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7:18 p.m. (April 15), Drillfield, Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech freshman Jennifer Ortolani, a freshman biology and psychology student from Potomac, Md., pauses at the memorial for shooting victim Ryan Clark on the Drillfield. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, and Ortolani plays piccolo for the group. Ortolani was in high school when the shootings occurred last year, but she said the incident had a profound impact on her decision to attend Virginia Tech. "The community responded so strongly as one," she said. "It was like a family, and now I feel at home here."