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Plans to Raze NIU Shooting Site Debated
Mar 1 2008, AP

Kevin Smith wants to forget about the Valentine’s Day shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University, but the memories are hard to shake.The 20-year-old sophomore often walks past Cole Hall, where a gunman killed five students before committing...

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