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| Virginia students return to class |
| A balloon has been released for each of the victims killed in last week's rampage at Virginia Tech University, where classes are about to resume.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 23-April-2007
10:29:23 AM |
| bell tolled 32 times to commemorate all of those killed by Cho Seung-hui last Monday in the deadliest shooting incident in modern US history.
On Sunday, a special service was held at the Washington National Cathedral.
The service began with a procession of officials and university graduates carrying a candle for each of the dead.
One candle represented the South Korean-born gunman, who was also known as also known as Seung Cho.
In a similar sign of reconciliation, mourners at Virginia Tech have added a 33rd stone representing Cho's life to a victims' memorial on the school's drill field.
'Moving forward'
Students and staff gathered outside the university's main administration building on Monday morning for a minute's silence, after which a single bell tolled 32 times and 32 white balloons were released.
thousand maroon and orange balloons - Virginia Tech's colours - were released afterwards.
The university is not certain how many students plan to attend classes after the ceremony, but many arrived back on campus on Sunday evening feeling apprehensive.
"I have a lot of mixed emotions about it," Amy Berry, a final-year Communications student told Reuters.
"Part of me is glad that the university has decided to continue classes, and the other part of me, like most students are going to be feeling on Monday morning, is anxious, anxiety about having to go to class because of what had happened just a week ago."
Other students, however, were more sanguine
"I think I'm feeling good about starting school again," Patrick Drioma, a first-year student from New Jersey said.
"I think it was really just an unfortunate event that happened in our campus. I don't think Virginia Tech is any less safe or anything now."
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