'Our Generation Is Sort of Jaded Now' ; for College Students Raised During a Decade of Horrific School Violence, the Virginia Tech Slayings Bring Sadness, Not Shock. Not Shock,
Portland Press Herald › May 07, 2007
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s a senior at Massabesic High School, Cheri Boisvert was aghast by news of the Columbine slayings. It was the kind of thing that just didn't happen in small towns like Littleton, Colo.
"Everyone was talking about it. We couldn't believe it," Boisvert recalled.See the full content of this document
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'Our Generation Is Sort of Jaded Now' ; for College Students Raised During a Decade of Horrific School Violence, the Virginia Tech Slayings Bring Sadness, Not Shock. Not Shock,
Today, as a senior at the University of Southern Maine, all Boisvert could do was shake her head when she found out about the Virginia Tech massacre. It is the kind of thing that happens in small towns like Blacksburg, Va.
"It's just another student not really taking responsibility for themselves and lashing out, blaming anyone else because their lives are miserable," said ...See the full content of this document
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