We stopped in Dekalb, Illinois, to drive around the campus of Northern Illinois University Monday. School is now back in session and did those students ever look young. I imagine we looked kind of old to them. We both graduated fro NIU in 1973.
We picked up a copy of the August 26th Northern Star, the student newspaper, and found an article by Matt Liparota "Memorial project honoring students moves forward."
A Memorial Garden is being built to honor the five students murdered on February 14, 2008.
It is located just east of Cole Hall where the killings took place, and already five granite slabs, each bearing the name of a slain student, are already in place. They feature the theme "Forward, Together Forward' that was used to help the community cope with the grief.
A sculpture is planned for the center of the memorial as well as benches and landscaping. Over 200 submissions and suggestions for its design were received.
The cost of the Memorial Gardens is $150,000 and it is funded entirely by private funds.
It is not known yet when completion will be, but there will definitely be a dedication.
Cole Hall and the memorial Garden are about a quarter of a mile from Il-38, the Lincoln Highway.
A Sad Time. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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