Classes at Virginia Tech resume

Blacksburg (Virginia): Classes have resumed at Virginia Tech, a week since 32 students and faculty were killed in the shooting.

Many students chose not to return to the campus yet, and for those who came back there was a great sense of anxiety.

“It is going to be difficult. It is going to be like looking over your shoulder, not knowing when someone comes late to class,” said a student.

As the students headed back to the campus on Monday morning a moment of unity, respect and silence was maintained followed by 32 tolling bells, one for each student and faculty member who died during fellow classmate Seung-hui Cho's shooting rampage. White balloons symbolising the victims were then released.

In the light of the tragedy, some students did not return as they headed home instead for the semester with full-credit. However, others felt they had to come back.

Said a graduate student, Lashun King, “The campus must unite and that's what we're doing here.”

As students hit the books again, a homeland security hearing on Capitol Hill will address college campus security on Tuesday.

“It is our hope that today's hearing will shed light on what the federal government can do to help bolster the security of the 4,100 colleges and universities across the nation,” says ranking member, Senator Susan Collins

University officials say it will take some time to figure out how many students will actually return to classes in order to finish the semester.

And also, there is a talk doing rounds that Cho bought some of his ammunition on eBay.

So what is eBay saying about this?

They say that they understand that students got some support from victims of another school tragedy.

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