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Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population (25,000+ full-time students) in the state. The school was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. On April 16, 2007 a student gunman there killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population (25,000+ full-time students) in the state. The school was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. On April 16, 2007 a student gunman there killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
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Ohio School Shooting Suspect Goes to Court for Hearing
CNNCHARDON, Ohio -- Accused Ohio school shooter T.J. Lane was in juvenile court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing as prosecutors moved to limit the release of more information about the suspect. Seated with his attorney and positioned in front of his...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Social Media, Witnesses, Substance Abuse
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Jury Finds Virginia Tech Negligent In Shootings
KTLA NewsRICHMOND, Va. -- Jurors have ruled in favor of two families that sued Virginia Tech for negligence saying the school failed to notifying the rest of campus fast enough after two students were found murdered in a dorm room on the morning of the April 16,...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Shootings, Murder, Justice System, Seung-Hui Cho
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Virginia Tech Shooter Identified as Student of Nearby University
KTLA NewsBLACKBURG, Va. (KTLA) -- Police have identified the man responsible for shooting and killing a Virginia Tech police officer. Officials say 22-year-old Ross Truett Ashley killed the officer, then killed himself. Ashley was a part-time student at nearby...Tags: Witnesses, Travel, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities
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Gun scare at Virginia Tech, Campus Closed For Hours
ReutersBLACKSBURG, Va. -- Authorities reopened the Virginia Tech campus after an hours-long lockdown on Thursday following a report of a gunman at the university where 32 people were killed in a mass shooting in 2007. "The campus alert is lifted. There will...Tags: Crimes, Seung-Hui Cho, U.S. Department of Education, College Sports, Volleyball
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LMU Police Receive Threat of "Virgina Tech Style" Shooting
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Police at Loyola Marymount University are asking students to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after receiving an email threat about a mass shooting on the campus. University police received the anonymous email last...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Police Department, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, Politics
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Confirmed: Remains Are Those of Missing VA Tech Student
Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. - State police confirm skeletal remains found in a remote farm field are those of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. Investigators said Wednesday the confirmation was based on dental records provided by Harrington's family....Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Albemarle County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Metallica (music group)
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Two Students Dead in Arkansas Campus Shooting
CONWAY, Ark. -- Police officers patrolled the University of Central Arkansas campus early Monday and classes were canceled after a shooting in an alleyway left two students dead and a third person wounded. Shots were fired in the heart of the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Little Rock, Health and Safety at School, Injuries and Wounds, Colleges and Universities
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Virginia Tech Coed Decapitated in Campus Cafe
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A graduate student from China was decapitated with a kitchen knife in a campus cafe at Virginia Tech by another graduate student who knew her, police said Thursday. Xin Yang, 22, was killed Wednesday night after arriving at the campus...Tags: China, Crimes, Seung-Hui Cho, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice
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"We Interrupt This Broadcast"
The tenth anniversary edition of We Interrupt This Broadcast has been updated to include the defining events of the past five years, including: - The start of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003 - Hurricane Katrina flooding New Orleans in...Tags: Education, Entertainment, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Brian Williams
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Man Beheads Classmate Because "He Loved Her Too Much"
Associated PressCHRISTIANSBURG, Va. -- A former Virginia Tech graduate student pleaded guilty Monday to decapitating a classmate, and prosecutors for the first time revealed the reason for the campus cafe killing, saying his romantic advances had been rejected....Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Crimes, Virginia, Prisons
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Drivers Who Text Have 23% Higher Chance of Crash
Associated PressBLACKSBURG, Va. -- Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash much more than previous studies have concluded with motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones, a safety research...Tags: Science and Technology, Cell Phones, Vehicles
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Study Shows Showerheads May Harbor Dangerous Bacteria
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- In what may be the scariest shower news since Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," a study says showerheads can harbor tiny bacteria that come spraying into your face when you wash. People with normal immune systems have little to fear, but these...Tags: Illinois, Health and Safety at Work, North Dakota, Diseases and Illnesses, Colorado
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