April 18, 2008

'We Weren't Going to Let the Events Define Us'

By ROBIN WILSON

Virginia Tech recasts 'Hokie Spirit' as a triumph of resilience

The day after a Virginia Tech student gunned down 32 people last April, a young alumnus named Johnson Wagner donned a baseball cap with the VT logo. Then a rookie golfer on the PGA Tour, Mr. Wagner wore the hat while competing in a tournament in South Carolina. There, he voiced a concern shared by many people in Blacksburg, Va.: "I simply hate the fact that Virginia Tech will be remembered like Columbine High."

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