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| Virginia Tech remembers shootings | Virginia Tech remembers shootings |
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| Students and staff at Virginia Tech have begun a day of mourning for those killed in the massacre by an armed student on 16 April last year. | Students and staff at Virginia Tech have begun a day of mourning for those killed in the massacre by an armed student on 16 April last year. |
| Twenty-seven students and five staff died when 23-year-old student Cho Seung-hui went on a campus shooting rampage before killing himself. | Twenty-seven students and five staff died when 23-year-old student Cho Seung-hui went on a campus shooting rampage before killing himself. |
| It was the most deadly shooting spree in modern US history. | It was the most deadly shooting spree in modern US history. |
| A ceremony to honour the dead is planned and a candle lit on campus at midnight will burn for 24 hours. | A ceremony to honour the dead is planned and a candle lit on campus at midnight will burn for 24 hours. |
| Virginia Tech President Charles W Steger will open the day of remembrance. | Virginia Tech President Charles W Steger will open the day of remembrance. |
| The names of the 32 victims will be read out, as well as a few words about each person. | The names of the 32 victims will be read out, as well as a few words about each person. |
| A candlelight vigil will follow later, while exhibitions and workshops will take place on campus throughout the day. | A candlelight vigil will follow later, while exhibitions and workshops will take place on campus throughout the day. |
| State governor Timothy Kaine has ordered state flags to be flown at half-mast, and there will be a moment of silence at midday, followed by the tolling of bells. | State governor Timothy Kaine has ordered state flags to be flown at half-mast, and there will be a moment of silence at midday, followed by the tolling of bells. |
| Private acts | Private acts |
| The anniversary brings back memories for those who were on campus when Cho started his shooting spree. | The anniversary brings back memories for those who were on campus when Cho started his shooting spree. |
| Heidi Miller, 20, from Harrisonburg, was shot three times and was one of six survivors in a French class. | Heidi Miller, 20, from Harrisonburg, was shot three times and was one of six survivors in a French class. |
| Students remember the deadCampus where students carry guns | Students remember the deadCampus where students carry guns |
| "It's like a big question mark," she told the Associated Press. "Should we be in mourning all day, or should we try to do something normal?" | "It's like a big question mark," she told the Associated Press. "Should we be in mourning all day, or should we try to do something normal?" |
| Some of the families of the victims say they will not be attending the official events and planned to grieve privately. | Some of the families of the victims say they will not be attending the official events and planned to grieve privately. |
| A Virginia Tech professor, Bryan Cloyd, whose daughter Austin was killed, plans to plant an oak tree with his wife Renee. | A Virginia Tech professor, Bryan Cloyd, whose daughter Austin was killed, plans to plant an oak tree with his wife Renee. |
| He told AP he wanted to honour their daughter's life by looking forward, rather than reflecting on the horrors of that day. | He told AP he wanted to honour their daughter's life by looking forward, rather than reflecting on the horrors of that day. |
| "I won't be able to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. I won't be able to bounce her children on my knee," he told AP. "And I don't think it's helpful to dwell on that, because where that leads is just more sadness. | "I won't be able to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. I won't be able to bounce her children on my knee," he told AP. "And I don't think it's helpful to dwell on that, because where that leads is just more sadness. |
| "I think what's helpful to do is to dwell on what can be. What can we do with what we have?" | "I think what's helpful to do is to dwell on what can be. What can we do with what we have?" |
| The events of 16 April 2007 prompted the US Congress to pass the first major gun legislation since 1994, improving background checks on buyers. | The events of 16 April 2007 prompted the US Congress to pass the first major gun legislation since 1994, improving background checks on buyers. |
| Further information about the events of the massacre is expected to be released as the result of a recent settlement totalling $11m (£5.5m) between survivors and victims' relatives and the US state. | Further information about the events of the massacre is expected to be released as the result of a recent settlement totalling $11m (£5.5m) between survivors and victims' relatives and the US state. |
| Lawyers said the settlement - designed to prevent future lawsuits - would help families meet medical and other costs. | Lawyers said the settlement - designed to prevent future lawsuits - would help families meet medical and other costs. |