Virginia Tech Shooting

Why Two White Kids Are a Senseless Tragedy but an Arab American Is Terrorism

Brian Ross | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


Brian Ross

When a couple of white kids shoot up a school, it is a tragedy. Bring on a shooting at a military base that involves an Arab-American though, and the media does everything it can to shout "terrorism."

A Poetry Book Remembers the '07 Shooting at Virginia Tech

John Lundberg | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


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.

Virginia Tech Students Found Slain In Forest

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home


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

Playing Dead: How to Survive Like the Hero in the Binghamton Massacre

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home


Ben Sherwood

Shirley DeLucia's response was remarkable. In a crisis, survival experts say that only 10 percent of us do the right thing with clear, quick thinking and decisive action.

Virginia Tech: $11 Million For Victims

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


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...

Virginia Tech: One Year Later

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


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...