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hokiehill1117

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I was a freshman at VT when it happened - my roommate and I had the same


8 am class - would go to that, then breakfast at (now D2) then come back and take a nap. I woke up to the TV on and pictures of smoke pouring from the towers.

VT (as much as anywhere, I guess) was a pretty crazy place in the aftermath of that. I remember hearing about professors getting mad at students for getting up during class to try and call loved ones that were close or working in the towers. there was a student event that showed video of the planes striking the towers and a couple students actually cheered - they did not have a good evening. I also remember shortly after, someone had wrapped a brick in foil with wires coming from it and a powder substance on the outside of it and they planted it behind a toilet in the library. we were pretty close in Vawter and both buildings, as well as others, were briefly evacuated. terrible how some folks take that fear and stoke it.


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Posted: 09/11/2019 at 1:08PM



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