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Tragedy at Virginia Tech
As many Torch readers undoubtedly already know, as of this time another shooting has taken place at Virginia Tech, leaving two dead, including one police officer. At FIRE, our hearts go out to the victims of another senseless tragedy at a campus still scarred from the last one.
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