KU News Release

Candlelight vigil scheduled for tonight at campanile

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will hold a candlelight vigil at 7 tonight in honor of those affected by Monday morning’s shootings at Virginia Tech.

The ceremony will take place at the campanile. Jason Boots, student body president, will host the event. Speakers include Chancellor Robert Hemenway; Matt Drake, a KU graduate student who earned a degree from Virginia Tech in 2006; and Sean Heston, president of KU Religious Advisors.

Counseling services will be available for students at the vigil.

In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be at the ballroom in the Kansas Union.

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