Emily Hilscher

Emily Hilscher was a victim in the April 16 Virginia Tech massacre. She was in a relationship with the gunman, Cho Seung hui. Reportedly, Cho got into an argument with Emily in the early morning on Monday April 16th. Cho pulled out a gun and killed Emily, as well as a student advisor who had come to the room because of the argument. Later that day, Cho killed many other faculty and students in nearby Norris Hall.

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Emily Hilscher and Cho

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Cho Seung-Hui's argument with his ex-girlfriend Emily Hilscher on Monday morning may have been what triggered the school shooting that killed 33 people (including Hilscher and Seung-hui) The school shootings began at 7am when Cho alegedly got into an argument with Emily Hilscher. Cho pulled out a gun and shot Emily. A student advisor who had rushed into the room to help Emily was also shot and killed. Some time between these two killings and the rampage that killed many more in Norris Hall, Cho mailed a package of notes, pictures, and videos to NBC News. He then entered Norris Hall and began to ... Read Full Story

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BBC Reports on Emily Hilscher

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BBC reports the following about Emily Hilscher , a victim of the Virginia tech shootings and ex-girlfriend of gunman Cho Seung-hui . Emily Hilscher, 19, from Woodville, Virginia, was studying animal and poultry sciences, and was known in her hometown as an animal lover. Some reports have suggested Emily was Cho's girlfriend, but police have denied this. Family friend John W McCarthy said: "She worked at a veterinarian's office and cared about them her whole life." She lived on the same floor of West Ambler Johnston Hall as fellow victim Ryan Clark, where she was killed. One friend said of her on Facebook: "She ... Read Full Story

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This is our group blog, which is unique because any Zimbio member can post an entry to it. Some members blog about recent news and trends related to the portal topic, others recount relevant personal stories. You can also comment on and rate existing blog entries, to voice your opinion and to help the community identify which members and entries on the portal are must-reads. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this portal? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own blog entry ! Read Full Story

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Emily was never in a relationship with Cho

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Contrary to other articles written on the matter, it has indeed been confirmed that Emily Hilscher was never in any kind of relationship with Seung-Hui Cho, the perpetrator of the Virginia Tech Massacre. She had been in a relationship with another man and had neither a friendship nor acquaintanceship with Cho. Read Full Story

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Virginia Tech Didn't Need This

The Muslim who slaughtered all those innocent people down at Ft. Hood yesterday graduated from VT.Let the Cho Seung-Hui analogies begin.From today's New York Times:A personnel record for Major Hasan obtained by The New York Times says that he was born in Virginia in September, 1970. He had an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech. His record said that he had expressed no religious preference. His last posting was at Darnell Army Medical...

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Virginia Tech Massacre Was a Guy Thing, Says APA

APA Promotes Sexism, Disinformation On April 16th, 2007 Seung-Hui Cho went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Polytechnic and State University killing 32 people, committing the deadliest incident of its kind in American history. In the aftermath, as the nation struggled for answers, fingers were pointed everywhere, mostly at campus security failures and gun control. Though [...]

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'Suspicious activity,' 'concerning behavior' to be monitored at OSU

The Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., forever changed after the events of April 16, 2007. A student, Seung-Hui Cho, gunned down 27 students and five faculty members before killing himself. Vice President of Student Affairs Lee Bird said shortly after the Virginia Tech incident, OSU expanded its Threat Assessment Team and renamed it the Behavioral Consultation Team. The team is a specially trained group of professional staff members from...

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Virginia Tech Reaches Out to Fort Hood

WSLS.comVirginia Tech Reaches Out to Fort HoodWSETOf course, Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people at Tech in April 2007 before taking his own life. Now- Nidal Hasan's rampage. The community wants to reach out to ...Tragedy-rocked Tech reaches out to Fort HoodRoanoke TimesOur View: Make room, H1N1, for the other US epidemicPeoria Journal Starall 300 news articles »

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Hearing dates set for Cho lawsuits

Initial hearing dates have been set in two identical lawsuits filed against Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth of Virginia and April 16, 2007 shooter Seung-Hui Cho's estate.

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Va. Tech police investigate racial graffiti

Some graffiti includes the phrase, "A Cho reborn" -- a reference to Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 people on campus as well as himself in 2007.

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