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OSU students gather to remember Virginia Tech Victims

Thousands of Ohio State University students gathered at the OSU oval Wednesday afternoon to remember the victims of this week's shooting at Virginia Tech.

The students wore maroon and orange ribbons, signed a message board. They stood silently while the Orton Hall chimes played the Virginia Tech alma mater and an OSU marching band member played taps.

WOSU's Mike Thompson was there and paints an audio portrait. Click the listen icon to hear the sounds from the obervance.

Mike Thompson spends much of his time correcting people who mispronounce the name of his hometown – Worcester, Massachusetts. Mike studied broadcast journalism at Syracuse University when he was not running in circles – as a distance runner on the SU track team.