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Recent Tragedy
At Northern Illinois University on Thursday, February 14th, a gunman and former student opened fire in a classroom and so far there have been six students killed, including the gunman.
See their Website and Updated CNN for more details.
Our hearts go out to our fellow students who have lost their own in this dark hour. We will be planning a vigil and memory book to send our support to the students of Northern Illinois. This post will be updated as more news comes in.
Update
The Student Counseling and Resource Center will be open at today at 3 PM for students who want to come in and talk about the recent tragedy. More details here.
Student Government will be hosting a memorial on Monday from 12-1 PM around the flag pole. More details here.
Update 2/18
Here are some facebook groups supporting the students of Northern Illinois:
Pray for Northern Illinois University Students and Families
Update 2/24
The memory book is at the info desk in the Reynolds Club. It will remain there until Friday, February 29th,
Written by Scott
Please write here to show your support for the students of Northern Illinois.
Comment by Scott — February 14, 2008 @ 11:38 pm
I feel so grieved by all the violence that keeps on surging in universities. I feel moved to pray that God will minister to the lives of those who are being moved to commit acts of violence so that they will have peace and joy and not engage in killing. We really should do something about this on our campus. We should try to reach out to people who feel moved to violence and try to help them cope with their problems and feel loved. Lord God, please fill the universities in this country with your love, your joy, your peace and your justice so that we may all live in harmony. Amen.
Comment by Andres Arias Ryan — February 15, 2008 @ 2:25 am