Cameraman
description: A Reuters cameraman films students walking across the drillfield. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/463566473/in/set-72157600088262276/ Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
creator: Waldo Jaquith
date: 2007-05-25
contributor: Chad Newswander
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language: eng

Wall-to-Wall VT
description: There are always a trio of TVs running next to the information desk in Squires, tuned to three different news channels. All three were reporting on Virginia Tech. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/463568953/in/set-72157600088262276/ Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
creator: Waldo Jaquith
date: 2007-06-11
contributor: Chad Newswander
rights: Permission: Waldo Jaquith http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/463568953/in/set-72157600088262276/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
language: eng

Change Must Happen
description: I work at a University on the west coast. I was the first to arrive in our hallway on April 16th. I had left my apt at 7a.m., which would have been 10 a.m. on the east coast and there had been no mention of the first shootings. Fifty minutes later when I arrived on campus it was on CNN.com. As the hours passed the death count kept rising. What was going on? Finally by the afternoon the news media had been able to get a handle on what had happened and so did we, thousands of miles away. I notice security making frequent passes, which always makes me nervous. I thought of Columbine and those that had lost their lives and the survivors that had and will always struggle with what happened. Here we go again. Over the past couple of weeks as more unfolds, praise has been given to the heroes and criticism to the administration on how they dealt with the emergency. I feel the administration did the best they could that day with the information they had. Hind-sight is 20/20! The faculty and students who raised several previous red flags about Cho did the best they could. People died that day. In honor of them let's not point fingers, instead lets learn something and make some rational and educated changes. Most importantly communicate these changes. I have suggested to our Dean that there be a mandatory on line disaster/emergency course to be taken on line. Its impossible to cover all scenarios, but lets try and get everybody on the same page. If we have to do it for financial procedures and HIPAA, why not something that could save a life and possibly many. I realize that dealing with mentally ill people is a very complicated problem because it deals with civil liberties. People in the mental health profession are afraid any changes might alienate people from getting any help. I hope that things do change and that things become a little less gray when it come to being able to do something about seriously troubled individuals especially on college campuses. Faculty administra…
creator: Wendy Christiansen
date: 2007-05-01
contributor: Wendy Christiansen
language: eng

For Tommy Edwards, Things Come Full Circle
description: by Will Stewart, TechSideline.com General Manager and Managing Editor Apr 17, 2008 The events of April 16th, 2007 touched many people. Lives were changed and altered in various ways, from the victims to the survivors to the first responders to the university community. For former Virginia Tech running back Tommy Edwards, the aftermath of the tragedy was a call to action, to return to a place he had left years ago, to try to make a difference. Hokie fans who have come on board in the last 12 years, since the 1995 Sugar Bowl, may not know who Tommy Edwards is. In nearby Radford, Virginia, Edwards had a storied high school career that saw him amass 57 rushing touchdowns and nearly 4,000 yards in just two years of high school football. A decorated recruit, he followed his father (Kenny Edwards, a VT running back from the early 1970s) to Virginia Tech in 1992. In the 1993 season, as a redshirt freshman, Edwards scored nine touchdowns, and his future was bright. By 1995, though, he was gone, transferred out to Division 1-AA Boise State, where his college football career ended quickly. It was the pre-Internet age, and the large majority of Hokie fans were in the dark, wondering what had happened to "Touchdown Tommy" Edwards to cause him to flame out so quickly. Tommy Edwards's story is not the story of a prima donna unhappy over playing time, nor is it the story of a smalltown athlete who wasn't talented enough to make the big time. His story is about mental illness and the effects it can have, how it can derail the most promising of lives and careers. The story of Tommy Edwards not only answers the question, "Whatever happened to Tommy Edwards?" It tells you what the events of April 16th mean to him, and why he is inspired to do what he's doing today. A Promising Start As a child, Edwards struggled academically due to dyslexia, but as he matured and started to excel in track and football at Radford High School, athletics helped him gain acceptance. "I always felt like som…
creator: Will Stewart
date: 2008-05-02
contributor: Kacey Beddoes
rights: Will Stewart (will@techsideline.com)
language: eng

Virginia Tech Massacre
description: Monday, April 16, 2007 My heart and prayers go out to all of the families involved in the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. My understanding is that 33 individuals lost their lives in the massacre. What a tragedy! There is noting I can do or say that will make things any easier for those involved. I'm sure that we will hear gun control advocates ranting and raving about this unfortunate event demanding stricter gun control laws, but the gun(s) didn't do the killing, an individual pulled the trigger. Most likely, a very troubled individual planned and carried out the killings without remorse. I have been keeping up with the reports all day and I have heard various takes on the situation. A lawyer was interviewed and suggested that the person that did the killing probably played games like "Grand Theft Auto." Personally, I don't see the validity of such games in the first place. I have a much easier time justifying gun ownership than I do allowing such games to be sold in mainstream America. What do they teach our children? My wife and I were discussing these type games and she said that she had 4th graders that were already playing them. I can't imagine allowing a 4th grader to play such a game. 4th graders are not mature enough to play them. I'm not mature enough to play them nor do I have the desire. And the really bad thing is that when she asked how they got these games, some said that their parents bought them. I don't understand this. I just think that these violent immoral games hurt our society and as a result individuals place little or no value on human life. How sad! Fantasy games even the violent ones are just that fantasy. They do not resemble any form of true reality. I can justify these fantasy games with magic and dragons. I even like playing some of them. But these fantasy games are a far cry from games like "Hit Man" or "Grand Theft Auto". I don't foresee anyone turning into a dragon and devouring a class of innocent students. But I also believe…
creator: William Bishop
date: 2007-05-23
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License
language: eng

