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...wake of last week’s horrific shooting spree at Virginia Tech, which left 32 victims dead along with their killer, analyses of what went wrong have proliferated almost as quickly as solemn condolences. Blogs, newspapers, and television talk shows are abuzz with discussions about critical failings on the part of school and government officials. One of the most damning revelations, reported by The New York Times on April 21, revealed that federal regulations ought to have prohibited the killer, Seung-Hui Cho—who had previously been ordered by a judge to receive psychiatric treatment?...
...death. “We offer our sympathy, prayers and support to Daniel’s family and friends as they grieve the loss of a bright and positive member of the Institute community,” said Kirk D. Kolenbrander, vice president for Institute affairs. According to The Tech, MIT’s student newspaper, Barclay’s last communication was an away message that he had left on his AOL Instant Messenger account, which read, “I have to meet with some sketchy people I thought I’d never have to deal with...
...Beautiful and achingly sad, the tolling bell and the disappearing balloons and the mass silence marked one week since the murder of 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech. For eight long minutes the ceremony continued, each balloon finally evaporating in the bleached margin between sun and sky. Finally, flights of orange and crimson balloons swirled up and away and dwindled to pinpoints...
...press did get the message that they needed to back off," said R. Baldwin Lloyd, a local clergyman long associated with the Virginia Tech community. "But some were overbearing and too anxious to get the story, and not sensitive to what was happening to people." Lloyd said even prayer groups had been interrupted by television cameras during the saturation coverage of last week...
...shock wore off, and the adrenaline drained away, the strain of being patient and resourceful and strong has begun to wear on people. "All the public mourning seemed to delay the private mourning," said Robert Trent, a professor at nearby Radford College, who sang with his Virginia Tech friends in the church choir Sunday. "People put on a brave face, and it's reasonable that they would react that way. But now it hits them, and they should be allowed to have these private moments...