A year on, Virginia Tech remembers massacre

AS THEY struggle to overcome tragedy, the students and staff at Virginia Tech came together yesterday to mark a year since the deadliest school shooting in US history with flowers, candles and prayers.

The university community gathered in the centre of the campus where a memorial to the 32 students and teachers who died was covered in flowers, and prepared for a day of ceremonies many hoped will help them move on with their lives.

“The one-year point marks the turning point,” said Larry Hincker, associate vice president for university relations, making it clear the campus aims to move on from the rampage that paralysed the school a year ago.