IN THEIR HONOR
The victims came to Virginia Tech from around the United States and around the world, from different cultures and different continents. These are profiles of the victims, accompanied by thoughts and memories shared by those who knew them. Friends and Family remember
Ross Alameddine • Jamie Bishop • Brian Bluhm • Ryan Clark • Austin Cloyd • Jocelyne Couture-Nowak • Kevin Granata • Matt Gwaltney • Caitlin Hammaren • Jeremy Herbstritt • Rachael Hill • Emily Hilscher • Matthew La Porte • Jarrett Lane • Henry Lee • Liviu Librescu • G.V. Loganathan • Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan • Lauren McCain • Daniel O'Neil • Juan Ramon Ortiz • Minal Panchal • Daniel Perez Cueva • Erin Peterson • Michael Pohle • Julia Pryde • Mary Read • Reema Samaha • Waleed Shaalan • Leslie G. Sherman • Maxine Turner • Nicole Regina White
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Many Virginia Tech students said they would never forget the day a fellow student gunned down 32 people before killing himself, but that the tragedy wouldn't come to define their college experience. AUDIO SLIDE SHOW
• Virginia Tech report: Share mental health data
• Virginia Tech report: Share mental health data
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THE TRAGEDY
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During the early morning hours of April 16, a gunman went on a rampage on the Virginia Tech campus. By the time he was done, more than 30 students and faculty members were dead. |
• Gallery: Tragedy and tears • A killer's words  • Gallery: The gunman's manifesto • Time.com: A prepared gunman  • Cho's gun purchase 'legal' • The gunman's morbid plays • Shooter was a loner |
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EYEWITNESS
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One student pretended to be dead to survive. Another refused to budge from a classroom door to keep the gunman out. The campus was a witness to the worst shooting in American history. |
• I-Report: Caught on a cell phone • I-Report: Your photos • Witness pretended to be dead • Hero was 'completely scared' • Time.com: The dorm murders • Time.com: The rampage |
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THE HEALING
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Many students vowed to stay at the university in the immediate aftermath of the shootings, determined to heal and defiant in the face of tragedy. |
• Victims full of possibilities • CNNU: Students mourn nationwide • Students find support online • The nation falls silent • Time.com: Learning to mourn |
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SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
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The Virginia Tech tragedy has raised the complex question of security at our schools and colleges. How safe are they and what more can be done? |
• Warnings questioned • Timeline: Deadly college shootings • Tragedy sparks gun rights debate • Time.com: Campus safety • Amish school shooter 'angry at life' |
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