Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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Shootings prompt predictable debateFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The reaction following tragedies like the one at NIU is predictable. Those who favor gun control argue tougher gun control laws would reduce the number of senseless shoo...
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NIU urges controlled response to protestersFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Amid concerns a religious protest group will try to disrupt Sunday's campus memorial, NIU police have trained about 90 people in peaceful and legal techniques for shield...
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DeKalb kids help boost Huskies' spiritsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - In an attempt to return to normalcy, some Northern Illinois University student athletes spent part of their Friday afternoon at DeKalb's Lincoln Elementary School talkin...
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Never so proud to be an NIU alumFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I am responding to a letter titled "Where are heroes when we need them?'" I am a proud NIU alumni and parent of a current student. This has been a shocking, surreal and ...
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Could tragedy have been averted?Feb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - What a tragedy it was to read of the Valentine's Day shooting massacre at Northern Illinois University, which took the lives of five young adults with promising futures ...
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Obama to attend NIU memorialFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Barack Obama will be among the thousands expected to attend a Sunday evening memorial service for five students slain Feb. 14 at Northern Illinois University. Obama...
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NIU shootings raise many scary questionsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been sitting here listening to all the news about the NIU shooting. My heart goes out to so many - the victims, their families, the students, the community, the sho...
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NIU memorialsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Palatine For: DeKalb-Sycamore Community Memorial Fund; NIU's February 14 Student Scholarship Fund What: 10 bands, including Mike & Joe, 16 Candles, Modern Day Romeos, M...
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Thousands gather at NIU for five slain studentsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Thousands of students, teachers and community members gathered Thursday afternoon to commemorate a loss shared, and felt, by all. "We are all wounded in spirit," NIU Pre...
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Guns do too kill people; ban themFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - It's true we need more effective people in government and background checks. However, the old adage that it's not guns that kill, but people, is a crock. Tell me what c...