From Out of the City for April 22, 2007: Death and Memory (April 22, 2007)
description: 128Kbps MP3 12.5M The poet presents three works; the poem "April 16, Blacksburg, Virginia" about the Virginia Tech shootings; the poem "at a former lover's graveside" about the death of those we have loved and "the taste" a new song by his band, the Gods of Love. This item is part of the collection: Open Source Audio Author: William F. DeVault Date: 2007-04-22 -- Original Source: http://www.archive.org/details/City20070422 Creative Commons license: Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0
creator: William F. DeVault
date: 2007-06-15
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0
language: eng

Kevin Granata, PhD (December 29, 1961–April 16, 2007) [Obituary]
description: (PDF, 172KB; Full text below.) Kevin Granata, PhD (December 29, 1961-April 16, 2007) [Obituary] Marras, William S. PhD; Stokes, Ian A. F. PhD; Abel, Mark F. MD Address correspondence to William S. Marras, PhD, E-mail: marras.1@osu.edu; Ian A. F. Stokes, PhD, E-mail: istokes@uvm.edu; and/or Mark F. Abel, MD, E-mail: MFA2M@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu Kevin Granata, PhD, died tragically at the age of 45 on April 16, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech where he had worked since 2003. He had started the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics lab at Virginia Tech and held the rank of Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. Dr. Granata was a prolific and innovative contributor to the field of spinal biomechanics. Dr. Granata earned a PhD in biomechanics in the Biodynamics Laboratory at Ohio State University in 1993, where he used both analytical models and experiments with human subjects to determine the magnitude of muscle forces around the lumbar spine in the work place. His early contributions in this area dealt with integrating electromyographic (EMG) data into analytical models, reflex responses to loads, and the relationship to trunk stability. He also expanded understanding of how brain injury in children with cerebral palsy interferes with balance and movement, using his training in dynamics and control theory. Dr. Granata was one of the most gifted engineers in the field of biomechanics. His scientific achievements are documented in 66 peer-reviewed articles published in a broad range of scientific journals, including Spine. His extraordinary productivity in his tragically shortened career was directed especially at two areas of control theory applied to neuromuscular control of movement—movement impairments in people with cerebral palsy and dynamic aspects of trunk stability. He introduced new and challenging concepts, questioning the accepted paradigms. He pioneered the idea of reflex dynamics in trunk stability, representing the trunk as a multi-joint system stabi…
creator: William S. Marras, Ian A. F. Stokes, and Mark F. Abel
date: 2007-08-26
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: David O'Brien Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Medical Research, a division of Wolters Kluwer Health Worldwide Copyright Management Group Licensing Manager 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore, MD 21201 + 1 410.528.4016 PH + 1 410.528.8550 FX David.OBrien@wolterskluwer.com
language: eng

Why Virginia Tech killings happened
description: EDITORIAL Published Apr 17, 2007 11:36 PM Yet another rampage has occurred at a school, this time leaving 33 people dead at Virginia Tech—the worst such incident ever at a U.S. college campus. The news media seem stunned and surprised, yet their coverage sounds so similar to the stories about Columbine eight years ago. They dwell on the personality of the young man the police say did the shooting, before killing himself. They talk about him being a "loner," depressed, perhaps angry at women. But aren't there lonely and depressed people all over the world? Many countries have high suicide rates. Why is it that here some become mass murderers? The U.S. is the world leader in seemingly random acts of violence by individuals. Why? President George W. Bush rushed to Virginia to speak at a large convocation the day after the killings and tried to set the tone for what could be said about them. "It's impossible to make sense of such violence and suffering," he said. Don't ask why, don't try to understand. It makes no sense. "Have faith" instead, was Bush's message. But there ARE reasons these things happen here, and they are pretty clear to the rest of the world. It's just in the United States that no one is supposed to talk about the reasons. What distinguishes this country from the rest of the world? It is neither the most affluent nor the poorest. It is neither the most secular nor the most religious. It is not the most culturally homogeneous nor is it the most diverse. But in one area, it stands virtually alone. It has the biggest arsenal of high-tech weaponry in the world, way surpassing every other country. It has military bases spread all over; most countries have no troops outside their borders. It is conducting two hot wars at the moment, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has sent hundreds of thousands of troops abroad over the last few years. Every day, the public here is supposed to identify with soldiers who burst into homes in Baghdad, round up the people and tak…
creator: Workers World
date: 2007-06-10
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Copyright 1995-2007 Workers World. Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved.
language: eng

Fastest Presidential answer to a citizen request
description: [May 17] Fastest Presidential answer to a citizen request Miami, FL, US / (Press Release) The record for the World's "Fastest Presidential answer to a citizen request" has just been accepted by the World Records Academy. The new record holder is President Traian Basescu (Romania), who promptly answered to an emergency citizen request on April 18 and has issued in less than two hours a Presidential Decree conferring of the National Order „The Star of Romania" to Mr. Professor Liviu Librescu. Also as requested, two days later, in Israel, a special envoy of the Romanian president presented to his widow and two sons the Star of Romania medal in recognition of his courage and contribution to science. Romanian born Professor Liviu Librescu is the hero "who, at the cost of his own life, saved the lives of his students during the massacre at Virginia Tech." -according to Jewish War veterans of the USA. The Certificate for this new world record will reach President Basescu during the next days and his record will be listed in the 2008 edition of the World Records Book, the official publication of the World Records Academy. "The main point of this story which convinced us to recognize this somehow unusual (but very human-appealling) world record was that a President which knew he has only few hours left before being suspended by the Parliament, a President which has to approve and sign tons of documents during his last few hours as President, left everything behind -as requested by an ordinary citizen (a 23 years old girl, a marketing student!)- and did what a President always has to do in the first instance: served his Country, above anything else, even above his own personal political problems", said Tom Howard, Head of Records for World Records Academy. He also added "We all have dreamed about changing the World in better, some still hopes, aren't we? If the young generation still has this dream, it's encouraging, especially when somebody like...a President, does fulfill…
creator: World Records Academy
date: 2007-06-11
contributor: Brent Jesiek
rights: Victor (info@romanian-gymnastics.com)
language: eng

