entil2001 / Member

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Being a Hokie is Tough Today

I didn't even turn on the TV or start the computer until just now.

I can't believe this happened at my school. Seriously. I had courses in that room. Even now, more than 10 years later, I remember walking those halls. Every camera angle matches one in my memory. All I can do is give my heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the dead and wounded. The administration and law enforcement will have a lot of very specific questions to answer, and the answers are going to have to be a hell of a lot better than what we've heard so far.

As tragic as this is, the thing I can't get out of my head is that my alma mater will no longer be remembered for its excellent engineering school, Corps of Cadets, champion football team, or the thousands of things that I remember from my five years there. It is now overshadowed my death and fear. The stigma of this day will be a burden on us all.