Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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She stood out at Morton EastFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Catalina Garcia stood out among her peers. She had the potential to be a great teacher, even a great leader. That's how Catalina Garcia's former high school teachers des...
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NIU shootings show vulnerability despite efforts to secure schoolsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Bloody students fleeing in terror. Bodies carried out on stretchers. Candlelight vigils and makeshift shrines. Another campus, another deadly attack with a sickening sen...
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Wounded students being treated in hospitals, at homeFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As the Northern Illinois University community mourns the deaths of five students, others who were wounded in Thursday's shootings were being treated at area hospitals an...
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NIU survivor re-lived shooting for best friendFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Patrick Korellis, a fan of all things weather and Greek-related, was one of dozens of students in the geology class when the shooting started. By the time it was over, h...
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Several of the killed and wounded were from area suburbsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - At least four of the five NIU shooting victims were from Chicago-area towns. Several other local residents were among those injured. The five victims, as identified by t...
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Surburbs reach out to help NIU studentsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A prayer service for the Northern Illinois University community will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Holy Spirit Catholic Community, 2003 Hassert Blvd./111th St. at Book R...
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Virginia Tech president responds to NIU shootingsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The following is a letter written Friday to Northern Illinois University President John Peters from Charles Steger, president of Virginia Tech, in response to the ma...
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Help is availableFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NIU Students, staff and their families coping with grief and anxiety related to Thursday's tragedy can contact any of the following agencies. • Rainbow Hospice. For peop...
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Bolingbrook student recounts panic in classroom during shootingFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - DEKALB -- Desiree Smith wasn't supposed to be in the classroom. The senior journalism major had picked up the geology class at the last minute after dropping another cou...
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Five people, gunman killed in shooting at NIU lecture hallFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Northern Illinois University student opened fire at the DeKalb campus Thursday and then shot himself, leaving six dead and 15 wounded. At least two of the victi...