Appalachian School of Law ShootingsNews Stories in the week after the Appalachian School of Law ShootingsAssociated Press Online- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Ted Besen says he had yearned to become a defense attorney, but changed his mind in the wake of the slayings of the dean, a professor and another student at the Appalachian School of Law. &8220;I don&8217;t ever want to defend someone like him,&8221; Besen said. The former Marine and police officer was among several students who tackled former classmate Peter Odighizuwa on the school&8217;s front lawn after last week&8217;s shootings. When classes resume Wednesday at the school, Besen, 37, and..http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#005 The Associated Press- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Ted Besen says he had yearned to become a defense attorney, but changed his mind in the wake of the slayings of the dean, a professor and another student at the Appalachian School of Law. &8220;I don&8217;t ever want to defend someone like him,&8221; Besen said. The former Marine and police officer was among several students who tackled former classmate Peter Odighizuwa on the school&8217;s front lawn after last week&8217;s shootings. When classes resume Wednesday at the school, Besen, 37, and..http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#004 Daily Press (Newport News, VA)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two students wounded in a shooting rampage at the Appalachian School of Law last week have been released from a hospital. Rebecca Brown, 38, of Roanoke, and Martha Madeline Short, 37, of Clintwood, were discharged Sunday from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn., said hospital spokeswoman Amy Stevens. A third student, Stacey Beans, 22, of Paducah, Ky., was upgraded from fair to good condition. Stevens said all three were expected to make a full recovery. The...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#012 Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two students released from hospital KINGSPORT - Two students wounded in a shooting rampage at the Appalachian School of Law last week have been released from a hospital. Rebecca Brown, 38, of Roanoke, and Martha Madeline Short, 37, of Clintwood, were discharged Sunday from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn., said hospital spokeswoman Amy Stevens. A third student, Stacey Beans, 22, of Paducah, Ky., was upgraded from fair to good condition. Stevens said all three were...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#013 Lexington Herald Leader (Kentucky)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two Lexington men were killed yesterday morning when the vehicle in which they were riding spun out of control on Interstate 75 and was hit by a tractor-trailer. At 2:50 a.m., a Geo Tracker attempted to merge onto I-75 at the Corinth interchange when the driver lost control and spun into the path of the tractor-trailer. The driver, Ty L. Cruse, 24, and a passenger in the back seat, John R. Wilkinson, 25, both of Lexington, were pronounced dead at the scene. A front-seat passenger, Adel S....http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#014 University Wire- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Lake Worth, Fla. Deming, N.M. Mount Morris Township, Mich. Does anyone know what these American towns have in common You should. Each was the site of school gun violence that resulted in a loss of life during the past three years. Who really cares You should. The recent tragedy at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Va., should sicken and frighten us all. A dean, a professor and a student are dead and three others are wounded after a suspended student opened fire there with a semiautomatic.http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#024 St. Petersburg Times (Florida)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two students wounded in a shooting rampage at Appalachian School of Law last week have been released from a hospital. Rebecca Brown, 38, and Martha Madeline Short, 37, were discharged Sunday from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn., said hospital spokeswoman Amy Stevens. A third student, Stacey Beans, 22, was upgraded from fair to good condition. Stevens said all three were expected to make a full recovery. The school&8217;s dean, L. Anthony Sutin, professor Thomas...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#022 The Seattle Times- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two students wounded in a shooting rampage last week at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Va., have been released from a hospital. A third student was upgraded from fair to good condition. Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh told his listeners yesterday that an electronic ear implant has partially restored his hearing. Limbaugh went deaf last year because of an autoimmune inner-ear disease. People Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is out of office, but he won&8217;t be leaving the...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#021 Roanoke Times & World News (Roanoke, VA)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Two women who were injured in Wednesday&8217;s shooting at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy have been released from the hospital, and a third victim&8217;s condition has been upgraded, officials said. Rebecca Clair Brown of Roanoke and Martha Madeline Short of Clintwood were discharged Sunday from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn., spokeswoman Amy Stevens said. Brown, 38, spent many years working as a licensed respiratory therapist before entering law school last.http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#020 Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Charlotte Varney, the secretary of Buchanan First Presbyterian Church, is not a member of the church. Articles about the shooting at the Appalachian School of Law, which appeared Friday and Sunday, indicated she was. A headline on a story on farm policy in yesterday&8217;s Metro Business section misspelled the word sowing.http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/22#019 |