Articles filed under Northern Illinois University shooting
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'Music for the angels'Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - It took Chicago musician Mer more than a day to locate his Northern Illinois University buddies after news of the Feb. 14 shooting came down through a flurry of text mes...
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Imagining what might happenMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Mr. Dulan asked us to imagine the carnage at NIU if 20 or 30 armed and frightened students had opened fire. I imagined one dead sniper and three or four students that m...
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We all need to find our true beliefsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - One, NIU was a tragedy, yes, but the students at NIU are trying to move on with their lives. Don't forget the memories, but concentrate on stuff that is now, in the pres...
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Take away killers' 15 minutes of fameMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Well it happened again. For a little while, I thought it wouldn't, but I should have known better. The day after the shooting at NIU, a TV newscaster said they were with...
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Gun shop where NIU shooter bought weapons closesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ The backyard gun shop where Northern Illinois University gunman Steven Kazmierczak bought five guns has closed. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Expl...
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Maybe concealed carry solves all illsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I guess from all I am hearing, if the students at Northern Illinois University had been carrying concealed weapons, the killing rampage might not have occurred. Well, pe...
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Letter from NIU President John Peters on Cole HallMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - March 4, 2008 Dear Students and Colleagues, It has been nearly three weeks since the tragic events of February 14. It would be unreasonable to expect our campus to have ...
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Cole Hall demolition 'off the table'?Mar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Northern Illinois University's president and DeKalb-area lawmakers are now rethinking plans to demolish the university building that was the scene of a ho...
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For many, red flags present early in lifeMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Whatever is speculated about the gunman responsible for the horrific act at NIU, I can tell you his behavior and actions were not due to a simple cause such as breaking ...
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There are other ways to fight backMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I feel I must respond to Mr. Ronald Navara's letter of March 1. I too refuse to be a victim. But there are ways to fight back without a gun. Over 30 years ago I was a re...