Letter: Media unfairly exploits VT tragedy
Letter to the Editor
April 18, 2007
I am a student here at Virginia Tech, and like everyone else, I was shocked and saddened by Monday's events. I am also angered at the national media's coverage of our tragedy. The constant assumption of the incompetence of our school officials is unfair and uncalled for. We at Virginia Tech know that our school cares deeply for our safety and would never knowingly put our lives in danger. I feel that we need to let President Steger and the members of the emergency respondents know how grateful and thankful we are for their efforts, and also I feel that we as a community need to unite behind them in the face of this negative media coverage.
Leslie Corbus
Senior, Communications