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Ribbons
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MLK Commons Memorial Panel 1 The Regional History Center/University Archives at NIU has the mission of preserving and documenting the history of the university, including those as incomprehensive as the tragic event that occurred on campus on Thursday, February 14, 2008. One way our community helped each other was by writing messages of support on the Memorial Panels that were placed in the Martin Luther King Commons. When the A-frame boards were dismantled, the Message Panels were brought to the Regional History Center/University Archives for permanent preservation. Then the panels were layered in archival tissue, wrapped around archival tubes, and covered with muslin cloth and ties for permanent preservation in the Archives. Originally there were eight panels placed in the Martin Luther King Commons. Due to the weather, two of the panels were removed on March 19, 2008 and blank canvass were installed so additional messages of support could be added.
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Banner from Lincoln College - Normal White vinyl banner with huskie dog over black ribbon logo reading: Husky Nation: Lincoln College in Normal Stands With You, NIU: We Are All Huskies Today. Various messages, prayers and signatures cover the banner. Gold ringlets around border. Size: 24" tall by 60" long.
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Card from the Sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha at Virginia Tech Large card made from maroon construction paper and tied together with orange ribbons. The front of the card reads "NIU" over a black ribbon. Inside and on the back are various messages, prayers and signatures. Main message inside reads: Hokies for Huskies: [Heart] the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha. Size: 12" tall by 12" wide.
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Care Package from the College of DuPage Items included in care package are as follows: Item #1: School newspaper - Courier - from February 22, 2008. The headline on the paper reads: NIU grief counseling provided to students. Inside the paper on page 3 is an announcement of the upcoming NIU Day of Remembrance on February 25th, 2008. Item #2: School newspaper - Courier - from February 29, 2008. The headline on the paper reads: Monday's standing room only memorial allows students, employees time to grieve NIU's loss. Inside paper on page 3 is an article about the DuPage Ribbon & Button Project for NIU Remembrance. Item #3: Black marble paperweight with gray etching with DuPage logo reading: College of DuPage Foundation. Item #4: Shiny, dark gray ball-point pen with DuPage logo reading on cap: College of DuPage. Item #5: White button with crying huskie dog logo reading in black and red: Today we are all Huskies: College of DuPage. Attached to pin is a small black ribbon. Size: 2.25" diameter. Item #6: Leather journal with feather pen on cover and gold-trim pages. Inside are messages and signatures from the community of the College of DuPage. About half of the pages are filled with hundreds of messages. First page has a poem by William Wordsworth entitled "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood." Size: 7" wide by 9.25" tall. Item #7: Photographs from the College of DuPage's Day of Remembrance for NIU. Two print-outs of photographs, the rest of which are included in their original size on a CD-R. Item #8: Program / Transcription of the proceedings of the NIU Day of Remembrance held at the College of DuPage on February 25, 2008. Program is bound together with black ribbon and has a crying huskie dog logo at the top of the front page. Size: 8.5" wide by 11" tall.
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Quilt from Mary Chesnut White quilt with gray pattern reading: Heartbroken. On the quilt are the following decorations: (1) five crosses in snow with each of the five victims names and a small fabric rose sewn onto them; (2) a tree with broken hearts on the branches; (3) a photograph of NIU Campus; (4) a map of northern Illinois with a bullseye on DeKalb; (5) a calendar of the month of February with a red ribbon pinned on the 14th; and (6) two messages of support (one being a Native American proverb). There is also a note sewn on the back explaining the significance of the quilt's creation. Size: 23.5" wide by 29.5" tall.
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Banners from Sycamore Middle School Banner #1: Long red, white and black paper banner reading: Forward Together Forward. There is a large paper ribbon on the left side of the banner reading: NIU. At the center of the ribbon is a Cities of DeKalb and Sycamore poster with a huskie dog over a black ribbon logo. At the right edge the banner reads: SMS. Various messages, prayers and signatures cover the banner. Size: 49.5" tall by 138" long. Banner #2: Black paper banner with five red paw-print cutouts and two red cutouts reading: NIU. At the right is a white piece of paper with a huskie dog over black ribbon logo reading: Sycamore Middle School Students: Please take a moment to place your signature on our memorial banner [...]. Size: 33.75" tall by 36" long. Banner #3: Black paper banner shaped like a shield with an envelope reading: A Donation for NIU. Size: 20" wide by 21.5" tall. There are also two cutouts of the letters "I" and "U" that have either fallen off of banner or were never attached.
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Huskie Dog from NIU Day of Remembrance (One-Year Anniversary) NIU huskie dog over a black ribbon logo mounted on foamcore with a pin on the back. Item came from NIU Day of Remembrance on 2/14/2009. Size: 10" wide by 16" tall.
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Banner from North Carolina State University White paper banner with huskie dog over black ribbon logo and North Carolina State logo reading: Our Thoughts and Prayers are with You... . Various messages, prayers and signatures cover the banner. Size: 36" wide by 47.75" tall.
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Banner from the College of Lake County White paper banner reading: Thoughts & Prayers to NIU from CLC. CLC Lancers logo glued at top-center of banner. Various messages, prayers and signatures cover the banner. Size: 36" tall by 80" long.
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Banners from South Prairie Elementary School Two large, white paper banners. Banner #1: Giant huskie dog drawing at left with border cut to match the outline of the huskie reading: South Prairie School. Various huskie dog and other drawings by students and many messages, prayers and signatures cover the banner. Message in upper-right corner reads: In Loving Memory of Daniel, Gayle, Catalina, Julianna, and Ryanne. Pictures of each victim surround this message. Size: 36" tall by 135" long. Banner #2: Much like the first, with various drawings by students and messages, prayers and signatures covering the banner. Right side of banner has been cut. It appears that both banners came from the same roll of paper. Size: 36" tall by 97" long.