Campus security in the wake of Va Tech
description: By: WSN Staff Posted: 4/17/07 The shooting yesterday at Virginia Tech was shocking, particularly because of its enormous death toll - 33 students were killed in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. Our condolences go out to Virginia Tech and the friends and families of the victims. While it was an isolated incident that took place far away from NYU, Public Safety is nonetheless beefing up security in response, doubling and tripling up on patrols, with all officers advised to be on "high alert." This in turn prompts us to ask, "How would NYU respond to a similar event?" From the few details that have emerged from Virginia Tech, it appears that the assailant shot and killed two people in a dormitory before moving on to another part of campus, where two hours later he killed 30 others, then himself. It's important to note that the gunman was not a student. So, from that larger question comes two others: Would a shooter still be on the loose two hours later? And would current security policies limit the ability of a nonstudent to commit such a crime? Clearly, having students flash their IDs poses no deterrent for a rampaging gunman - but there's little that can be done about that. Public safety officers at NYU are equipped with a red button on their walkie-talkies that sends an emergency signal to the central station - should central station determine that an emergency is taking place, the New York Police Department would be notified. Direct intervention by campus security officers is frowned upon, and for good reason - without the proper equipment, they too could easily become victims. But the inherent lag time in this emergency system is somewhat disconcerting, given that the packed halls of the Silver Center could produce dozens of victims in just a few moments. That said, given the nature of our Washington Square "campus," it's unlikely a gunman would be able to continue on his way two hours later. Though this sort of event is seemingly random, we'd like …
creator: WSN Staff
publisher: Washington Square News
date: 2007-08-08
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: "Alvin Chang, WSN" <editor@nyunews.com>
language: eng

A Letter from Moore Family
description: What a relief, the killer turned out not to be a Chinese. What a relief, no members of ACSS were killed. - However, it is the same. The same horror, the same grief. The killer, a sick person went extreme to the extreme. He didn't do what he did because he was Korean. Anyone in that mental state, with easy access to weapons could have done it. The grief over the lost innocent lives is equally unbearable. I am thrilled to know that I can still see the smiles in Beibei's beautiful bright eyes because Haiyan and her students did what they did. I am relieved to know my employee will brighten up again soon since his best buddy was one of the luck two in the whole classroom. But some other children's eyes are dimmed forever. Some other friends' heart will be heavy for their loss forever. In this small town, it is easy to find links to some of the victims. A colleague, a friend's friend, a child's friend's parent, a neighbor ... Dr. L, he was always so gentle, so friendly when he used to shop at Oasis with his wife and daughters. He always said humbly "Thank you so much!", emphasis on "so much". My heart ache for his tragedy. Jocelyne, the French instructor, she was like a beam of sunshine every time I saw her. I never knew who she was or what she did until tonight. Last time I saw her, she cheerfully offered to help me organize a cooking class so she can learn to cook the "wonderful" international foods. My heart ache for her tragedy. Jamie used to always stop by our side after shopping at Eats, always wearing a smile. I will always miss the meat skewers cooked by the Indonesian guy. I will always miss the dances by the Lebanese girl. Ultimately, we are all linked as human beings. Imagine the horror and pain they suffered; imagine the shock and agony that the families and friends of the victims when they receive the news of such horrid deaths of their loved ones. You will feel the pain of those other human-beings. It is a tragedy of the human race. It is time to mourn. It …
creator: Xiaojin Moore
date: 2007-07-24
contributor: Na Mi
language: eng

US reports on 'Chinese killer' criticized
description: The Foreign Ministry yesterday criticized some US media for "irresponsible reports" claiming that the killer in the Virginia Tech shootings was Chinese. Spokesman Liu Jianchao said it was a terrible mistake and a violation of professional ethics to publish reports before checking the facts. Before it was revealed that the gunman who killed 32 people on the Virginia campus on Monday was a student from South Korea, Michael Sneed, a columnist for Chicago Sun-Times, wrote that the shooter was a 24-year-old man from China. MSNBC, which cited Sneed's story on its website, said he went to the US last year on a student visa issued in Shanghai. Some reports even made public the blog of "Chinese shooter" Jiang Wei'en. But the US police later identified the killer as Cho Seung-hui; and university officials said he was a "troubled" young man on medication for depression. He is believed to have killed himself. Sneed's story was immediately picked up by other media in the United States and Jiang's blog had more than 37,000 visits in a few hours. For those checking the blog hoping to find out the motive behind the shooting spree, Jiang decided to speak up. "Everybody was talking about me as a criminal. I just want to prove my innocence," Jiang told ABC in an interview widely quoted by Chinese websites. "Yes, I am an Asian; I live in a school dorm; I am a student of Virginia Tech; I just broke up with my girlfriend and I love guns. But I am NOT the murderer," he said. Jiang said he received death threats till the time the South Korean student was identified as the killer. Many Chinese students at Virginia Tech are also angered by the US media reports and some said they would write a letter of protest to the Chicago Sun-Times. They pointed specifically to Sneed's story. "The reckless report put pressure on, and tarnished the image of, the Chinese community here in Blacksburg as well as in the US," said the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Virginia Tech (VT-ACSS) in an…
creator: Xinhua - China Daily
date: 2007-07-18
contributor: Na Mi
language: eng

