Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Activities42215 Event42062 2008 Illinois University Killing 25 2008 Illinois University Killing Year 2008 25 Nature School Violence Northern Illinois University 25 Related People Barack Obama 1 John McCain 1 Events 2007 Virginia Tech Rampage 3 US Election 2008 1 2006 Foley Sex Scandal 1 Columbine Highschool Shootings 1

3 NIU shooting victims get posthumous degrees Hundreds of students ran screaming from the lecture hall three months ago to escape a gunman who had opened fire inside. On Saturday, while much of the rest of the Northern Illinois University campus celebrated graduation, a somber Laurel Dubowski stood outside the building's glass doors. 2008-05-18 Activities: [2008 Illinois University Killing] Campus divided over site of shootings Yellow police tape and wooden barricades no longer block the entrance to Northern Illinois University's Cole Hall, but it remains empty nearly two months after a gunman killed five students and himself there. 2008-04-05 Activities: [2008 Illinois University Killing] [2007 Virginia Tech Rampage] [Columbine Highschool Shootings] Students slow to embrace text alerts The massacre at Virginia Tech last year sent colleges nationwide scrambling to improve how they get alerts to students during crises on campus. One solution: Text messages sent to cell phones. 2008-02-28 Activities: [2008 Illinois University Killing] [2007 Virginia Tech Rampage] [2006 Foley Sex Scandal] Classes resume after NIU shooting Northern Illinois University students returned to campus Monday ready to get on with their semesters, even as the deadly shooting rampage of 10 days ago weighed heavily on their minds. 2008-02-25 Activities: [2008 Illinois University Killing] Shooting aftermath: NIU moves forward The lecture hall where the shooting occurred is closed for the rest of the semester. Extra police and security guards will be on hand. Volunteer counselors will man each classroom, academic department and dormitory. 2008-02-23 Activities: [2008 Illinois University Killing] Headlines 3 NIU shooting victims get posthumous degrees 2008-05-18 Campus divided over site of shootings 2008-04-05 Students slow to embrace text alerts 2008-02-28 Classes resume after NIU shooting 2008-02-25 Shooting aftermath: NIU moves forward 2008-02-23 Getting 'off meds' has consequences 2008-02-20 Steven Phillip Kazmierczak - NIU Shooting 2008-02-17 Chicago's suburbs grieve NIU victims 2008-02-17 Gunman called girlfriend to say goodbye 2008-02-17 Churchgoers pray for shooting victims 2008-02-17 Church services focus on NIU shooting 2008-02-17 Gunman stayed at hotel before rampage 2008-02-16 Gunman's friendly exterior masked past 2008-02-16 Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides 2008-02-16 NIU shootings stir sense of helplessness 2008-02-16 Ill. gunman's rampage baffles friends 2008-02-15 Ill. gunman's rampage baffles friends 2008-02-15 NIU gunman stopped taking medication 2008-02-15 Suspect named in N.Illinois slayings 2008-02-15 Obama supports individual gun rights 2008-02-15 News Conference - Shooting at Northern Illinois university 2008-02-15 6 dead in N. Illinois U. hall shooting 2008-02-14 Five reported dead in Illinois college shooting 2008-02-14 15 Shot at Northern Illinois University 2008-02-14 Man kills 4, self at Northern Illinois 2008-02-14 Most-viewed 3 NIU shooting victims get posthumous degrees 2008-05-18 15 Shot at Northern Illinois University 2008-02-14 Getting 'off meds' has consequences 2008-02-20 Church services focus on NIU shooting 2008-02-17 Man kills 4, self at Northern Illinois 2008-02-14 Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides 2008-02-16 Campus divided over site of shootings 2008-04-05 NIU shootings stir sense of helplessness 2008-02-16 NIU gunman stopped taking medication 2008-02-15 Suspect named in N.Illinois slayings 2008-02-15 Students slow to embrace text alerts 2008-02-28 Gunman stayed at hotel before rampage 2008-02-16 Gunman's friendly exterior masked past 2008-02-16 Ill. gunman's rampage baffles friends 2008-02-15 News Conference - Shooting at Northern Illinois university 2008-02-15 6 dead in N. Illinois U. hall shooting 2008-02-14 Churchgoers pray for shooting victims 2008-02-17 Obama supports individual gun rights 2008-02-15 Shooting aftermath: NIU moves forward 2008-02-23 Steven Phillip Kazmierczak - NIU Shooting 2008-02-17 Chicago's suburbs grieve NIU victims 2008-02-17 Ill. gunman's rampage baffles friends 2008-02-15 Five reported dead in Illinois college shooting 2008-02-14 Classes resume after NIU shooting 2008-02-25 Gunman called girlfriend to say goodbye 2008-02-17

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