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Students express their support for victims
Prayers for the victims of the shootings won’t be isolated within the NIU community.
Bryce Carter, a Virginia Tech sophomore, said NIU can expect to see a lot of support from his university.
“It’s horrible to see NIU going through the same tragedy we did,” Carter said. “We are sending out our thoughts and prayers to the victims.”
Carter updated his Facebook icon to two black ribbons with the NIU and Virginia Tech logos to show his support.
He said he understands the situation NIU is facing, and he has experienced the emotions NIU students must be going through and how difficult they are to overcome.
Carter stressed the importance of unity.
“Today, we’re all Huskies,” he said. “We’re all in this together.”
Many students will wear NIU colors to respect those impacted by the school shooting.
This is a sentiment that was widely embraced after the tragedy at Virginia Tech in April 2007, when students at NIU wore orange and maroon to honor the victims.
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Keeping everyone in my thoughts, and know we can get through this together, NIU. I\'d like to say thank you to the English Undergraduate Dept. ladies who did such a great job taking care of us in DuSable. Thank you to the first responders who were there so quickly.
I want to express my support for the NIU students, faculty, and staff. My sympathies to family and friends of the victims. I am a former Illinois resident who has visited the NIU campus. There really are no words. You will be in my toughts and prayers. God bless you all.
As an NIU alum, my sympathy goes out to all affected by this horrendous event. As heavy as my heart is, I am confident that the NIU community - faculty, administration, and most of all Huskies past and present will band together through this tragedy.
I am weary of soul Asking \"Why, why?\" repeatedly. All of America is. To the Students and Staff, America stands silently in tears beside you.