http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_UniversityFind stories, videos, and photos about Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:41:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/CRIME/08/19/virginia.tech.records/tztop.virginia.tech.cho.jpg.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_University14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/19/virginia.tech.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/19/virginia.tech.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextOnce-missing Virginia Tech mental health records regarding a student who killed 32 people and himself in a campus rampage were released Wednesday.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/28/texting.driving.dangers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/28/texting.driving.dangers/index.html#cnnSTCTextTruckers who text while driving are 23 times more likely to crash or get into a near-wreck than an undistracted driver, while car drivers face the greatest danger when dialing their cell phones, a transportation study found.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/28/virginia.tech.families/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/28/virginia.tech.families/index.html#cnnSTCTextVirginia Gov. Tim Kaine agreed Tuesday to review the report examining the deadly 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech and to correct any errors based on what has been learned since its publication.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/22/virginia.tech.cho.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/22/virginia.tech.cho.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe university mental health files of Seung-Hui Cho, the man who went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in 2007, were recently discovered, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Wednesday.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/10/virginia.tech.shooting.moving.on/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/10/virginia.tech.shooting.moving.on/index.html#cnnSTCTextKristina Heeger was wounded in her French class nearly two years ago when a gunman killed 30 of her classmates and instructors at Virginia Tech's Norris Hall.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/virginia.university.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/virginia.university.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA six-hour lockdown prompted by a fatal shooting near a Virginia campus was lifted as police continued a search for the gunman.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_glockner/03/02/bracket/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_glockner/03/02/bracket/index.htmlWith Selection Sunday less than two weeks away, SI.com's Andy Glockner projects the field.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/22/virginia.tech.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/22/virginia.tech.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA female graduate student at Virginia Tech was killed Wednesday night when a man she knew attacked her with a knife and decapitated her, a school spokesman said.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/virginia.tech.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/virginia.tech.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Virginia judge on Tuesday approved an $11 million settlement from the state to the families of victims killed or injured in last year's Virginia Tech shootings.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/vatech.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/vatech.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe owner of an online firearms store that sold one of the guns used by Seung-Hui Cho in the massacre at Virginia Tech spoke there Thursday in support of carrying concealed weapons on campus.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/24/va.tech.niu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/24/va.tech.niu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe owner of a company that sold firearm merchandise to both the Virginia Tech University and Northern Illinois University shooters said he will sell his guns at cost for the next two weeks in hopes that "law-abiding" citizens will buy them to prevent similar tragedies.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe online weapons dealer who sold one of the guns used in the Virginia Tech shootings is planning to visit the campus Thursday, a decision the school's spokesman called "terribly offensive"Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/vt.one.year.later/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/vt.one.year.later/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne year after the worst school shooting in United States history, Virginia Tech students have discovered that while grief remains, rememberance and community can help bring comfort.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/vt.broad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/vt.broad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt already seems like history; it is amazing to think it has only been a year.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731195,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731195,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA year after the massacre, there has been much talk but little real action to prevent such a tragedy from recurringTue, 15 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/15/tech.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/15/tech.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTextWilliam Kim still calls the cell phone of his son, a 21-year-old senior at Virginia Tech, just to hear his voice. He feels cheated out of a chance to save his only boy.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/15/vt.oneal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/15/vt.oneal/index.html#cnnSTCTextCollege students are faced with many challenges each day. It's tough to balance a job with hours of homework, and to pay attention in class while planning an escape route from a lecture hall seat.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/14/campus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/14/campus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCText"Would you rather just sit there and cower underneath a desk when someone executes you or would you rather have a chance to defend your life? That's what it really boils down to."Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/va.tech.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/va.tech.