Caltech mourns VT tragedy
description: By Yang Yang Thursday, April 19, 2007 Some found out when they checked the morning news, only to be greeted with horror; others learned about it when concerned parents began calling. The rest discovered the gruesome news when fellow students began discussing it. By lunchtime Monday, every student at Caltech was well aware of the two shootings which left 33 dead that occurred earlier that day at Virginia Tech. "I first found out about this when my friend began talking about it at lunch," junior Henna Kermani said. "At first I couldn't believe it." For Ricketts RA Amy Eastwood, a Virginia native, the shootings struck a little closer to home. "My initial reaction was shock. I kept checking back [and] the number of casualties kept increasing and increasing. It was so sad, an RA was killed. He was a triple major, member of the band, 4.0 kind of guy. Why?" she asked. Inevitably, some began to wonder about whether such a massacre could happen at Caltech. "Obviously, I imagined whether or not it could happen here," sophomore Cliff Chang said. "It's the same as the reaction to Columbine, [you wonder] if any of the other students you don't really talk to is thinking about [shooting everyone]." To address potential concern, a campus-wide gathering was held on Tuesday. There, chief of security Gregg Henderson and director of counseling Kevin Austin addressed the handful of people who showed. Security looks to expand immediate notification list According to Henderson, Caltech is one of the safest schools in the U.S. The campus has rarely seen violence, much less deadly shootings. The last fatal incident on campus occurred in April 1994; no students were involved or harmed in the event. The Institute has emergency response plans for shooter situations, but Henderson could not disclose any details. Coincidentally, Caltech emergency dispatchers underwent training two weeks ago for emergency conditions such as a shooter on campus. "We just went through training with our dispatchers …
creator: Yang Yang
date: 2007-06-14
contributor: Sara Hood
rights: Permissions: Marissa Cevallos <tech@caltech.edu> editor-in-chief, The California Daily
language: eng

Israeli VA Tech massacre victim laid to rest
description: Hundreds of mourners accompany Prof Librescu to his final resting place. 'After surviving the Holocaust and Nicolae Ceausescu's regime in Romania, he ended up being shot in Virginia,' friend says Ines Ehrlich Published: 04.20.07, 12:44 / Israel News Professor Liviu Librescu, who was murdered in the Virginia Tech shooting this week, was buried Friday morning at the Ra'anana cemetery. Hundreds of mourners accompanied Librescu to his final resting place. Among those who came to pay their respects was the head of Jewish Agency Zeev Bielski who was also the former Mayor of Ra'anana, the Romanian consulate general, friends, relatives and media from all over the world. Shmulik Moyal, a neighbor and friend of Professor Librescu for twenty years, spoke of how one can never know how life will turn out. "After the professor survived the Holocaust and Nicolae Ceausescu's regime in Romania, he ended up being shot in Virginia." "He died in the place he most loved; he stopped the killer with his own body so that students could live," Moyal said. 'Never gave up on his dream' Choked by tears, the professor's wife, Marlena, thanked her husband for the two sons he gave her, saying that she hoped he would look after them from above. The professor's two sons, Joe and Arieh, eulogized their father in Romanian, English and Hebrew, saying that their father had always taught them to be good people, but he never taught them how to become heroes. In his eulogy Bielski said that it seems that the way Librescu met his death reflects more than anything his personal life story. "As a Holocaust survivor he managed to rehabilitate his life, to raise a warm and loving family with his wife Marilena who had also been through the Holocaust," Bielski said. "He struggled to come to Israel, never giving up his dream of living a meaningful Jewish life; he realized his dream of coming to Israel in 1978 thanks to the personal intervention of Menachem Begin with Romania's leader at the time Ceausescu; he beca…
creator: Ynetnews
date: 2007-06-20
contributor: Adriana Seagle
rights: Efrat Yaari,Marketing Manager,Ynetnews (Efrat-ya@y-i.co.il)
language: eng

Israeli killed in Virginia massacre
description: One of victims in Virginia Tech shooting rampage Monday is Prof Liviu Librescu, senior researcher at university. Librescu was killed after he stayed behind his class to block door and protect students. Massacre claimed lives of 32 people Yitzhak Benhorin Latest Update: 04.17.07, 17:04 / Israel News WASHINGTON - Prof Liviu Librescu, a senior researcher and lecturer at Virginia Tech, is among the 32 people who were killed during a shooting rampage at the university Monday. His wife, Marlina, and two sons, Arieh and Joe, have already begun making arrangements for his burial in Israel. The Virginia Tech Police Department identified the campus gunman as Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a student and native of South Korea. An official at the South Korean Foreign Ministry said that it could not rule out that the shooter was from South Korea but said it had not received any such notification from the US Embassy. One of Prof Librescu's students, Alec Calhoun, who was with him at the classroom when the shooting started, told AP that at about 9:05 am, he and classmates heard "a thunderous sound from the classroom next door, what sounded like an enormous hammer." When students realized the sounds were gunshots, Calhoun said, they started flipping over desks for hiding places. Others dashed to the windows of the second-floor classroom, kicking out the screens and jumping from the ledge of the room. Calhoun said that just before he climbed out the window, he turned to look at the professor (Librescu), who had stayed behind to block the door. Librescu's wife drove him to work on Monday, and he was killed about an hour later. His daughter-in-law Ayala, who is married to his son, Joe, told Ynet: "I heard he blocked the door of the classroom he was teaching... he must have realized that the murderer was approaching. He saved his students and was killed by gunshots." "He has been teaching there for 20 years, and was a senior, world-renowned lecturer. He is the professor with the highest number of p…
creator: Ynetnews
date: 2007-06-20
contributor: Adriana Seagle
rights: Efrat Yaari,Marketing Manager,Ynetnews (Efrat-ya@y-i.co.il)
language: eng

