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Tuesday, April 17th 2007Convocation Brief
At 12:40 p.m., Cassell Coliseum had only one-fifth of its seating left. Students, state troopers and Secret Service poured into the coliseum awaiting the 2 p.m. convocation. As 2 p.m. drew nearer, tensions grew throughout the room. Families were ushered in, faculty filled the nine chairs on stage, and President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush entered Cassell at 2:15. Zenobia Hikes, Vice President...
Horrific details surrounding massacre trickle out
In a series of press conferences held last night at The Inn at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger, Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum and University Spokesperson Larry Hincker confirmed a preliminary number of 15 injured along with the 32 fatalities by a gunman on campus in addition to his suicide...
Church offers comfort to mourning Tech community
Last night at 7:30 p.m. Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Blacksburg held Mass to allow those touched by yesterday's events to reflect and pray. Father Rob Cole was the celebrant and offered his condolences to the families of the victims. He began his homily by saying that he did not have answers to "why," but said that those answers will come days, weeks or months later. He was here to give a sense of "hope."...
10,000 strong for 32
I can vividly remember a night nearly three months ago when ice and snow covered Virginia Tech's campus. Tech's athletic department had opened the men's basketball game against Maryland to all students because older fans outside of Blacksburg couldn't get to Cassell Coliseum safely...
Photographer mistaken for shooter
Shaozhuo Cui has done a lot in his two years as a Collegiate Times photographer. But nothing will trump yesterday, when the senior computer science major and CT photo editor found himself staring down the barrels of two heavily armed police officers because he "fit the profile."...
Seeking light in the darkness
A strong and unseasonable chill surrounded the Wren courtyard last night as students and faculty gathered in remembrance of yesterday's Virginia Tech shootings, resulting in 33 deaths - the deadliest shooting in U.S. history...