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Baseball Jersey from the Chicago White Sox White-with-black-pinstripe jersey with White Sox logo and "08" on front and "NIU: 08" on back. Jersey was given to President Peters at U.S. Cellular Field season opener, April 7, 2008. Jersey was on display in the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center. Size: XL.
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Posters from Connie, Kathleen, & Kimberly Brown, and Linda Westholder of Roscoe, Illinois Newspaper collage on canvas with various clippings from Rockford Register Star in the weeks following the shooting at NIU. Posters were on display in the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center. Also included was a note from the creators to the NIU memorial in a black frame. Quantity: 3. Size: 16" wide by 20" tall by .75" thick.
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Artwork from the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center Small white foam-core posterboard with print of cartoon depicting a Virginia Tech student and an NIU student. The NIU student has his head on the VT student's shoulder with the caption, "Why?" Print was on display in the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center. Size: 7.5" tall by 9" wide.
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Quilt Square from Pam Smith in Sycamore, Illinois Black quilt square with black, red and white patters interlaced. There are four small squares with Huskies logos over black ribbons, and the center small square has a Crying Huskies logo reading, "We Will Always Remember...2/14/2008." There are four red paw prints stitched at the corners and the border reads in black-on-black, "Forward Together: Never Forget." The back of the quilt square has a note explaining the quilt with the message, "Made for John Peters." Quilt square was on display in the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center. Size: 16" tall by 16" wide.
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American Flag from the United States Capitol Large American flag with certificate stating that the flag was flown, as a prayer for the NIU community, over the United States Capitol on April 2, 2008. Flag was on display in the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center. Size: (flag) 35" tall by 63" long; (certificate) 8.5" tall by 11" long.
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American Flag from the Pentagon Force Protection Agency Large American flag with framed certificate stating that the flag was flown, for those who died 2-14-08 at NIU, over the Pentagon on March 20, 2008. Also included was a flag hand receipt stating who raised the flag on that date. Flag was on presentation in the 2/14 Memorial Center in the Holmes Student Center. Size: (flag) 35" tall by 63" long; (certificate in frame) 9.5" tall by 12" wide.
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National media on campus Deborah Haliczer, Director of Employee Relations for NIU, tells husband Stephen Haliczer of her perception of the media's overwhelming presence on campus and how disturbing it was to have notoriety resulting from tragedy.
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Making sense of it all in the days after 2/14
Lee Scott, NIU student, speaks with his mother, Debra Scott, registered nurse of Kishwaukee Community Hospital, about mourning in the days after and empathizing with the families and friends of the victims. He discusses his own healing.
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The little things of the day
Caitlin Mullen and Andrew Mitchell, journalists for the Northern Star (NIU campus newspaper), speak with Jim Killam, Northern Star Advisor about what they were doing when they found out about the shootings, how they reacted as journalists, and discuss they ways their lives were interrupted by the event.
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Recovery aided by email
Deborah Haliczer, Director of Employee Relations for NIU, tells husband Stephen Haliczer of the important role teaching faculty played in student recovery by sending email and Blackboard messages. She also discusses the importance of email from colleagues around the country who personally supported her.
