VCU student recalls Cho
What was Virginia Tech student gunman Cho Seung-Hui like? David, a VCU junior business major who asked that his last name not be used, recalled Seung-Hui in an interview with The CT. He recalled a shy student, often picked on by his peers. They were both students at Centreville High School before the opening of Westfield High School, to which Cho transferred.
Panel to research Tech shootings
An independent review commission including former Department of Homeland Security head Tom Ridge will study aspects of the Virginia Tech shootings, and work on recommendations for prevention of future incidents, Gov. Kaine announced Thursday.
“I now am planning on the independent review panel to look at all the circumstances surrounding this horrible event, so that we can examine everything that happened and hopefully learn from it,” Kaine said in the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond.
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LILONGWE, Malawi – Madonna jetted out of the Malawi on Sunday after a six-day visit to the impoverished homeland of the toddler she wants to adopt, carrying the boy in her arms as she boarded her plane.
Madonna and her husband, film producer Guy Ritchie, took custody of David Banda last October after finding him in an orphanage.
Shooter’s family recalls troubled child
SEOUL, South Korea – The shooter in the Virginia Tech massacre had troubled his parents as a child because of speech difficulties, a newspaper reported today.
Cho Seung-hui left South Korea with his family in 1992 to seek a better life in the United States, Cho’s grandfather told the Dong-a Ilbo daily.
Facebook aids students in dealing with grief, anger
Two days after news of the worst shooting in U.S. history reached VCU’s campus, students are still trying to recover from the loss of more than 30 Virginia Tech students and faculty.
“It’s shocking,” freshman Jacob Vaughen said. “School’s supposed to be a sanctuary for learning.
Counselors encourage open dialogue
While the Virginia Tech community struggles to rationalize the deaths of 33 people on its campus, VCU students and faculty are trying to come to terms with the tragedy, as well.
Jihad Aziz, acting director of University Counseling Services, said talking about the incident is the best way to alleviate distressed feelings.
Imagination or reality: Do gunman’s writings foretell violence?
Fresh debate has gripped the nation to define the difference between a violent imagination and the intent to murder, following news Wednesday about Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui’s disturbing writings.
English major Jason Primrose, 22, said distinguishing between creativity and murderous plotting is difficult.
Hokies share stories of grief
Set against a clear blue sky with the sun beating down, the Virginia Tech campus was a sea of maroon and orange Tuesday afternoon.
Students streamed to Cassell Coliseum for the memorial convocation in honor of the victims lost in the shootings Monday morning.
‘It can happen anywhere’: Hundreds mourn at Siegel Center
Silence and sorrow hung over the Stuart C. Siegel Center Tuesday afternoon as an estimated 1,200 VCU students and local residents fi lled the coliseum to collectively mourn the victims of Monday’s massacre at Virginia Tech. Community and university leaders, including Richmond Mayor
Convocation unites, heals Tech community
Thousands of students, faculty, staff and others fi lled Virginia Tech’s Cassell Coliseum and thousands more gathered outside in Lane Stadium on Tuesday afternoon to recognize the deceased.
President Bush, Gov. Tim Kaine, Tech President Charles W. Steger and author Nikki Giovanni at-
tended the ceremony and expressed their support and encouragement to victims’ families and the university community.