With the tragedy at Virginia Tech on Monday it has touched us all even in the sports world. The Nationals all wore Virginia Tech hats last night. Some people may question how much or if any this could help comfort people. One of the victims, Brian Bluhm, was a Tigers fan and a frequent poster at MotownSports.com.
Furthermore, Nick Dallamora, one of the three guys behind The Dugout, is a student at Virginia Tech and a resident of the Ambler Johnston dorm where the initial shooting happened. Nick is ok, but is shaken and has decided The Dugout is taking a few days off. He has also been writing about his experiences at The Fanhouse. Till today Nick said he was cursing the “messed-up bastard” to everyone he talked to and in the few spare moments he had to himself under his breath. Nick said “I was pissed at how a demented psychopath could walk behind me on my way to class, bear left and kill 30 kids at no expense of his own. What kind of messed up world is it where you aren't safe in a small southern college town?”
Today more than 20,000 people attended the convocation where President Bush spoke. Though, the most inspiring speech was given by Nikki Giovanni a Virginia Tech Student.
She ended with:
“We are strong and brave and innocent and unafraid. We are better than we think, not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imagination and the possibility we will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears, through all this sadness. We are the Hokies! We will prevail, we will prevail! We are Virginia Tech!”
According to Nick the crowd blew up. “I think we all realized just what being a Hokie meant at that point. It's not that we didn't know before, but yesterday it changed and it won't ever be the same again. Being a Hokie means being strong, supporting and helping those around you through adversity, and knowing the rest of us are here for you when things get too heavy.”
“We are the Hokies and we will prevail.”
Dedicated to Virginia Tech and all those who have been affected.
Furthermore, Nick Dallamora, one of the three guys behind The Dugout, is a student at Virginia Tech and a resident of the Ambler Johnston dorm where the initial shooting happened. Nick is ok, but is shaken and has decided The Dugout is taking a few days off. He has also been writing about his experiences at The Fanhouse. Till today Nick said he was cursing the “messed-up bastard” to everyone he talked to and in the few spare moments he had to himself under his breath. Nick said “I was pissed at how a demented psychopath could walk behind me on my way to class, bear left and kill 30 kids at no expense of his own. What kind of messed up world is it where you aren't safe in a small southern college town?”
Today more than 20,000 people attended the convocation where President Bush spoke. Though, the most inspiring speech was given by Nikki Giovanni a Virginia Tech Student.
She ended with:
“We are strong and brave and innocent and unafraid. We are better than we think, not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imagination and the possibility we will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears, through all this sadness. We are the Hokies! We will prevail, we will prevail! We are Virginia Tech!”
According to Nick the crowd blew up. “I think we all realized just what being a Hokie meant at that point. It's not that we didn't know before, but yesterday it changed and it won't ever be the same again. Being a Hokie means being strong, supporting and helping those around you through adversity, and knowing the rest of us are here for you when things get too heavy.”
“We are the Hokies and we will prevail.”
Dedicated to Virginia Tech and all those who have been affected.
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