Bush honors Israeli professor killed in Virginia Tech shooting
description: 'This Holocaust survivor gave his own life so that others may live,' US president says during Shoah memorial service in Washington. On Iran: You who have survived evil know that the only way to defeat it is to look it in the face and not back down Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 04.18.07, 20:24 / Israel News WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday honored Professor Liviu Librescu, an Israeli Holocaust survivor who died trying to keep a gunman from shooting his students in a killing spree at Virginia Tech University. Librescu, an aeronautics engineer and teacher at the school for 20 years, saved the lives of several students by using his body to barricade a classroom door before he was gunned down in Monday's massacre. "That day we saw horror, but we also saw quiet acts of courage," Bush said at a memorial service held at the US Holocaust Museum to a crowd that included many survivors. "We saw this courage in a teacher named Liviu Librescu. With the gunman set to enter his class, this brave professor blocked the door with his body while his students fled to safety. On the Day of Remembrance, this Holocaust survivor gave his own life so that others may live. And this morning we honor his memory and we take strength from his example. 'You who have found refuge in a Jewish homeland' President Bush continued to say that, "This is a place devoted to memory. Inside this building are etched the words of the prophet Isaiah: You are my witness. As part of this witness, these walls show how one of the world's most advanced nations embraced a policy aimed at the annihilation of the Jewish people." Turning his attention to the Iranian nuclear threat, the American president said, "You who bear the tattoos of death camps hear the leader of Iran declare that the Holocaust is a myth. You who have found refuge in a Jewish homeland know that tyrants and terrorists have vowed to wipe it from the map. And you who have survived evil know that the only way to defeat it is to loo…
creator: Ynetnews
date: 2007-06-20
contributor: Adriana Seagle
rights: Efrat Yaari,Marketing Manager,Ynetnews (Efrat-ya@y-i.co.il)
language: eng

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description: 개헌 ë§ê³ 는 ì´ê¸° 범죄를 ë§‰ì„ ê·¼ë³¸ëŒ€ì±…ì´ 없는 ë¯¸êµ­ì€ ì—­ì‚¬í•™ìž í™‰ìŠ¤íƒœí„°ì˜ ë§ì²˜ëŸ¼ ì´ê¸°ë¬¸í™”ì˜ ë‚˜ë¼ë‹¤. 탈출구 없는 ë²”ì¸ì˜ ì •ì‹ 세계가 ì œë„ì  í—ˆì ì„ 틈타 í­ë°œí•œ 버지니아공대 ì‚¬ê±´ë„ ì´ê¸°ì‚¬íšŒì˜ 한 ë‹¨ë©´ì´ë©°, ì „í˜•ì ì¸ 미국 국내 ì‚¬ê±´ì´ë‹¤. ì´ ì‚¬ê±´ì„ 한국 êµ­ë¯¼ì´ ë¯¸êµ­ì—ì„œ ì´ì„ 난사한 êµ­ì œì  사건으로 ì˜¤ì¸í•œ ê²ƒì€ ì˜¤ížˆë ¤ 한국 ì •ë¶€ì™€ ì–¸ë¡ ì´ì—ˆë‹¤. 미국 사람 í•˜ì¸ìŠ¤ 워드까지 '세계 ì†ì˜ í•œêµ­ì¸'ìœ¼ë¡œ 둔갑시키는 í˜ˆí†µì£¼ì˜ì™€ 죄 없는 옆 ì‚¬ëžŒì˜ ì±…ìž„ì„ ë” 가혹하게 묻는 ë‹¨ì²´ê¸°í•©ì˜ 문화가 부메랑으로 ëŒì•„ì˜¨ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. í˜ˆí†µë¯¼ì¡±ì£¼ì˜ë¥¼ ì´í•´í• 수 없는 ë¯¸êµ­ì¸ì´ ë¯¸êµ­ì˜ ì´ê¸° ì‚¬ê³ ì— ì§‘ë‹¨ì  ì• ë„ë¥¼ í‘œí•˜ê³ 사과하는 한국 ì •ë¶€ì™€ ì–¸ë¡ ì´ ê³ 맙기보다 ì°¨ë¼ë¦¬ ë‚¯ì„ ê²ƒë„ 무리는 아니다. 오죽하면 í•„ë¼ë¸í”¼ì•„ ì¸ì½°ì´ì–´ëŸ¬ì§€ê°€ ë²”ì¸ì„ ê·¸ë ‡ê²Œ 키운 ë¯¸êµ­ì´ì•¼ë§ë¡œ í•œêµ­ì— ì‚¬ê³¼í• ì¼ì´ë¼ë©° "í•œêµ­ì´ì—¬ 그만 사과해 ë‹¬ë¼"ëŠ” 사설까지 ì¼ê² 는가. 다만 ë¯¸êµ­ì— 사는 êµë¯¼ë“¤ì˜ ì‹¬ì  ë¶€ë‹´ì€ 조금 다른 ë¬¸ì œë‹¤. ì„¸ì›”ì´ ì•½ì´ë¼ì§€ë§Œ ìƒì²˜ë°›ì€ í•œì¸ì‚¬íšŒì˜ ìžê¸ì‹¬ì„ ì¹˜ìœ í• ê·¼ë³¸ì±…ì€ ì‹œê°„ì´ 아니다. ì´ë²ˆ ì‚¬ê±´ì„ 계기로 미국 ì—°ë°©í—Œë²•ì´ ê°œì •ë¼ ì´ê¸° 소지가 ê¸ˆì§€ë˜ë©´ 그나마 ë‹¤í–‰ì´ì§€ë§Œ 그럴 ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ë„ 없다. ë§ˆí”ì„¸ ëª…ì˜ ëŒ€í†µë ¹ 중 네 ëª…ì´ë‚˜ ì´íƒ„ì— 쓰러진 ë¯¸êµ­ì´ì§€ë§Œ ì´ê¸° ì†Œìœ 를 금하는 'ì›í¬ì¸íŠ¸ ê°œí—Œ'ì€ ì—„ë‘ë„ 못 낸다. ì—­ì‚¬ì  배경 ë•Œë¬¸ì´ë‹¤. 미국 í—Œë²•ì„ ì œì •í•œ ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ì€ 새로 íƒ„ìƒí• 연방국가가 ê°œì¸ì˜ ìžìœ 를 ì¹¨í•´í• ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì„ 가장 ìš°ë ¤í–ˆë‹¤. 그 í•´ê²°ì±…ì´ ë¯¼ë³‘ì œì˜€ë‹¤. 시민과 군대를 따로 분리하지 ë§ê³ 시민 스스로 무기를 ë“ ë¯¼ë³‘ì´ ë˜ë©´ 국가가 부당한 ì–µì••ì„ ê°€í• 때 ì €í•­í• 수 있다는 로마 ì—­ì‚¬ì˜ 지혜를 ëŒì–´ì˜¨ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. ì‹œë¯¼ì˜ ì´ê¸° 소지를 보장한 미 연방헌법 ìˆ˜ì • ì œ2ì¡°ì˜ ì—­ì‚¬ì  ë°°ê²½ì€ ì´ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. 그래서 ë¯¸êµ­ì—ì„œ ì´ì€ 황야옅
creator: Yong-Rip Gwon
date: 2007-10-19
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

