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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 33 Resilient Hokies try to pick up pieces Thousands honor fallen, rally hope BY ERIN FRANCE, ERIC JOHNSON, JESSICA SCHONBERG AND ALEXANDRIA SHEALY STAFF WRITERS BLACKSBURG, Va. - Resounding cries of “Lets go Hokies!” echoed off the walls of Cassell Coliseum on Hiesday, cap turing the mix of grief and pride that marked Virginia Tech’s first full day of coping with the aftermath of Monday’s mas sacre. The basket ball stadium was filled with INSIDE See a list of identified victims of Monday's tragic attack. PAGE 5 Support beyond words si,} Xj | *■ m"" JBM— f—■■ and DTH/ANKIT GUPTA UNC students gather in the Pit on Tuesday for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech. Hundreds of students attended the vigil to listen to speakers and write messages of solidarity and consolation on posters to be sent to Virginia Tech. UNC community feels connected to Va. Tech BY ALLISON NICHOLS ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Hokie maroon and orange dotted the solemn crowd Tuesday night as hundreds from the Carolina community turned out in support of their peers at Virginia Tech. At a candlelight vigil organized by three UNC students fromNorthem Virginia, students, fac ulty and residents gathered in the Pit, on its steps and stood 10 deep in places outside it, many sporting ribbons with Va. Tech colors. Speakers and audience members expressed the need for community, both within UNC and also with all college students nationwide. “This is the time when, for all our words, we are speechless, when our fears trump our Hundreds of Orange County residents still without power Students coping with darkness, spoiled food BY COLIN CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER Though the sun was out Tuesday, many buildings in the Chapel Hill area remained dark for a second day following Monday’s power outage. As of Tuesday night, about 1,500 Duke Energy customers in Orange County remained online I dailytarhed.com SAVING LIVES Student group plans events to promote organ donation WORLD AFFAIRS Speaker discusses genocide and U.S. role in taking action RUNET PROTECTION The town plans several events to honor Earth Day Serving the students and the University community since 1893 01jr lady (Tar Urrl shouting students and community members, clad in the orange and maroon reminiscent of a Hokie Homecoming rally. Only minutes earlier, the room had been silent. The campus and the commu nity gathered at the coliseum for a Convocation to mourn the deaths of the 33 students and faculty members who died Monday. President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush attended the event, along with all of Virginia’s con gressmen, Gov. Tim Kaine and his wife, members of the university board of visitors, members of the clergy, poet and Va. Tech professor Nikki Giovanni and local officials. “For many of you, your first instinct was to call home and let your moms and dads know that hopes,” said Jan Rivero, campus minister of the Wesley Campus Ministry. “It is times like this when we need each other the most.” Counselors from Counseling and Wellness were circulating the crowd in case of a ne^d. Students were invited to write messages on posters that will be sent to Va. Tech. The posters will be in the Pit until the end of this week. Messages ranged from expressions of love for specific individuals to solidarity with the “Hokie nation” to “It could have been us” an idea that seemed to be on the minds of many. “Virginia Tech is a lot like Carolina,” said Margaret Jablonski, vice chancellor for student affairs, citing traits ranging from campus geog raphy to each school’s rabid sports fans. These similarities caused many students to wonder if a situation similar to the tragic shoot ing by a Va. Tech senior characterized as a loner that left 33 dead including the shooter, Cho without power, and officials said elec tricity might not be fully restored until Thursday night. About 25 addi- tional power crews arrived in Chapel Hill on TXiesday to work on restoring power to more than 9,000 customers who lost power Monday. The crews are focusing on areas around Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Franklin Street between campus I page 4 A BROAD COMPUINT UNC students are frustrated that an undermanned Study Abroad Office is backed up with appointments and forces them to wait for advice. | www.dailytarheel.com | H Va. Tech senior Cho Seung- Hui killed 30 people in Norris Hall on Monday before killing himself. you were OK,” Bush said. “I know many of you feel awfully far away from people you lean on and people you count on during difficult times. But as a dad, I can assure you a parent’s love is never far from their child’s heart.” The 10,000-seat arena reached capacity about 20 minutes before the event began at 2 p.m. Several thousand people also camped out in Lane Stadium to watch the cer emony on the JumboTron, filling Hillsborough Street and Estes Drive, said Charity Pitman, spokeswoman for Duke Energy. “We are working extremely hard on those areas,” she said. The continued outage is tak ing its toll on many students living off-campus. “I can’t really do work at home or take a shower or eat,” said junior Lorelle Babwah, who lives on Davie Circle. Senior David Nestler said some of his food has gone bad, the football field and parts of the stands. Many students rested their heads on friends’ shoulders and cried as speakers took the stage. The Convocation marked the first time the Tech community was brought together after learn ing that a senior English major, 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui, was responsible for the shootings. “How can we know if something like this