Virginia Tech Tragedy: The Lives Lost

From the freshman with a "luminous smile" to the hero Holocaust survivor who helped save his students' lives, see the portraits of the victims

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LAUREN MCCAIN, 20

A freshman international studies major from Shawnee, Okla., McCain wrote on her MySpace page that she was a big music fan ("Everything except for country") and loved movies ("Definitely sci-fi!"). She also professed deep religious faith: "The purpose and love of my life is Jesus Christ. I don't have to argue religion, philosophy or historical evidence because I KNOW him."