April 2007 News Archive (Page 13)

A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people in the deadliest campus shooting rampage in U.S. history.

The gunman was killed, bringing to death toll to 22, but it was unclear if he was shot by police or took his own life.

"Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said Virginia Tech president Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."

The name of the gunman was not immediately released, and investigators offered no motive for the attack. It was not immediately known if the gunman was a student.

The bloodbath took place at opposite sides of the 2,600-acre campus, beginning at about 7:15 a.m. at West Ambler Johnston, a co-ed dormitory that houses 895 people, and continuing about two hours later at Norris Hall, an engineering building, authorities said.

Police said they were still investigating the shooting at the dorm when they got word of the gunfire at the classroom building.

Some of the dead were students. One student was killed in the dorm, and the others were killed in the classroom, Virginia Tech Police Chief W.R. Flinchum.

Founded in 1872, Virginia Tech is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, about 160 miles west of Richmond.

With more than 25,000 full-time students, it has the state's largest full-time student population. The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerhouse football team.

Investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives began marking and recovering the large number of shell casings and will trace the weapon used, according to an ATF official who spoke on condition of anonymity because local authorities are leading the investigation.

After the shootings, all entrances to the campus were closed, and classes were canceled through Tuesday.

Aimee Kanode, a freshman from Martinsville, said "They had us under lockdown," Kanode said. "They temporarily lifted the lockdown, the gunman shot again."

"We're all locked in our dorms surfing the Internet trying to figure out what's going on," Kanode said.

Associated Press

UPDATE: At least 31 people are dead

Hugh Hefner and his bitches at the 31st Anniversary Toyota Celebrity/Pro Race in Long Beach, CA.

Poor Sanjaya, he has critics everywhere he goes! The flouncy haired American Idol contestant attended a Dodgers/Padres baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 14 and was met with a surprising reaction when the stadium's cameras were trained on the reality show superstar.

"He was just sitting there having a good time with his friends. And when the Dodger camera noticed him the camera guy ran over and taped him. Sanjaya's face pops up on the big screen right away.

At first he smiled, he seemed to like the attention. But when the entire crowd at the stadium started to boo--and it was loud!--his smile faded a bit and his eyes looked sad.

It's like he was trying to keep a fake smile on, but you could tell he was crestfallen. He just kept waving and smiling for a few seconds more then his image went off the screen."

Sure, I wanna say this is sad and shit, but if I was at the game, I would have been booing too. I'm just keepin' it real dog! - Ya know, like Randy Jackson would say.

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On her breakup with Joel Madden:

"Joel was my boyfriend for two years and I loved himâ€"he was a very important part of my life. All that stuff about the age difference between us being the reason we broke up is just not true; I never felt the age difference.

Breaking up was just something that I felt needed to happen between us. People thought we were an unlikely couple, but we really weren't that different. After two months, I didn't even see his tattoos anymore, because that's not who he is.

He used to say, ‘I don't think there are too many people out there who really get you, but I do.' And he did. I could be stupid, silly, funny, or crazy, and he got it.

He gave me a sense of confidence and independence I didn't have before. We e-mail all the time now and are at a really good place."

On getting slim:

"I have the same insecurities about my body that every girl has and I made a conscious choice to get in shape. I've always been a junk food eater, but I started paying more attention to what I put in my body and cut out foods like pizza, chicken fingers, and French fries.

If I knew I'd want dessert one night, I wouldn't have bread that day. If I wanted to eat bread, I wouldn't have dessert. Seeing how well it worked motivated me to keep going, but I hit a period when I got too skinny. I wasn't too obsessed with it, but I did learn that there have to be days when you just don't think about it.'"

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As if Wonky needs more fundage, Paris Hilton is now selling watches. Check out one of the designs.

I'm really sorry for showing a close up of her mug. So sorry. No hate mail please.

This is the only reading the bitch can do. "But, like what does the short hand mean? OMG! If I look in the same direction as the number '4' it points to a really cute guy. Literally! That's hot! Buy my watch girls. I tell you what's up."

I think quite the contrary. Avril did fine! But I'm not surprised. The criticism is coming from people who never liked her in the first place. Funny how it works that way isn't it?
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I can do better

Grey's Anatomy's Kate Walsh at the Glaad Awards.

Bitch did not have to go down like this! I'm a pretty big fan of Kate Walsh. I think she's gorgeous, a natural beauty. But what the fug was this?! I know bangs are the rage right now, and they look hot on a select few like Nelly Furtado... but, er, uh, yeah. And the only orange a firecrotch should rock should be on their fo' head.

Remember when I posted that story about Anne Hathaway saying Jake couldn't wait to grab her boobies while filming Brokeback Mountain? These pics are all the proof we need. He's into the girls.

This is slightly painful to watch. You'll cringe at first, but then you'll get over it. Britney's message to the media. Enjoy.