will happen again?” junior Brandon Campion questioned. “That’s like everyone here.” Later Tuesday night, as students gathered on the campus’ sprawl ing Drillfield for a candlelit vigil, a crowd of thousands stood silent for almost 10 minutes. The only SEE VA. TECH, PAGE 5 Seung-Hui could happen here. “No campus is immune from what happened yesterday at Virginia Tech,” Chancellor James Moeser said in a Tuesday press release addressed to the Carolina community. “Just as we always do in the wake of a security issue on this cam pus, we also will learn from the Va Tech tragedy.” Stephanie Berman, Skylar Gudas and Alison Linas, the Northern Virginia natives who organized the event, led the gathering in lighting Go online to see a video from Tuesday night’s campus vigil. candles as an expression of community. “As we pass the flame let us be silent and reflect on these events and remember our peers in Blacksburg,” Linas said. SEE VIGIL , PAGE 5 prompting him to make a tuna fish sandwich with mustard instead of mayonnaise. “It was the most disgusting sandwich,” he said. Some students have been spending additional time on campus to cope with the out age. “I’ve been at the Student Union for the last day and a half,” said senior Eric Neff, who lives in Town House Apartments. The students said they are city | page ,9 MAKING A MOVE The Chapel Hill public works and transportation depart ments is in the midst of moving to new, more environmentally friendly facilities. PMEyrolpNP DTH/TIMOTHY REESE Virginia Tech students pack Lane Stadium to watch Tuesday's Convocation on a JumboTron. The event held at the basketball stadium, filled up quickly. Professor who died in tragedy worked at UNC BY ANDREW DUNN ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Christopher James Bishop, known as Jamie in his five years at UNC, was killed Monday in the tragedy that left 33 dead on the campus of Virginia Tech. He was 35. Bishop worked as an academic technology liaison at UNC from 2000 until 2005 with the Office of Arts & Sciences Information Services. He also taught an inter mediate German course in 2004. He left UNC to become an adjunct instructor of German and a technology trainer with the Faculty Development Institute at Va. Tech. He was leading a class in intro ductory German at about 9:50 am. Monday when the gunman aimed at his head and fired, The Washington Post reported Thesday. “Jamie’s thoughtfulness, energy and laughter made him a wonder ful peer and friend to many” his for mer co-workers said in a collective statement “His legacy continues to shape the education of thousands of students to this day.” Bishop first was hired at UNC as a temporary employee in 2000, his former supervisor, Jason Li, said. Bishop later was hired as a full-time employee, working with instructors in language depart ments and providing one-on-one training in computer applications. “He was such a motivated, dedi cated employee,” Li said. Charlie Green, associate vice chancellor for teaching and learn ing at Information Technology Services, looked back fondly on his time working with Bishop. “He was a creative thinker,” Green said. “He was someone who saw technology as a creative tool.” One innovation of Bishop’s was a way to record students’ language practice through laptops. Previously, students had to tape-record their “I can’t really do work at home or take a shower or eat.” LORELLE BABWAH, JUNIOR. DAVIE CIRCLE RESIDENT surprised at how long they have been without power. “I would have expected it to be on with in 18 hours,” Neff said. But for some the power issues have caused more serious problems. “The power surge fried my laptop,” Babwah said. Pitman said Monday’s strong winds this day in history APRIL 18,1988... Margo Crawford becomes the first director of the Sonja Haynes Black Cultural Center. She goes on to help lead the fight for a freestanding building for the center. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007 Va. Tech professor Jamie Bishop was teaching a German class when he was shot to death. practice and physically briijg the tape to their instructor, Green said. Bishop crafted a software pack age to record and send the practice digitally which is of much higher quality and much more efficient. But Bishop’s value was more than just in his work. “He cared about people,” Green said. “He would spend a lot of time making sure people he worked with had everything they needed.” Green said this aspect of his personality is reflected >n the fact that Bishop was nominated for an Information Technology award designed to reward versatility and willingness to go beyond the call of duty each year he was at UNC. Bishop’s wife, Stefanie Hofer, earned her Ph.D. in Germanic lan guages from UNC and later taught with Bishop in the German pro gram at Va. Tech. Bishop was a Fulbright scholar at Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany, and lived in Heidelberg from 1995 to 1996. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s in German at the University of Georgia. Bishop was also a prolific artist. He had posted an extensive gallery of photos, multimedia projects, graphic designs for book covers and computer-generated images on his Web site www.memory39.com. “He was a member of our fam ily,” Green said. “He will be deeply missed.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. delayed restoration efforts. The wind gusts reached 50 mph, causing safety concerns for utility crews, who were unable to start major operations until Tuesday. “Mother Nature’s cooperating more with us today,” she said. The fierce winds Monday also knocked SEE POWER OUTAGE, PAGE 5 weather > v PM jfRUk Showers —— H 64, L 46 index police log 2 calendar 2 opinion 10 sports 7 games 7
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