Saturday, May 17, 2008

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The Impact of the Virginia Tech Attack

One consequence of the attack is the increased speed with which colleges respond to threats. more >>

Despite the Tragedies, Campus Crime Is Down

A new report finds that campus crimes declined over a 10-year period. more >>

Nebraska Bans 'Live Free or Neihardt' Game

The game was a casualty of shootings on other campuses. more >>

Class Resumes at Northern Illinois

The school has provided counselors to all classrooms. more >>

Morning Buzz: Feb. 25, 2008

Students returned to classrooms this morning at Northern Illinois University for the first time since the deadly February 14 shootings, when former NIU graduate student Steve Kazmierczak opened fire on a classroom, killing five and wounding 16. More than 12,000 people gathered last night for a memorial service held at the school's Convocation Center. more >>

One Week Later At Northern Illinois

"Know where we stand now will always be hallowed ground." more >>

Timeline of School Shootings

Compiled by the U.S. News library staff. more >>

Former Student Kills Five at Northern Illinois, then Commits Suicide

"He didn't say anything. He just started shooting." more >>

Citadel Battle: Locks or Honor

The Citadel's decision to install locks on its barrack doors in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre has some alums concerned it mocks the storied school's honor code. While female cadets already have locks on their doors, reaction to slapping them on men's dorms has been mixed. more >>

The Tech Listening Tour Release

We told you that the president's trio tasked to look into the Virginia Tech murders was planning to announce a listening tour, and today it did. The tour begins tomorrow and will touch down in states like New Mexico, Minnesota, Colorado, Utah, Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, and California. more >>

Feds Start School Safety Listening Tour

While last week's Virginia Tech murders are still in the headlines, the administration this week plans to begin a listening tour of major campuses and educational facilities to look into school safety and mental health issues and to tell state and local officials that the feds have a lot of resources they can tap. "This isn't just a four-year-college issue," says an administration official. more >>

Too Soon to Raise Antigun Money?

Last week's tragic slayings at Virginia Tech brought two remarkably different reactions from the nation's dueling gun lobbies. The antigun crowd struck first, offering prayers in a statement followed the next day with a fundraising letter. more >>

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—Pat Oliphant more >>

'Violated from Miles and Miles Away'

Students held vigils on Monday and Tuesday night at Washington University in St. Louis, passing out ribbons in Virginia Tech's orange and maroon colors, the Student Life reports. more >>

The Virginia Tech Murders

Correction: An earlier version of this post misidentified the location of a mass killing that took place at Appalachian School of Law.. more >>

He Shot, Then 'Sort of Gave Up'

The massacre at Virginia Tech, while the focus of the national media, has a greater importance among lawmakers and especially their staffs and other Washington industries because many know Tech students and their families.. more >>

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