Thank you for your coffee, seignor. I shall miss that when we leave Casablanca. ~ Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca)

Of course the story that pushed most everything else of the radar yesterday was the murder spree at Virginia Tech.

Sister Toldjah Virginia Tech massacre: Yesterday’s heros (UPDATE II: NAMES OF SOME OF THE VICTIMS RELEASED) has this from the Virginia Tech press conference this morning:

The killer is: Cho Hui Seung (corrected) – 23 y/o South Korean student, enrolled as undergrad – senior year, he was an English major. Living on campus. 2 handguns found on Lee. Confirmed that those guns were used in both shootings.

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Tragedy And Heroism

The shootings at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people, including the gunman, will generate many stories of horror over the next few days and weeks. Already we have heard about the cold and mechanical manner in which the perpetrator selected and shot his many victims. However, the terrible day also will produce stories of courage and heroism, and the first has been that of Professor Liviu Librescu. The Romanian-Israeli engineering professor and Holocaust survivor gave his life to save his students:

Wizbang (Jay Tea) Requiem for a monster

This deed was not committed by a weapon, a political movement, or some failing of society. It was not carried out by a video game, a rap song, or pornography. This was, ultimately, the fault of exactly one man — and we can’t punish him for it, as he has already chosen to enact the ultimate sanction upon himself.