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTextVirginia officials are working to compensate victims' families for last year's Virginia Tech shooting spree, which left almost 50 students and staff members dead or wounded, Gov. Tim Kaine told a radio station Tuesday.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/17/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/17/scotus.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextShelly Parker wants to know why she cannot keep a handgun in her house. As a single woman she has been threatened by neighborhood drug dealers in a city where violent crime rates are on the rise.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1718177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1718177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCritics deride Illinois' plan to spend $40 million to raze the building where the NIU mass murders took placeThu, 28 Feb 2008 22:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/campus.safety.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/campus.safety.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf a shooter came into some of the biggest classrooms at the University of California-Berkeley, recent graduate Scott Alto wonders whether students would be able to protect themselves. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIllinois lawmakers moved swiftly with a gun law after Virginia Tech's shooting, but it came too late for Northern Illinois University and it is unclear whether it would have made a differenceTue, 19 Feb 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA firearms dealer in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Friday confirmed a bizarre link between the graduate student accused of killing five people at Northern Illinois University and the gunman in last year's deadly shootings at Virginia Tech.Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:33:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dave_zirin/01/23/womens.hoops/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dave_zirin/01/23/womens.hoops/index.htmlThey've won 10 straight games and are fifth in the nation with a 15-2 record. They play basketball with a fluid grace and are coached by someone considered a "legend." And yet I'll wager you have no idea what I'm writing about.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:51:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/01/06/lsu.injuries/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/01/06/lsu.injuries/index.htmlNEW ORLEANS -- For the better part of two months, as two-time No. 1 team LSU seemed to become progressively less dominant, losing two SEC games and barely surviving several others, we heard the same, repeated excuse: The Tigers were "banged up."Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/gun.checks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/gun.checks/index.html#cnnSTCTextStates appear to be taking more action to keep guns out of the hands of people with mental health problems in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, new figures show.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/10/cnn.heroes.archive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/10/cnn.heroes.archive/index.html#cnnSTCTextEveryday Superheroes: Spontaneous acts of courage in the face of danger by members of the public.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/20/behind.wheel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/20/behind.wheel/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf every accident report filed with insurance agencies were true, America's roads would be a wild freak show of deer large enough to span four lanes and rockslides that toss boulders and trees into the path of traffic about every five minutes. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/22/delaware.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/22/delaware.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators probing Friday's shootings of two students at Delaware State University believe the suspect they're looking for is a male student who is no longer on campus, the school's police chief said Saturday.Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/delaware.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/delaware.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice said they were interviewing a student who is a "person of interest" in Friday's shooting of two other students at Delaware State University. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/29/draft.2008.defense/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/29/draft.2008.defense/index.htmlThe defensive players eligible for the 2008 NFL draft are significantly better than those from the other side of the ball. And a good number of these prospects reside on the roster of the USC Trojans. Here's a look at the top defensive players who will be eligible for the draft next April.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/vtech.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/vtech.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextBetter information by officials might have saved lives in the Virginia Tech massacre, an investigation into the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history found.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/29/crystal.ball/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/29/crystal.ball/index.htmlSI.com's college football writers Stewart Mandel, Luke Winn, Cory McCartney and Austin Murphy provide their predictions for the season.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/vtech.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/vtech.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn internal review of the actions Virginia Tech took in the hours after student Seung-Hui Cho's April shooting spree makes suggestions to boost security but assigns no blame for the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1651473_1651472_1650464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1651473_1651472_1650464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs students return to the campus, a debate continues over how schools should handle students in distressTue, 07 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20049274,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20049274,00.htmlJohn Mayer and the Dave Matthews Band are set to play a special concert at Virginia Tech on Sept. 6 to help the university and its students begin the new school year on a positive note following April's tragedy there.