[KDAngel]

I go to ECU, and am a news editor at the paper. We ran articles in every section about the incident. Additionally the school held a vigil, followed by aninterfaith campus prayer and meditation service. The school's also called in outside counselors to be on campus to speak to students at the counseling center who need to talk.

I just can't believe all this is happening. Here's a letter I wrote that ran in today's paper...


To the Campus Community, Virginia Tech Community, friends and family:

We would like to offer our sympathies in connection with the tragedy that occurred yesterday at Virginia Tech. The loss of life sustained by the school will not be forgotten, nor will the voices of those that mourn, both here and throughout the rest of the country.

Today's issue offers articles that reflect and comment upon these recent events in an effort to enlighten and comfort readers, and address various aspects of the shooting.

We encourage everyone to keep an open mind and open heart for those that suffer as you peruse today's issue. In a way, we all suffer, as we are united as a nation in shock.

Although details emerge even as each of you read, the world will likely never know for sure why such a horrendous thing would happen, could happen. All that can be done from here is to pick up the pieces, to remember, and to rebuild.

Our hearts go out to those who have suffered in this tragedy, and know that we are all grieved, as college students, faculty members, staff members, parents, siblings and as Americans. We will remember those we lost yesterday at Virginia Tech; it could have been any one of us.

We will do our best to represent the consequences and aftermath of what has, unfortunately, assumed its place as the worst shooting in our nation's history.

We also sincerely hope that such a terrible event may never happen again, neither during our lifetimes nor in the lives of those that follow in our footsteps.

With deepest sympathy,