As an NIU Alum and parent of a current student, my prayers are with the students and faculty of NIU today.
why don\'t we just say no to guns. A ban on guns will help. No guns, no shootings.
I just cannot believe that this has happened at my alma mater. I unfortunately had a connection to someone that was killed at Virginia Tech. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families as well as everyone on campus.
My prayers go out to all the students of NIU.
The entire world is weeping.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this time. It\'s such a shame that someone is hurting so bad inside that they turn to this for the answer. I pray everyday that these incidents stop. God Bless.
Saluki Nation is with you during this terrible time. There is a movement here to wear NIU red on Friday.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire NIU community after this terrible afternoon. Time will eventually heal your wounds and hopefully your fears.
My condolences to everyone on and off campus, and to the families and friend most directly affected. \"This world is not conclusion; A sequel stands beyond, Invisible, as music, But positive, As sound. -- Emily Dickinson
I graduated last may and moved to Peoria, IL. I am now an alum of NIU, but I have never felt more like a Huskie than I do now.
This is terrible but at least the immediate threat is over. My sympathies to the victims. I have uploaded some picutres to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51656737@N00/sets/72157603910678952/
just know that students over here at san jose state university are thinking of you. this kind of thing can happen anywhere, and that\'s what scares me the most. god bless all of you.
To all at NIU, stay strong and remember to love those around you every day, life is too short and way too crazy. We can never know what to expect from one minute to the next. My prayers are for those who need them during this tragic time...
As a proud alum from the Class of 1997, I mourn with the rest of the extended NIU family with tears of Cardinal and Black. God Bless.
As an NIU Alum (\'02-Sociology) my thoughts go out to you. I know that you will get through these tough times. I have never been more proud to be a Huskie!
Hang in there, guys. The entire country has you in their thoughts and prayers.
As a 1986 graduate, i want to extend my condolences to the victims and the entire NIU family. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
As a student at the University of Illinois - Urbana it is very distressing for me to hear that the shooter was a student here. My prayers, and the thoughts of this sister school, are with NIU during this time of grief.
On behalf of the Purdue University community, I send our prayers, tears, and blessings on everyone affected by this tragedy.
From Virginia Tech: Our hearts are with you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you
Boston, MA has you in their prayers. Stay strong.
As past students of NIU we grieve for those lost their lives at Cole Hall. We send out our prayers and support to those vicitms, their families, and all the students at NIU. Cole Hall will never mean the same to us. God\'s Speed.
Thoughts and prayers from a Virginia Tech alum.
My prayers go out to all the students of NIU. God will bless you all.
From Central Michigan University, our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Hold strong, Huskies.
I am heart broken. I graduated with a degree in Photojournalism in 1982. I remember sitting in lectures in Cole Hall. Even with the horror of what happened there and with what seems to be a diseased trend in our society, we must go on with our lives. My sympathy to all of N.I.U.
No poor words of mine can encapsulate this tragedy. Allow me to simply say, as a survivor of a large and recent car accident, that there is now way to know, getting up in the morning, which day will be our last. All we can do is li
The state of Illinois has you in our prayers. We are all Huskies.
my thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends effected by this tragic event. May they find peace in their hearts during this difficult time and know they are not alone. A big thank you to all of the Emergency Response Teams that helped in a fast lock down on the campus.
I am an NIU alumni and I just want to extend my thoughts and prayers to all the the NIU students and faculty. Also to the victims and their families. Today we are all Huksies.
Another shocked NIU alum here - my thoughts and prayers go out to all involved in or touched by this tragedy.
my prayers and thoughts are with all the students and grieving loved ones at NIU. Stay strong
Alumn from the Class of 2002--- I am absolutely heartbroken that this can happen at a place that I love and have wonderful memories. My thoughts and prayers are with all of NIU and DeKalb.
Very sad to hear of such tragic news from my alma mater (class of \'76). My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the innocent victims of this senseless tragedy.
I know Gayle\'s Parents. I\'m so very sorry. My prayers are with you
Parents of NIU students speak out against gun violence 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 12 at Oakton Community College, 7700 N. Lincoln, Skokie, Room P-104; all NIU students and parents encouraged to attend. Call 312-339-7399 for details.
Our thoughts are with everyone at NIU. It is difficult to imagine that a place I sat and took classes in the late 80s is now a crime scene. I am an alumni of NIU, class of 1990
I am a graduate of Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. Huskies, I know that the entire Saluki nation is grieving with you, and today, we all stand as one. Please know that you are never alone, and we are all thinking about you, your friends, familes, and fellow classmates.
My husband and I are both alumni of NIU, class of 1979 and 1980. What a sad day in Dekalb. We will pray for the entire Huskie community. God bless NIU.
I am an alumni of NIU from 1981. It\'s hard to imagine that a place I took classes in is the scene of such a great and needless tragedy. My thoughts are with you.
I graduated from NIU in 1993. I vividly remember taking classes in Cole Hall.
I graduated from NIU in 1993. I vividly remember taking classes in Cole Hall. I cannot imaginve what those students who were in that lecture hall at 3:05PM must be going through. My family is keeping all of you in our thoughts and prayers.
As a member of the Virginia Tech community I extend the love and support of the Hokie Nation to all of you.
My deepest sympathies. a memorial page is at myspace niumemorial
Are thoughts and prayers are with you all
We will all get through this. NIU is so much more than this. Refuse to be defined by this event. We were a special community before this happened and we will continue to be one.
Everyone must stay strong and keep praying for the families of the victims and everyone involved. positive vibes.
I am a student at DeKalb highschool, and I have never seen such a sense of unity at the school as I saw on Feb. 15th. Our thoughts are with you all.
We grieve for the victims and their families. As alumni of NIU we are full of sorrow. Our deepest condolences to those who are affected. Stay strong, NIU. This too shall pass.
When I heard about the tragedy at Northern, my heart dropped. I am a graduate of NIU and while I am far away in Colorado, my thoughts are right there in DeKalb with the vicitims, the University, and the community
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo (Paperback - Jan 22, 2008)
I want you to know that all the world is keeping you in their prayers. I\'ve made a video allowing people from all of youtube to leave comments and loving words for the victims, friends, and families of this tragedy. The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHzDD8BarsA
As someone who went through a similar tragedy at Virginia Tech last April, my heart goes out to you all. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Through a united community you must find strength to continue, but never forget.
I\'m a student at De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif. I can\'t imagine what you all are going through over there, but our thoughts and prayers on the west coast are with you. When something like this happens, it affects all students.
I just want to say thank you to all of the people that have shown support for NIU at this time.
Tonight\'s memorial service was very helpful, very emotional and very assuring. The NIU family is as fine today as it was in the 1960s -- only now we are a whole lot bigger.
I have been overwhelmed by the support I have received. From the free cookie to the free hugs to the dogs that are here to comfort, thank you. You have helped make my transition back to campus a very warm and hopeful one.
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