Both my undergraduate alma mater, Radford University, a school that is only 20 miles from the Virginia Tech campus, and Hollins University in Roanoke paid homage to those who needlessly lost their lives on Monday.
Many Radford U students ventured to Blacksburg for the various ceremonies on the Virginia Tech campus.
According to the RU web site, Kathryn Fulks, a sophomore from Stuarts Draft in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, attended the vigils with two of her cousins who go to Tech. One of her cousins lives in West Ambler Johnston Hall where the first shooting that claimed two lives occured. She talked about her concerns:
"It's unreal and it's unbelievable what happened," Fulks said. "We need to keep VT in our prayers and be thankful for our family and friends."
Fulks' friend Ashley McCray from Roanoke also attended the ceremonies:
"Most people from RU know someone from Tech, and vice versa," McCray said. "We're like brother and sister campuses."
The RU Choral performed "Carmine Burina" at Preston Hall with a special hymn for the victims. All 350 people in attendance joined them in the singing of the hymn.
At Hollins, a memorial service was held at duPont Chapel on Tuesday, and the HU dance department sponsored a silent walk for the victims.
There was good news on the HU campus this week in spite of the tragedy. Natasha Trethewey, a Hollins alum who now teaches at Emory University in Atlanta, won a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection "Native Ward."
Links:
http://www.radford.edu
http://www.hollins.edu
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