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H o k ie S p ir itM e m o ria lF u n d (s )
T h efu n dh a s p a idfo re x p e n s e s in c u rre dt od a te s u c ha s tra v e l.fu n e ra l,g ro c e rie s ,
m e d ic a l,a n d m e m o ria l(e go b itu a rie s )e x p e n s e s .
T h efu n d s W ILL
b eu s e d a sfo llo w s , u rm o n go th e rp o s s ib ilitie s ...
F o r fa m ilie so fd e c e a s e d
v ic tim s :
.
e m p lo y e efa m ilyh e a lthin s u ra n c e ,
o
u n d e rg ra d u a te
e d u c a tio nfo rc h ild r e n o fd e c e a s e dv ic tim s
o
fin a n c ia lc o u n s e lin g
o
m e n ta lh e a lth s e rv ic e s
F o r th o s ep h y s ic a llyin ju r e d :
.
T u itio n
a n d fe e sfo rt l e c o m in gy e a r
r
U n re im b u rs e d
m e d ic a lc o s ts .
F o r a ll:
r
F u ll tim e fa m ilya d v o c a te st o a s s is t
M E S S A G E :
"T h efa m ilie s o fv ic tim sa n d th e in ju r e dr e m a in o u r h ig h e s tp rio rity . O ur fa m ilylia is o n s
a reina lm o s t d a ilyc o n ta c t. W es h a re s o m eo f thefru s tra tio n s ."
W ithre s p e c tt ois s u e s :
T h eu n iv e rs ityh a sn e v e r a c tiv e ly s o lic ite d filn d s .I t w ass e t u pt o re s p o n d
t oth o u s a n d so f
re q u e s tsfro m
c o n c e m e din d iv id u a lsw ho w is h e d toc o n trib u teto h e lpth eh e a lin g
p ro c e s s .T h ep ro je c te d u s eo f firn d sw a sc le a rly a rtic u la te d .I t s a idth efu rd sw illb eu s e d
fo ra s s is ta n c etov ic tim sa n d th e ir fa m ilie s ,g rie f c o u n s e lin g ,m e m o r ia ls ,a n d c o m fo rt
e x p e n s e s .
T h eu n iv e rs ityh a sN E V E R
s o lic ite dfu n d sinth e n a m e s o fth ev ic tim s .
T h ew riv e rs ityp ro d u c e dm e m o ria lp u b lic a tio n sa n daw e b s ite to h o n o rth ev ic tim s . A ll
th ein fo rm a tio n
a n d th e im a g e sw e re c le a re d w ith
e a c h fa m ilyth ro u g hth e lia is o n sa n d
th e d e a no f s tu d e n t'so ffic e .
T h e fu n disH IG H L Ya c c o u n ta b le . W e h a v e b e e nind a ilyc o n ta c t w itho n e o fth e
p re m ie ra c c o u n tin gfirm s , KPM G ,a n d w ith th e IR St o a d v is eu s o nh o wth e fu n d sc a nb e
d is b u rs e d .
.; .
- ii
. t . . .
"W efu llya p p re c ia teth es tre s s and fru s tra tio n am ongth efa m ilie sa n d m anyo f
u ss h a re
th o s efru s tra tio n s .W e a rew o rk in g h a rdt oe n s u reth a tH S M Fi sa v a ila b leb u t
a ls oth a t
th efa m ilie sh a v ea c c e s st o o th e rre s o u rc e s s u c ha s V ir g in iaV ic tim sC rim eF u n d .
T a lk in gP o in tsfo rth e1 0 a .m .p re s sb rie fin g
1 . B u rre s sH a llin c id e n t
a .A t 7 :5 3a .m .th eU n iv e rs ityO p e ra to rre c e iv e dath re a ta g a in s t
P re s id e n tS te g e r.O ffic e rsre s p o n d e dt oh is o ffic ei nB u rru s s H a llto
m akeh ima w a reo f th ep o te n tia lth re a t'
b . P o lic ep re s e n c ei na n da ro u n dB u m ts sH a llw a sin c re a s e d ,w h ic h
le dt om anyru m o rs a n dfa ls ea s s u m p tio n s
a b o u tw hatw as g o in g
o n .T h a t le dt o a nu n w a rra n te d
re p o rto f s u s p ic io u sp e rs o nw ith in
th eh a ll.
c . O ffic e rsim m e d ia te ly
re s p o n d e d
a n de n te re dth eb u ild in g .T h e
b u ild in gw as c le a re da n dth ere p o rt o fas u s p ic io u sp e rs o nw as
u n fo u n d e d .
d .T h e s ek in d so f re p o rts a re not uncom m on
inth ew akeo fw hath a s
ta k e np la c ei nth ep a s t4 8h o u rs o nth eV ir g in iaT e c h
c a m p u s ...w h ic h
iso n ere a s o nw hy we arem a in ta in in g
h ig hp o lic e
v is ib ilityth ro u g h o u tth eu n iv e rs ity .
2 . C o n ta c tth e V irg in iaT e c hP o lic eh a sh a d w ithth eN o rrisH a ll
gunm an,
C H O
S e u n g -H u i(S O O N G -W H E ).
a . P o te n tia ls ta lk in g
i.O n c e h isid e n tific a tio n
w as c o n firm e d ,re c o rd sw e re
re v ie w e da n di t w asd e te rm in e dth a tth e rew a s c o n ta c tw ith
C hoi nth e fa ll o f2 0 0 5 .
ii.l nN o v e m b e r,C ho had m adec o n ta c tth ro u g hp h o n ec a lls
a n di hp e rs o nw ithafe m a les tu d e n t.T h e rew asn e v e ra n y
d ire c tth re a tm a d e toth es tu d e n t.T h es tu d e n tn o tifie d
V ir g in iaT e c hP o lic eD e p a rtm e n ta n do ffic e rsre s p o n d e d .
T h es tu d e n td e c lin e dt op re s sc h a rg e sa n d re fe rre dt oC h o 's
c o n ta c ta s"a n n o y in g ."
iii.H o w e v e r,th ein v e s tig a tin g
o ffic e rre fe rre dC hot oth e
U n iv e rs ityd is c ip lin a r ys y s te m ,w h ic hi sth eO ffic eo f J u d ic ia l
A ffa irs .T h e o u tc o m e
o f th a tre fe rra lis h a n d le dw ith inth e
u n iv e rs ity a n do u ts id eth es c o p eo f th ep o lic ed e p a rtm e n t.
iv .I nD e c e m b e r,C h o in s ta n t m e s s a g e d
a secondfe m a le
s tu d e n t.A g a in ,n o th re a t w asm a d e a g a in s tth a t s tu d e n t'
S h e m ade ac o m p la in t toV ir g in iaT e c hP o lic ea n da s k e d
th a t C ho h a v en o fu rth e rc o n ta c t w ithh e r. O ffic e rsfo llo w e d
u pth en e x t m o rn in ga n ds p o k e w ithC h o c o n c e rn in gth is
m a tte r.

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