The bell atop University Hall will toll 26 times today in honor of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School one week ago. The University chose a noontime observance so that members of the campus community, particularly students who are writing final exams this morning, could join in the moment of silence and reflection.
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