Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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NIU president pleased with new campus safety lawNov 04, 2021 9:52 pm - DEKALB -- The president of Northern Illinois University says he's pleased that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed the state's new Campus Security Enhancement Act. The law w...
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Children traumatized in aftermath of NIU shootingNov 04, 2021 9:46 pm - The shootings at Northern Illinois University last winter targeted college students, but it turns out children were among the victims. Although it didn't have precise nu...
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Magazine reveals new details about NIU shooterNov 04, 2021 2:26 pm - Steven Kazmierczak admired how the gunman at Virginia Tech chained the doors to prevent students from escaping and the plan by two Columbine High School students to crea...
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Scholarship will honor NIU victimNov 04, 2021 10:59 am - A fundraiser Saturday at in Carpentersville will benefit a scholarship fund set up in the name of a local victim of the Valentine's Day shooting at Northern Illinois Uni...
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NIU still counting on stateNov 04, 2021 10:22 am - Northern Illinois University officials said they hope they'll get another chance at state money to remodel the lecture hall where five students were gunned down during a...
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NIU official offers advice on handling media during a crisisNov 03, 2021 11:56 pm - Nothing could have prepared Northern Illinois University officials for the Valentine's Day shootings and the aftermath that drew local, national and international attent...
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Cole Hall renovation plan decidedNov 03, 2021 10:17 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The head of Northern Illinois University has decided on a $7.7 million plan to remodel the lecture hall where five people were slain by a suicidal gunman ...
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Lack of civility at gun violence forumNov 03, 2021 7:57 pm - My wife and I attended the Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence forum in Naperville on April 14 at the NIU campus. The purpose of the meeting was to focus on what...
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NIU memorial ideas due April 29Nov 03, 2021 7:32 pm - Just two months after the Feb. 14 shooting that claimed the lives of five students, Northern Illinois University is well on its way to building a memorial to honor the s...
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NIU extends thanks, thoughts to Virginia TechNov 03, 2021 6:52 pm - Huskies and Hokies may sound similar, but the two mascots and the universities they represent had little in common until Feb. 14, 2008, when a gunman killed five student...