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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Virginia Tech shootings

Virginia Tech shootings stories: 48 news summaries

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Profs Worried
By Shooter's Morbid Writing

English student's prose fixated on revenge, violence, death

Apr 18, 07 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cho Seung-Hui frightened students and teachers in Virginia Tech’s English department with morbid writing. Poet Nikki Giovanni had to extract Cho from her creative writing course when her students began skipping class out of fear of him. Cho spoke in whispers, hid behind sunglasses, and took surreptitious pictures of... More »

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(Newser) - The Virginia Tech senior who killed 32 students and teachers yesterday left a vitriolic note in his dorm room, blaming other students for his shooting spree. "You caused me to do this," the note said, according to ABC News. It also attacked "rich kids," "debauchery,... More »

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Virginia Tech
Shooter Was
A Student

Cho Seung-Hui was a senior;
immigrated from South Korea as child

Apr 17, 07 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Virginia Tech senior, Cho Seung-Hui, has been identified as the shooter in yesterday's massacre. Cho, from South Korea, lived in a campus dormitory; his motive, which some speculate grew from rage over a soured relationship, remains unclear. More »

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Professor Gave Life to Save Students

Teacher held off gunman while students slipped out the window

Apr 17, 07 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 77-year-old Virginia Tech professor who barred the door to his classroom against the gunman wreaking havoc down the hall sacrificed his life to save his students. Professor Liviu Librescu was teaching a class on solid mechanics when he heard gunshots. He held the door closed as students escaped through... More »

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Virginia Tech Criticized for Inaction

Two-hour lapse before warning draws outrage from students, parents

Apr 17, 07 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Virginia Tech prepares for today's memorial service for the 30 students  and two teachers killed in two shootings yesterday, the school faces mounting criticism for not doing more to alert the campus between the attacks. " "The university has blood on their hands because of their lack of... More »

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Police Know V.T. Gunman’s ID

Apr 17, 07 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have a preliminary ID on the man who gunned down 30 people at Virginia Tech, but they aren't ready to release it, CNN reports. They won’t even confirm that the same gunman pulled the trigger at two the sites across campus, two hours apart, in the largest mass... More »

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Virginia Tech Shootings Two Hours Apart

Police haven't ruled out second shooter in killings of at least 33

Apr 16, 07 5:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The gunman who killed at least 32 people at Virginia Tech this morning struck twice—two shooting sprees two hours apart, on opposite sides of the campus. Two student were killed at West Ambler Johnston, a coed dorm, at about 7:15. Two hours later 30 people were stuck down... More »

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32 STUDENTS DEAD AT VA TECH

Apr 16, 07 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least 32 students are dead after a gunman opened fire on a Virginia Tech dormitory and classroom building this morning. The shooter is dead; two dozen other students were wounded in the attack. “This place is in a state of panic,” one student told CNN; others report... More »

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