ë™í¬2ì„¸, ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì´ê²© 사건 사진 특종
description: ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì´ê²© ì‚¬ê±´ì˜ ìƒìƒí•œ í˜„ìž¥ì„ ì¹´ë©”ë¼ì— 담아 ì „ ì„¸ê³„ì— íƒ€ì „í•œ ì£¼ì¸ê³µì´ ìž¬ë¯¸ë™í¬ 2세 ì‚¬ì§„ê¸°ìžë¡œ ë°í˜€ì¡Œë‹¤. 26ì¼ ë¯¸ì£¼ì¤‘ì•™ì¼ë³´ì— 따르면 특종 ì‚¬ì§„ì„ ì°ì€ ì£¼ì¸ê³µì€ 'ë¡œì•„ë…¸í¬ íƒ€ìž„ìŠ¤'ì˜ 파트타임 ì‚¬ì§„ê¸°ìž 앨런 김(52)씨. 그가 담아낸 'ì•„ë¹„ê·œí™˜'ì˜ 참사 í˜„ìž¥ì€ AP í†µì‹ ì„ 비롯한 ì „ 세계 ì–¸ë¡ ì— 그대로 ê²Œìž¬ëë‹¤. ë¡œì•„ë…¸í¬ 타임스는 웨스턴 ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„ì£¼ì˜ 산간과 ë†ì´Œì§€ì—­ì„ 취재권으로 하며 발행부수는 10만부 ì •ë„ì¸ 것으로 ì•Œë ¤ì¡Œë‹¤. ê²½ë ¥ 13ë…„ì°¨ì¸ 그는 참사가 ì¼ì–´ë‚˜ë˜ 지난 16ì¼ ì˜¤ì „ 9시30분 ì–¸ë¡ 사 ê°€ìš´ë° 가장 ë¨¼ì € í˜„ìž¥ì— ë„ì°©í–ˆê³ , 1시간 가량 ì‰´ìƒˆì—†ì´ 셔터를 눌러댔다. 김 씨는 ë¹„ëª…ì´ ìº í¼ìŠ¤ë¥¼ ë’¤ë®ê³ ê²½ì°°ì´ 피를 í˜ë¦¬ëŠ” ë¶€ìƒìžë¥¼ 실어 나르는 ìž¥ë©´ë“¤ì„ 침착하게 ì¹´ë©”ë¼ì— 담았다. 꽤 멀리 떨어진 ê³³ì´ì—ˆì§€ë§Œ 500mm F4 ë Œì¦ˆë¡œ ì´¬ì˜í–ˆë‹¤. 김 씨는 파트타임 사진 ê¸°ìžì´ìž 'ì „ì—… 남편'. 1999년 10ë…„ê°„ì˜ ì •ê·œì§ ê¸°ìžë¥¼ ê·¸ë§Œë‘ë©´ì„œ ë¬¼ë¦¬ì¹˜ë£Œì‚¬ì¸ ê·¸ì˜ 아내 ìˆ˜ì „ ì •ì”¨ ëŒ€ì‹ 어린 세 ì•„ë“¤ì„ í‚¤ìš°ê³ 가사를 ëŒ€ì‹ 했다. ë¯¸êµ­ì—ì„œ 태어난 2ì„¸ì¸ 그는 í•œêµ­ì—ì„œ 13년간 ìœ ë…„ìƒí™œì„ 보낸 뒤 다시 미국으로 ëŒì•„ê°€ 1991년부터 ë¯¸êµ­ì‚¬ì§„ê¸°ìží˜‘íšŒ(NPPA) ì •ì‹ 멤버로 í™œë™ì¤‘ì´ë‹¤. -- Original Source: Yonhap News/Chosun Ilbo http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/04/26/2007042600750.html
creator: Yonhap News
date: 2007-12-06
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

