Daily Dose: Feb. 26 - It's hard to be funny today...

Jim Owczarski

on February 26, 2008 10:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I went out to Northern Illinois University tonight for the first sporting event since the Cole Hall shootings on Feb. 14. I wasn't sure how I'd be affected by it, considering I've never, ever been around anything quite like that.

I was struck by the vibe there in a very positive way. Many people, students and staff, were wearing some kind of a black and red ribbon. 8x10 printouts and signs were everywhere, reminding everyone to move "forward, together, forward."

It was definitely something to be a part of, if only for a few hours...

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A graduate of North Central College, Owczarski covers the high school football beat in the fall and the local golf beat year around. He also serves as the Beacon News’ main sports features/enterprise writer. He has won several national writing awards and has a weekly column that runs on Sundays.

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