Dana, When I moved to Urbana in January I thought no one would know anything about Blacksburg and its peaceful beauty. I spent 3.5 of the best years of my life in that little town which you describe so well. One of my professors called it the only small town in America that had a downtown where you couldn't even buy a pair of underwear, which was true if you wanted a pair without Virginia Tech printed on them. Like those who have ties to Blacksburg that have posted have said, your article very eloquently describes a Blacksburg that the media can't see. The first night I had to turn the TV off because I couldn't believe that those events had transpired on my campus in my town. I knew all of the buildings there were standing in front of, but they can never look the same through media eyes. I am very sorry for your loss and for the loss that the entire Hokie Nation has experienced.