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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2007
Page
1
Virginia Tech students knew him as the quiet classmate who wrote only a question mark on the sign-in sheet. On the first day of class last year he sat in the back and spoke rarely. Authorities later identified him as the gunman in the campus massacre.
Reports portray the Virginia Tech student as a troubled 23 year old, with twisted plays and a rambling dorm note railing against women and the wealthy. Professors alarmed by his writings, classmates unsure of his identity until a photo emerged, and talk of medication for low mood and erratic behavior.
President Bush arrives at Virginia Tech to console students and staff after 33 people died in shootings the day before. He orders flags at half staff and issues a proclamation honoring victims. Bush meets with wounded students and relatives, calling for comfort and unity as the campus mourns.
UI students express shock and resolve after Virginia Tech killings. Quotes from Marian Alheh, Xinghua U, Nedim Barut, and Ritesh Nadhani reflect fear, blame on access to guns, and calls for campus safety. Comments stress open campuses and universal risk.
Ben Fornell reports from The Gazete on an early Monday shooting at Virginia Tech. Steve Hansen, a 25 year old graduate student from Iowa, describes hearing 10 to 15 shots and seeing a crowd rush from a second floor. Hansen and four others sheltered in a shared office after doors on the hall were chained shut, focusing on helping an injured student while gunfire continued.
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