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/13/virginia.tech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/13/virginia.tech/index.htmlCowed by confusing privacy laws, authorities sometimes fail to raise red flags about potentially dangerous students, and peers keep quiet out of a false sense of duty, a federal report on the Virginia Tech shootings concluded Wednesday.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/25/news/companies/campus_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/25/news/companies/campus_security/index.htmIn the wake of the massacre at Virginia Tech, security companies are pushing a slew of new products to educational institutions that want new ways to protect their students.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.htmlThis much we now know beyond the shadow of a doubt: Americans love their spring football.Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/23/va.tech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/23/va.tech/index.htmlA bell tolled every 22 seconds, silence lasted for 10 minutes and then a thousand balloons filled the sky Monday over the Virginia Tech campus as the university remembered the 32 victims of last Monday's shooting rampage.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/vtech.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/vtech.shooting/index.htmlInvestigators are examining the computer and cell phone of the woman believed to have been the first victim of the Virginia Tech massacre, as well as an eBay account the gunman may have used.Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/tech.student/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/tech.student/index.htmlI am a Hokie. Virginia Tech is my school, my home and my life. The morning of the tragic events this week, I was woken up by a phone call telling me there was a shooting in a dorm.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/vtech.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/vtech.shooting/index.htmlBells tolled Friday at Virginia Tech to honor victims of the deadliest shooting on a U.S. college campus, and mourners, many wearing orange and maroon, bowed their heads, embraced and held hands in a moment of silence.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/vtech.threats/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/vtech.threats/index.htmlLaw enforcement agencies across the nation have received as many as 40 copycat threats to schools since Monday's Virginia Tech massacre, according to the FBI.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/commentary.nugent/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/commentary.nugent/index.htmlZero tolerance, huh? Gun-free zones, huh? Try this on for size: Columbine gun-free zone, New York City pizza shop gun-free zone, Luby's Cafeteria gun-free zone, Amish school in Pennsylvania gun-free zone and now Virginia Tech gun-free zone.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/19/vtech.emotions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/19/vtech.emotions/index.htmlKacey Ruegsegger Johnson wants the Virginia Tech shooting survivors to know that their pain and anger and fear are normal. And she wants them to know it will get better.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/19/shooting.columbine.survivor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/19/shooting.columbine.survivor/index.htmlAs Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson got ready for bed Monday night, she planned an escape route from her Tuesday morning theology class at Denver Seminary. The 25-year-old Columbine survivor wanted to be ready.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/student.counseling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/student.counseling/index.htmlCho Seung-Hui's behavior raised red flags long before he slaughtered at least 30 people on the Virginia Tech campus and killed himself, and many people now wonder what, if anything, could have been done to head off the atrocity.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/vtech.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/19/vtech.shooting/index.htmlAngry students, faculty and loved ones urged the media to focus on the 32 victims of Monday's shootings on the Virginia Tech campus, not the twisted words and images of the man who gunned them down.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/commentary.plate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/commentary.plate/index.htmlMost days, it is not at all hard to feel proud to be an American. But on days such as this, it is very difficult.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.victims.1527/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.victims.1527/index.htmlHad they lived, they might have gone on to change the world as teachers, military officers or engineers -- but the killer who cut so many lives short at Virginia Tech snatched all that away.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/18/vatech.online/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/18/vatech.online/index.htmlFor one Virginia Tech sophomore, the terrible news didn't come through a conversation with a friend or from the authorities, or even over the phone.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.cnnu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.cnnu/index.html"Today, we are all Hokies."Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.security.alert/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.security.alert/index.htmlPolice officers carrying rifles and wearing flak jackets responded to what turned out to be an unfounded threat Wednesday near the engineering building in which 31 people died Monday in the nation's deadliest shooting spree.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/vatech.globalpress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/vatech.globalpress/index.htmlNewspapers from America to India, South Korea and the UK have expressed shock at the killing of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech University.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.victims/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.victims/index.htmlTwelve victims of Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech remained hospitalized Wednesday night.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/Dobbs.April18/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/Dobbs.April18/index.htmlOur country is in shock at the slaughter of 32 Virginia Tech students and teachers. Our national consciousness will be dominated for days by the senseless deaths and the wounding of dozens more on Virginia Tech's campus.