Archive for February 26th, 2008

Sam on FOX Chicago

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

NIU Needs Answers was featured in a brief segment on Fox 32 Chicago News Monday night, the website along with our own Sam Brunell were both given air time. Sam gave an account of her experience on February 14 in Cole Hall; previously she recounted it in an in depth in a post on February 23. You can see the segment in the video link at the bottom of this FOX Chicago page.

Victims memorialized, A University moves on

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

On Sunday February 24, NIU reunited 10 days after a shocking event.

It was hard to know what to expect other than raw emotion.
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NIUFilter: Lockdowns and shooting sprees

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

NIUFilter is a regular segment on this blog that attempts to sift through the reams of information one can acquire on the web surrounding this tragedy, so click away, the links are meant to enhance your knowledge.

As I write this a small college in Virginia is under lockdown after reports of a possible gunman on campus. While I hope this incident is the result of extreme vigilance on the part of the college officials, it does illustrate the increasing regularity of incidents like these.

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