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Va. Tech Marks Grim Anniversary

Posted Apr 16, 08 10:16 AM CDT in US 

(Newser) – A year after the tragic shootings in which 33 people died, members of the Virginia Tech community are still doing their best to heal, reports the Washington Post. "We have struggled to equilibrium," says a writing instructor at the university, "But no matter how strong we are, how wise we are, it hurts."

The memorial services that the university has been holding to mark the event have been bringing back painful memories for some. "You feel emotions you thought you'd gotten rid of or that were embedded in your heart," says one student who came to lay flowers at memorial stones for her two friends who were killed last year.

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Students and mourners watch a candle lighting ceremony at the memorial for the 32 shooting victims on the campus of Virginia Tech at the school in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, April 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A mourner sits on a wall in front of the entrance to Norris Hall prior to a memorial ceremony for the victims of the April 16, 2007 shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech.   (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
Mourner Tom Houck places a flower on memorial stones on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, April 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Robb Carr)
A member of the Virginia Tech corps of Cadets guard the memorial for the 32 shooting victims during a candle lighting ceremony at the school in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday, April 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Virginia Tech sophomore, Erin Sheehan, 19, walks on the campus of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia on Monday, April 14, 2008. Sheehan was in a classroom in Norris Hall where her instructor and four...   (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
A lily was placed under a plaque that is part of the memorial to the April 16, 2007 shooting victims in front of Burrus Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday March 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Injured Virginia Tech student Heidi Miller smiles as she answers questions at the school in Blacksburg, Va., Monday, April 7, 2008. Miller was shot three times while in French class on April 16th 2007....   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A mourner wipes tears as he sits on a wall in front of the entrance to Norris Hall prior to a memorial ceremony for the victims of the April 16, 2007 shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg,...   (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
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