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Local VT students react to tragedy

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“ By the time class ended, we know that something had to be going down . . . We were watching the news, just like everybody else was, except it was happening right next to us. ”

Andrew Smithey, senior

North Stafford HS graduate

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“ Everebody's just in shock and awe about how this can happen here. People were scared this morning...really for their lives, this madman on campus.”

Stephen Ellis, freshman

Stafford HS graduate

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“ At first, it didn't seem very serious, from the e-mail . . . then the e-mails started escalating”

Hesham Mabrouk, freshman

Chancellor HS graduate

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“ The first thing I thought was 'Are you serious?,' like this could never happen here . . . it's always seemed like such a safe place ”

Patrick Bales, Sophomore

Stafford HS graduate

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“ Something like this happens and it makes you question everything. . . no one knows what really to do or to say, we're just all in a state of shock, that something like this happened in our safe little college town. ”

Lauren Morrison, Junior

Massaponax HS graduate

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