's administration in an anonymous blog. We now have the first case of a university suing a student over online free speech.

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Virginia Tech Students Found Slain In Forest

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Shooting, Virginia Tech Deaths, Home News

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Two Virginia Tech University students were found slain Thursday at a Jefferson National Forest campground that is a popular ha...

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So, Your Child Is Going Off to College... Drinking, Drugs, Depression and Dealing With Colleges and Universities

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Stds, Hipaa, Resident Hall Advisors, Drug Problems Youth, Health Services, College and Parents, Ras, Parenting, Virginia Tech, University, College, Studnent Mental Health, Sexual Exploration, Dormitory, Adhd, Ferpa, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Mental illnesses, including alcohol and drug abuse, are the conditions that arise and may affect your child as he takes on the developmental steps of leaving home to go off to school.

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What Made Von Brunn Do It?

Gregg Hurwitz | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Crime Fiction, Stephen King, Crime Thrillers, Anarchist, Thriller, Oldboy, Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Virginia Tech, Von Brunn, Jack Nicholson, Media News
Gregg Hurwitz

While I don't believe that stories cause someone to commit violence, I do believe that as a creator, I have a responsibility not to provide a game plan for criminals shopping for information.

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Consequences of Hate

Murray Fromson | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Binghamton Shooting, Stephen Tyrone Johns, National Rifle Association, Hate Crimes, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Columbine, James Von Brunn, San Ysidro Ranch, Virginia Tech, Nra, Kileen, Politics News
Murray Fromson

Von Brunn was under federal observation for years. That should have prevented a felon like him from ever purchasing a deadly weapon again. But it didn't and the question is why not?

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Gun Violence Prevention And Obama's First 100 Days: Incomplete

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Columbine, Gun Violence, Binghamton Shooting, Arne Duncan, Rahm Emanuel, Assault Weapons, Obama First 100 Days, Gun Control, Hillary Clinton, Virginia Tech, Guns, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Mexico Drug Wars, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Over the last 100 days, the nation has suffered a string of mass shootings taking the lives of 57 people in less than a month. The president's direct response to this gun violence has been minimal.

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A Suggestion for Obama: RE: Jets Flying Past NYC Buildings

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Columbine, Bad-Decision-Making, World Trade Center, Stupidity, Jet, Virginia Tech, Barack Obama, Comedy News
Jacob Dickerman

Okay, Barack. That wasn't you. Okay. I'll accept that, because I like you. I'll go along with this not being on your head thing. But here's a little thought you might want to pass along to your staff.

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10 Years After Columbine, Elected Officials Doing Nothing Is Not Working

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Gun Show Loophole, Gun Violence, Columbine, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Obama First 100 Days, Gun Control, Virginia Tech, Eric Holder, Guns, Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Mass Shootings, Columbine 10 Years Later, Columbine 10 Year Anniversary, Politics News
Paul Helmke

If terrorists or pirates or even pistachios had killed even a fraction of that number of Americans that guns did last month, news coverage would be wall-to-wall.

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Rampage Nation: The Press No Longer Cares About Epic Gun Violence

Eric Boehlert | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Cnn, NBC News, Rampage, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Gun Control, Washington Post, Virginia Tech, Nra, Shooting Spree, CBS Evening News, Media News
Eric Boehlert

The press now covers shooting sprees the way it covers killer tornadoes: They're one-day stories, they're acts of nature, and all people can do is try to stay out of the way.

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Virginia Tech Murder: Female Student Fatally Stabbed, Suspect Caught

AP | Posted 02.21.2009 | Home

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — A female student was stabbed to death Wednesday night on Virginia Tech's campus, the first killing at the school since a deadl...

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A New Day For Gun Violence Prevention

Paul Helmke | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gun Show Loophole, George Bush, Democratic Congress, Congress, Assault Weapons, National Rifle Association, Chris Cox, Antonin Scalia, President Obama, George W. Bush, Brady Law, Gun Control, Virginia Tech, Heller Decision, Illegal Guns, Eric Holder, Wayne LaPierre, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Dc v Heller, Hilda Solis, District of Columbia v. Heller, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Janet Napolitano, Hillary Clinton, Obama Transition, Virginia Tech Massacre, Oregon, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Last year at this time, I said that America was turning a corner on the gun issue, and the watershed events of 2008 confirmed that prediction. The pa...

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Virginia Tech Newspaper Publishes Unauthorized Cho Seung-Hui Documents

Washington Post | Theresa Vargas and Amy Gardner | Posted 01.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Virginia Tech Massacre, Collegiate Times, Cho Seung-Hui Documents, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Collegiate Times, Cho Seung-Hui, Media News

The unauthorized release of thousands of documents related to the April 2007 Virginia Tech massacre has given new voice to killer Seung Hui Cho, who e...

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Orange Bowl : Virginia Tech Takes On Cincinnati

AP | Posted 01.08.2009 | Home

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Cincinnati's first bowl opponent was Virginia Tech, more than six decades ago. So maybe it's fitting that the Bearcats' first trip to the Bowl Champio...

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NRA, Guns On Campus: 0-for-15 in 2008

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: School Shooting, Law Enforcement, National Rifle Association, Police, Guns in School, Lsu, Virginia Tech, Nra, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

The gun lobby made "guns-on-campus" bills a big priority across America this year, and what do they have to show for it? A goose egg.

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Virginia Tech: $11 Million For Victims

AP | LARRY O'DELL and DENA POTTER | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Shooting, Legal Settlement, Court Ruling, Virginia Tech Shooting, Virginia Tech Shooting Settlement, Cho Seung-Hui, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech, Vt, Politics News

RICHMOND, Va. — A judge on Tuesday approved an $11 million state settlement with families of most of the victims in last year's Virginia Tech sl...

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I Hope Gun Control Comes Up At Tonight's Debate

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama Gun Control, Virginia Tech Anniversary, Virginia Tech, Hillary Clinton Gun Control, Gun Control, Media News

It's the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Virginia Tech, and guns are in the headlines again, because apparently Barack Obama doesn't understan...

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Virginia Tech: One Year Later

The Christian Science Monitor | Stacy Teicher Khadaroo | Posted 04.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Virginia Tech Shooting, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginian Tech Anniversary, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech One Year, Home News

April 16. The date of Virginia Tech's tragedy resonates for campus leaders the way Sept. 11 does for the nation. The fatal shootings of 33 students a...

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Illinois Shooting Tragedy Pushes Election Off The Top, Mostly

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, New York Times, Fox, Cnn, Washington Post, Illinois Shooting, Shooting Northern Illinois University, School Shooting, 2008 Election and Gun Control, Gun Control, School Shootings, Guns, Media Coverage of School Shooting, Virginia Tech, Media News

Gun control is still not an issue. Will the fact that a kid on medication could purchase guns, walk into a lecture hall and use them change that? That will depend -- on whether the candidates make it an issue, and on whether the media asks them about it.

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