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.victims/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.victims/index.htmlReema Samaha was a beautiful, creative dancer. Ryan "Stack" Clark went out of his way to make new band members feel welcome. Daniel Perez Cueva spoke four languages and hoped to change the world.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/17/vatech.online/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/17/vatech.online/index.htmlAs police officers and reporters swarmed the Virginia Tech campus, many students turned to the Internet to share information and stories, ask questions, and comfort each other.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/flinchum.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/flinchum.profile/index.htmlWhen the hunt for a jail escapee shut down the Virginia Tech campus last August, then-interim police Chief Wendell Flinchum won praise for his calm demeanor and decision-making.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/04/17/vatech.springcancellation/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/04/17/vatech.springcancellation/index.htmlVirginia Tech's football program has canceled its final four days of spring practice, including Saturday's scheduled spring game at Lane Stadium, in the wake of a campus shooting-spree Monday in which 33 people were killed, Hokies coach Frank Beamer said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/steger.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/steger.profile/index.htmlVirginia Tech President Charles Steger solemnly addressed the world Monday as a tragedy unfolded around him.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/timeline.text/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/timeline.text/index.htmlAt least 33 people, including a gunman, were killed Monday during shootings in a dorm and a classroom building at Virginia Tech, university officials said. Here is a timeline of the events of the morning, according to university officials and eyewitness accounts.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.reader.feedback/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.reader.feedback/index.htmlAt least 31 people were killed Monday in two shootings at Virginia Tech, according to a state official, making it the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/campus.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/campus.security/index.htmlThe president of Virginia Tech on Tuesday defended authorities' initial response to shootings at two university buildings that left 33 people dead, including the gunman.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.shooting.victims/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.shooting.victims/index.htmlThe victims came to Virginia Tech from different backgrounds and different continents.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/university.emails/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/university.emails/index.htmlAt least 33 people, including a gunman, were killed Monday during shootings in a dorm and a classroom building at Virginia Tech, university officials said.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/16/vatech.reax/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/16/vatech.reax/index.htmlWhen you follow the world of college sports for a living, it's easy to get sucked into its vacuum.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/students.witnesses/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/students.witnesses/index.htmlA gunman shot and killed himself after opening fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing at least 32 others in the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/campus.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/campus.security/index.htmlOfficials at Virginia Tech said Monday that they thought the situation was under control during the hours between two shootings that claimed 33 lives.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/18/closerlook.siu/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/18/closerlook.siu/index.htmlCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Southern Illinois is in the Sweet 16. This should be a really big deal, right? Time for the talking heads to fall all over themselves in shock that some school from Carbondale, Ill., is still alive in the Big Dance while the likes of Duke, Arizona and Wisconsin have gone home. Time for fans around the country to break out the inevitable "What's a Saluki?" line.Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/16/closerlook.vatech/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/16/closerlook.vatech/index.htmlCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- A jubilant Seth Greenberg walked over to press row, slapped hands with Virginia Tech's radio announcers and shouted, "How'd we do that?" The rest of Nationwide Arena was wondering the same thing.Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:56:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/bill_trocchi/01/26/mid.major.curry/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/bill_trocchi/01/26/mid.major.curry/index.htmlWhen you see Davidson freshman Stephen Curry is averaging 19 points per game, and you hear he is the son of former NBA standout Dell Curry, the assumption is father taught son the ins and outs of how to ball.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:04:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dave_krider/01/03/gardner.krider/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dave_krider/01/03/gardner.krider/index.htmlNever one to shy from competition on the mat, Cody Gardner, a powerful 215-pounder from Christiansburg (Va.) High, has established a stronghold on the title of the nation's top-ranked wrestler.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/20/driving.study/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/20/driving.study/index.htmlA new study lends scientific credence to what many already suspect: Drivers dabbing on makeup, chatting on cell phones or eating breakfast are three times as likely to be involved in a crash as more attentive motorists.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/05/news/economy/money_worries_productivity/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/05/news/economy/money_worries_productivity/index.htmMoney worries could be hitting worker productivity, according to a published report.Wed, 05 Oct 2005 10:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370723/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370723/index.htmWhat if the next time it snowed your pockets filled with cash? What if a broker could buy a sunny day--and sell short a dreaded winter? Well, it's happening. Over the past few years the weather-der...Mon, 31 May 2004 04:01:00 EDT