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No.239 SIM音読用英文

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Virginia Tech Marks One-Year Anniversary of Campus Shooting
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Thousands gathered

at Virginia Polytechnic Institute

in remembrance of the university students and staff

who perished during a gun rampage

committed by a mentally unstable pupil, Seung-Hui Cho,

a U.S. resident from South Korea.

One by one, names of the victims were read,

along with tributes to the dead.

Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said

the university has struggled

to recover from the tragedy

- a process that continues to this day.

"It has been a difficult road;

it has been a hard journey, indeed.

It began with shock and trauma

and a flood of emotions.

And in the ensuing days and weeks and months,

we've searched for answers.

We've searched for meaning

in what is incomprehensible.

What is at the heart of this day

is not public.

Rather, it is a very private and profound loss.

We know intently

what the people we lost meant to us,

and we are more keenly aware

of how they touched and changed our lives."

Speaking afterwards, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine said

he continues to feel sorrow

over the events of a year ago,

as well as pride and admiration

for the Virginia Tech community

as it endeavors

to heal and continue its mission.

Although far from commonplace,

horrific school shootings have periodically marred

America's educational landscape

over the years.

In 1999, two Colorado high school students

killed 13 people and wounded 24 others

before committing suicide.

This past February, a gunman killed five people and wounded 18 others

at Northern Illinois University.

In light of the violence,

many schools have reviewed security measures

and placed additional emphasis

on programs

to identify and counsel students

who may be struggling

with psychological disorders.

In addition, a few university students have started a campaign

urging that students and faculty be permitted

to bring firearms on campus

for self-defense.

Few, if any, school administrators have endorsed the idea.


Michael Bowman, VOA News, Washington
by danueno | 2008-04-22 15:27 | SIM音読用英文


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