This week was a tough one.

The news of Monday’s Virginia Tech  massacre still has me reeling, even more so as I watch shocking details unfold on the news.

Young Barbara, my colleague and a recent grad, is having a particularly tough time. My colleague Caroline, stepmother to a college sophomore, knows something like this just as easily could’ve happened on her daughter’s campus.

The three of us have talked about how college campuses across the nation are connecting as one community . People have been searching for ways to comfort those who are grieving and finding their own way to show their support.

On Monday, April 30, The Student LoanDown will join the blogosphere in a day of silence  to honor the victims at Virginia Tech. In the wake of tragedy—especially one so senseless—there are so many things you want to say, so many questions you want to ask. But sometimes, you just need to take a moment to be silent.

And remember.