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This deserves its own thread. VA Tech related.
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| La5eR |
At age 76,[5] Librescu was among the thirty-two people who were murdered in the Virginia Tech massacre on April 16, 2007. He was killed during a class in the Norris Hall Engineering Building by a student (Cho Seung-hui, 23). Librescu held the door of his classroom shut while Cho was attempting to enter it; although he was shot through the door, he was able to prevent the gunman from entering the classroom until his students had escaped through the windows.[7][8] A number of Librescu's students have called him a hero because of his actions, with one student, Asael Arad, saying that all the professor's students "lived because of him".[9] Librescu's son, Joe, said he had received e-mails from several students who said he had saved their lives and regarded him as a hero.[5]
Even though this tragedy happened at the most inopourtune time in this day and age. This one professor is in my book a bad-ass for having done this deed. I would expect my professors here at NDSU to do the same for me. Hats off to him for being a revolutionary in Aeronautical Engineering as well as a true hero.
http://www.esm.vt.edu/php/genpic.php?id=10023 |
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| tranceDJ |
| I totally agree. That act shows he was a true teacher and not only there to teach his students but also to protect them in such circumstances. Truly a shame that he had to do such an act but nevertheless he's a hero. |
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| LeopoldStotch |
i guess he does.
not only should he be considered a hero by throwing his body in front of seung-hui, but it looks like he made some key contributions to the laws of mathematics. r.i.p.
respect to mathematicians. |
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| Sushipunk |
| Respect to the man, for sure. |
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| jonSun |
| That man is a true Hero. |
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| tubularbills |
| damn right. people like this are real day heroes, i think. |
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| idoru |
The dude ing rocked, imo. Massive kudos.  |
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| SuspicionVandit |
MSNBC said he'd survived the holocuast
true hero in every sense in the word.
Bless him and his family. |
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| PvDoBseSSioN |
tough life that man had, and it should have never ended this way! :mad:
damn loser kids shootin up schools :whip: |
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| Ian |
| major respect. Anyone willing to do something like this in a time when most are panicing deserve a thumbs up |
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| Dj O'Callaghan |
| Very brave act 76 as well. RIP |
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| Taranis |
Thats pretty damn awsome, got to respect someone willing to do something like that.
Shame he had to end his life that way though. |
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