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VIGIL FOR VIRGINIA TECH: President Doug Bennet speaks to members of
the Wesleyan community during a memorial vigil April 18 at Olin Library.
The student-organized vigil was one way Wesleyan is expressing concern
to the victims of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy. Glaister Leslie '08,
pictured at left, offered a student reflection at the vigil and Tracy
Kimball, pictured at right, a visiting student from Smith College, was
the vigil's student organizer.
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All members of the campus community were
invited to light candles. |
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Wesleyan
Rabbi David Leipziger Teva asked the audience to hold hands as he read
the names of the shooting victims.
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Sporting a Virginia Tech sweatshirt, Joyce
Walter, director of the University Health Center, and David Phillips,
associate dean of the college and dean for the Class of 2010, hold their
candles during the vigil. Walter formerly worked at Radford University,
15 minutes away from Virginia Tech and she still has many friends in the
area. |
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Students lit each other's candles. Some
students spoke and offered reflections during the vigil. |
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The vigil concluded with several embraces.
(Photos by Olivia Bartlett) |
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