Word: candlelighting
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...According to a statement posted yesterday on Columbia’s Web site, the university’s president, Lee C. Bollinger, wrote to his counterpart at Virginia Tech on Monday to express condolences. Columbia also held a candlelight vigil last night...
...We’d do well to keep that in mind at Harvard this week, as the annual Take Back the Night events kick off. Take Back the Night, which began in the seventies, consists of candlelight vigils, rallies, and informational events aimed at promoting awareness of sexual crimes. This all sounds fine enough—preventing sexual violence is a laudable goal. The trouble is that much of the dialogue of events such as Take Back the Night ignores the fact that in many cases, preventing sexual violence hinges on sexual responsibility...
...Take Back the Night at Harvard, I suggest that at their closing candlelight vigil, they light a candle for the other victims of sexual violence politics—the ones who find themselves unfairly accused of serious sexual misjudgment. To acknowledge those victims—now that would be seizing the night. Otherwise, honey, you can have...
...heart goes out to the people at Virginia Tech," he says. "It's an incredible thing to go through. For me, the healing process will always go on. When I saw the candlelight service on television, it so reminded me of how the Littleton community reacted, and I'd say, 'Hold on to that.' That's what helped me get better, that the community was there for us and everyone cared and wanted to help...
...least 10 states were forced to lock down or evacuate on Tuesday, some after discoveries of notes that alluded to the shootings and threatened worse violence and others after reports of suspicious activity. On Tuesday evening, thousands of Virginia Tech students and supporters gathered in a field for a candlelight vigil as universities around the country held their own memorial services...