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Family members and friends of victims of the 2008 shooting, alongside NIU community members, stand together as a crowd during the 15-year memorial, held at 3:06 p.m. as the bells of the Holmes Student Center echoed through campus. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: NIU looks forward, together 15 years after tragic shooting

By Sean Reed, Photo Editor | February 14, 2023

DeKALB – A vigil was held Tuesday in remembrance of the victims of the Feb. 14, 2008 shooting that took place within the walls of Cole Hall that chilling Valentine’s Day. 15 years later, the university holds its annual “Forward Together Forward”...

NIU students leave flowers and candles at Cole Hall after the 2009 candlelight vigil honoring the victims of the Feb. 14 shootings.

Students move ‘Forward Together,’ 3 years later

By Jessica Sabbah | February 13, 2011

Three years ago today, the NIU community was changed forever. On Feb. 14, 2008, gunman Stephen Kazmierczak opened fire in a Geology 104 class in Cole Hall, Room 101 killing five students and injuring 21, before killing himself. Those killed were Gayle...