딸 ì£½ìŒ ê·¹ë³µí•˜ê³ ê°•ë‹¨ì— 다시 ì„ ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… êµìˆ˜
description: 미국 ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì´ê¸°ì‚¬ê±´ìœ¼ë¡œ ë”¸ì„ ìžƒì€ ì´ í•™êµ êµìˆ˜ê°€ 20ì¼ ê°•ë‹¨ì— 다시 섰다. 회계학과 êµìˆ˜ì¸ ë¸Œë¼ì´ì–¸ í´ë¡œì´ë“œëŠ” 지난 4월 ë°œìƒí•œ ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì´ê¸°ì‚¬ê±´ìœ¼ë¡œ 딸 ì˜¤ìŠ¤í‹´ì„ 잃었다. ê°œê°•ì„ 맞아 í•™êµì— 복귀하기로 결심한 í´ë¡œì´ë“œ êµìˆ˜ëŠ” 그러나 온통 ë”¸ì— 대한 기억으로 ê°€ë“í•œ ê³³ì— 다시 서기까지는 쉽지 ì•Šì€ ê³¼ì •ì´ì—ˆë‹¤ê³ 털어놨다. 그는 ë”¸ì´ ì£½ì€ ì§í›„ì—ëŠ” 다시는 ê°•ë‹¨ì— 설 수 ì—†ì„ ê±°ë¼ ìƒê°í–ˆì§€ë§Œ ì‹œê°„ì´ íë¥´ë©´ì„œ ê´´ë¡œì›€ì„ ë–¨ì³ë‚´ê³ í•™êµ ìº í¼ìŠ¤ì— 차츰 ì ì‘í• 수 있게 ëë‹¤ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. 그는 "í•™êµë¥¼ ë– ë‚ 수 없었다"면서 "ì´ì œ í•™êµëŠ” ë”¸ì´ ì˜ì›ížˆ ê¸°ì–µë ìž¥ì†Œì´ê¸° ë•Œë¬¸"ì´ë¼ê³ 설명했다. 그는 특히 사건 í˜„ìž¥ì¸ 노리스 í™€ì„ 찾아 둘러본 뒤로는 ë¶ˆì•ˆì„ ëœì–´ë‚¼ 수 있었다면서 ë”¸ì´ ëˆˆì„ ê°ì€ ê°•ì˜ì‹¤ì„ 둘러 ë³´ê³ ìžˆìœ¼ë ¤ë‹ˆ "ë”¸ì´ 'ì•„ë¹ , 나는 ê´œì°®ì•„ìš”'ë¼ê³ ë§í•˜ëŠ” 것 같았다"며 ëˆˆë¬¼ì„ 훔쳤다. 아내 르네는 "í¬ìƒìž 가족들 ê°€ìš´ë°ëŠ” ë” ì´ìƒ ì´ ì§€ì—­ì— 살기 íž˜ë“¤ê² ë‹¤ê³ 한 ì‚¬ëžŒë“¤ë„ 있지만 ì˜¤ížˆë ¤ ë°˜ëŒ€"ë¼ë©´ì„œ "여기서 íž˜ì„ ì–»ê³ ìžˆë‹¤"ê³ ë§ë¶™ì˜€ë‹¤. í´ë¡œì´ë“œ êµìˆ˜ëŠ” "블랙스버그처럼 ìš°ë¦¬ì˜ ê³ í†µì„ ë‚˜ëˆ„ê³ ìŠ¬í””ì„ ì´í•´í•´ì¤„ 수 있는 ê³³ì´ ë˜ ìžˆê² ëŠëƒ"ë©° "ì˜¤ížˆë ¤ í•™êµì—ì„œ ìƒì²˜ë¥¼ ì¹˜ìœ ë°›ê³ ìžˆë‹¤"ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. -- Original Source: Yonhap News/Chosun Ilbo http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/08/21/2007082100220.html 그는 ë”¸ì´ ê±¸ì—ˆë˜ í•™êµ ìž”ë””ë°­ì´ë‚˜ 함께 ì ì‹¬ì„ í–ˆë˜ í•™ìƒ ì‹ë‹¹, ë”¸ì´ 너무나 ë§ˆìŒì— 들어 í•˜ë˜ ì„ì¡° ê±´ë¬¼ì„ 볼 때마다 옛 ìƒê°ì´ 다시 ë– ì˜¬ë¼ 어쩔 수가 없지만 ì˜¤ížˆë ¤ ì´ëŸ° ì¶”ì–µë“¤ì´ ë§ˆìŒì— ì•ˆì •ì„ ì¤€ë‹¤ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. 한편 부부는 ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… ì¶”ëª¨ê¸°ê¸ˆì—ì„œ ë°›ì€ 18만달러 ê°€ìš´ë° 15만달러를 ë”¸ì˜ ì´ë¦„ì„ 딴 장학기금 ì„¤ë¦½ì„ 위해 내놓았다. ì´ë“¤ì€ ìž¥í•™ê¸ˆì´ 사회 ì •ì˜ë¥¼ ê³ ì·¨ì‹œí‚¤ëŠ”ë° ì‚¬ìš©ë˜ê¸¸ 바란다며 ìƒì „ ë‚¨ì„ 위한 ì¼ì— ê´€ì‹¬ì´ ë§Žì…
creator: Yonhap News
date: 2007-12-06
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko

ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í… 새학기 ì‹œìž‘..ì‹ ìž…ìƒ 역대 최다 ë“±ë¡
description: 지난 4월 미국 ì—­ì‚¬ìƒ ìµœì•…ì˜ ì´ê¸°ì°¸ì‚¬ë¥¼ ê²ªì—ˆë˜ ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„ê³µëŒ€(ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„í…)ê°€ 20ì¼ ì°¸ì‚¬ì˜ ìƒì²˜ë¥¼ ì¹˜ìœ 하기 위해 분주히 ì›€ì§ì´ëŠ” ê°€ìš´ë° 새 학년, 새 학기를 ì‹œìž‘í–ˆë‹¤ê³ 미 ì–¸ë¡ ë“¤ì´ ë³´ë„í–ˆë‹¤. 지난 4ì›”ì˜ 참사로 í•™ìƒë“¤ì˜ ë“±ë¡ì´ í˜„ì €ížˆ 줄어들지 ì•Šì„ê¹Œ ìš°ë ¤í–ˆë˜ í•™êµì¸¡ì€ 1학년 ì‹ ìž…ìƒ ë“±ë¡ìˆ˜ê°€ 5ì²œ215ëª…ì„ ê¸°ë¡í–ˆë‹¤ê³ ë°í˜”ë‹¤. ì´ì™€ ê°™ì€ ì‹ ìž…ìƒ ë“±ë¡ìƒìˆ˜ëŠ” ì—­ì‚¬ìƒ 가장 ë§Žì€ ìˆ«ìžë¡œ í•™êµì¸¡ì´ 당초 목표로 í–ˆë˜ 5ì²œëª…ì„ 훨씬 넘어서는 ê²ƒì´ë©° 지난해 ë“±ë¡í–ˆë˜ í•™ìƒë“¤ë³´ë‹¤ë„ 30명 ë§Žì€ ê²ƒì´ë‹¤. 버지니아공대는 그러나 ì´ë²ˆ í•™ê¸°ì—ë„ ë²”ì¸ ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬ë¥¼ í¬í•¨í•´ 31ëª…ì´ 숨진 í˜„ìž¥ì¸ ë…¸ë¦¬ìŠ¤í™€ì—ì„ ìˆ˜ì—…ì„ 진행하지 않기로 í–ˆë‹¤ê³ ë°í˜”ë‹¤. 버지니아공대는 ë˜ 지난 번 참사와 ê°™ì€ ì¼ì´ ë°œìƒí•˜ì§€ ì•Šë„ë¡ 하기 위해 í•™êµë‚´ ë³´ì•ˆì‹œìŠ¤í…œë„ ëŒ€í­ 강화했다. í•™êµì¸¡ì€ ìš°ì„ ê°•ì˜ ë„ì¤‘ ì™¸ë¶€ë¡œë¶€í„°ì˜ ì¹¨ìž…ìžë¥¼ 막기 위해 ê°•ì˜ì‹¤ë§ˆë‹¤ ê°•ì˜ì‹¤ ì•ˆìª½ì—ì„œ ìž 그는 ê°ê¸ˆìž¥ì¹˜ë¥¼ ì„¤ì¹˜í–ˆê³ , 기숙사를 ì¶œìž…í• 때는 24시간내내 ë³´ì•ˆì²´í¬ë¥¼ ë°›ë„ë¡ 했으며 ë¹„ìƒì‚¬íƒœê°€ ë°œìƒí–ˆì„ 경우 í•™ìƒë“¤ì´ 대학측으로부터 ê¸´ê¸‰ì—°ë½ì„ ë°›ì„ 수 ìžˆë„ë¡ ë¬¸ìž 메시지 경보 ì‹œìŠ¤í…œì„ 구축했다. ì˜ë¬¸ê³¼ 니키 지오바니 êµìˆ˜ëŠ” ì´ë‚ CNNê³¼ì˜ ì¸í„°ë·°ì—ì„œ "í˜¸í‚¤(ë²„ì§€ë‹ˆì•„ê³µëŒ€ì˜ ìƒì§•)ì˜ ì •ì‹ ì€ 살아있다"면서 "ìˆ˜ì—…ì´ ì‹œìž‘ë¼ ëª¨ë‘ ë“¤ë– 있으며 우리는 새 학기 새로운 ì¶œë°œì„ í•˜ê³ ìžˆë‹¤"ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. 한편, 버지니아공대 ì¸ê·¼ ì•„íŒŒíŠ¸ì—ì„ ì „ë‚ ì¼ì‚°í™”íƒ„ì†Œ ëˆ„ì¶œì‚¬ê³ 가 ë°œìƒ, 5ëª…ì˜ í•™ìƒì´ ìž…ì›í•˜ê³ ì´ ê°€ìš´ë° 2ëª…ì€ ì¤‘íƒœì— ë¹ 지는 ì‚¬ê³ 가 ë°œìƒí•˜ëŠ” 등 ì–´ìˆ˜ì„ 한 분위기가 ì´ì–´ì§€ê¸°ë„ 했다. 현지 ê²½ì°°ì€ ì´ë‚ ì‚¬ê³ ì›ì¸ì— 대해 í•™ìƒë“¤ì´ 사용하는 ì•„íŒŒíŠ¸ì˜ 가스 ì˜¨ìˆ˜ê¸°ì˜ 밸브가 ìž˜ëª»ë¼ ì¼ì‚°í™”íƒ„ì†Œê°€ ëˆ„ì¶œëœ 것으로 ì¶”ì •ëœë‹¤ê³ ë°í˜”ë‹¤. -- Original Source: Yonhap News/Chosun Ilbo http://news.chosun.com/site/…
creator: Yonhap News
date: 2007-12-06
contributor: Haeyong Chung
language: ko