outside West Ambler Johnston Hall, the dormitory where Cho slaughtered his first two victims. A group of drummers and brass musicians first played Republic , as the mourners formed a procession towards Norris Hall, the There, an antique brass bell rang out once for every person who died. University officials released 33 white balloons followed by 1,000 more in maroon and orange, the colours of Virginia Tech and its sports teams.
Let's go Hokies! the crowd chanted, echoing the cheers heard thousands of times at university sports games. Students and campus ministers then placed 33 flags at the War Memorial Chapel, to the strains of The Long and Winding Limestone memorial stones have already been set up on the main campus lawn, including one for the gunman.
Yesterday, a letter left at Cho's stone read: Cho, you greatly underestimated our strength, courage and compassion. You have broken our hearts, but you have not broken our spirits. We are stronger and prouder than ever.
I have never been more proud to be a Hokie. Love, in the end, will always prevail. Erin J.
penalised. Several students said they were apprehensive about returning but I still feel safe. I always have, Claire Guzinski, a resident of West Ambler Johnston Hall, told the Associated Press.
I just think, stuff happens. It's still in the middle of nowhere, a rural area. What are the chances of it happening twice?
Another student, David Patton, admitted that things could never be the same again at Blacksburg, where the campus is based. I don't know how it's going to feel, the 19-year-old first-year student, who was friends with two of the victims, said. the planning of the attack.
They have not definitively concluded that he was the only person involved, although ballistics evidence has shown that the Former roommates described Cho as methodical and deliberate, recalling that empty ammunition clips and a gun holster through one of its sellers, although it denied reports that he also bought live ammunition, which eBay In Washington, a Senate committee began hearings on the question of university campus safety in the wake of the shootings. Committee members made clear, however, that they would not be tackling gun control.
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