At the request of the victims' families, who have
expressed a need for privacy, the University of South Carolina did not release the
victims' names until North Carolina officials confirmed their identities. Privacy
concerns also prevent the university from displaying photographs of the students.
Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2007
University community remembers students at campus events
The University of South Carolina family held a "grieving session," followed by a candlelight vigil Monday, Oct. 29, at a memorial site on Greene Street in front of Russell House University Union.
The Moore School of Business, home to four of the students who died, held a "Walk to Remember" on Thursday, Nov. 1. Students, faculty, and staff signed a large banner and walked across campus to deliver it to the memorial.
The University of South Carolina Alma Mater
"We Hail Thee Carolina"
We hail thee, Carolina, and sing thy high praise
With loyal devotion, remembering the days
When proudly we sought thee, thy children to be:
Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee!
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