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10 Year Anniversary of the 2008 NIU School Shooting
Thoughts and prayers still with the victims of that horrific shooting.
02-14-2018 12:16 PM
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02-14-2018 12:20 PM
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Will never forget that day.

Coming home from work and seeing my "second home" on CNN was surreal.

So sorry for the families.
02-14-2018 12:28 PM
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RE: 10 Year Anniversary of the 2008 NIU School Shooting
Jim Philips remembers and will be at NIU this afternoon. Well done column by Barry Rozner:

Quote:"We put our arms around the families and the victims. Evil would not have the last word. To experience that love of community has also stayed with me.


"That place means a lot to me, and any success I've had in my career, NIU is responsible for it. It made me a better person.

"Deep in my heart those families will always be with me and my family."

On Wednesday, Phillips will open his arms in DeKalb one more time.

His heart has never left.


http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/201802...ng-victims
02-14-2018 12:37 PM
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This is hard to believe it's been 10 years. Time really does fly doesn't it.

My heart still goes out to the families directly impacted as well as the entire NIU family.
02-14-2018 03:21 PM
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It's always somewhat jarring to pass the memorial at Cole Hall everyday and when sitting in a class in Cole, having the thought creep into your mind.
02-14-2018 07:08 PM
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Especially sad another tragedy happens in Florida on the 10 year Anniversary of this tragedy.
02-15-2018 03:15 PM
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(02-15-2018 03:15 PM)MMBOANIU Wrote:  Especially sad another tragedy happens in Florida on the 10 year Anniversary of this tragedy.

Yea, it's unfortunate that the coincidence seems to be becoming less and less improbable lately.
02-15-2018 03:26 PM
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What a great article. I have always been a Jim P. fan, but this article really brings it home. He is as genuine as they come and appreciate his time at NIU. I cannot believe this was ten years ago, like the rest of you. It really stung at the time and still does. My heart goes out to all those affected by this terrible event.
02-15-2018 05:49 PM
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Breaks my heart every time I think about it.
02-16-2018 05:36 PM
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The memorial is beautiful. Just a shame it needed to be built.
02-16-2018 10:39 PM
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RE: 10 Year Anniversary of the 2008 NIU School Shooting
Thank you so much for posting a link to this article. As I read it, tears were falling at the heartfelt comments from Jim Phillips and the horrific description of what Cole Hall became that day. Jim Phillips accepted the job offer at NU but told them he could not leave right then. He stayed for 2 months after he accepted that job because NIU needed him. He put that above his own personal life . This speaks volumes for the kind of man he is. Wow. He has my undying loyalty & admiration.

I remember this day vividly. My son calling from a landline in Stevenson (cell phones would not work) to tell my husband & I he was safe - that there had been a shooting on campus & that it was going to be on national news any minute.
My heart still breaks for the parents who lost their children & for the students injured.

I will never forget.
02-18-2018 05:21 PM
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