My friend in Chicago told me about that, but said it seemed doubtful due to them having to actually build a temporary stadium or whatever, since they don't have a permanent building to house all the people.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACKSBURG, Va. — A gunman was loose on the Virginia Tech University campus in Blacksburg, Va., Monday, and officials were warning everyone to stay away from all building windows. According to the school's Web site, a shooting incident occurred at the West Ambler Johnston residence hall earlier Monday morning. A state government official with knowledge of the incident says that at least one person was killed and another was injured in the shooting. FOX News has not yet confirmed that report. Police are on the scene and are investigating. All classes have been canceled, according to the campus newspaper, The Collegiate Times. The university community is urged to be cautious. Anyone who observes anything suspicious or has information about this case is encouraged to contact the Virginia Tech Police at (540) 231-6411. Local FOX affiliate WFXR in Richmond reported that students are being held in their classrooms. It's unknown how many may have been injured in the earlier shooting. The West Ambler Johnston dorm, commonly known on campus as West AJ, houses about 895 students and is located near West End Market and Dietrick Dining Center. Virginia Tech has the largest full-time student population in Virginia, with more than 25,000 students. It consists of eight colleges and graduate school and offers 60 bachelor's degree programs and 140 master's and doctoral degree programs. The main campus includes more than 100 buildings located on 2,600 acres, and includes an airport. Student to faculty ratio is 16:1.

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AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SHOOTINGS ON VIRGINIA TECH
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE.



It is so sad that people cannot feel safe in their schools. How sad for the students, their families and society.

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OMG, it is up to 32 dead and may go higher. This is so freaking unbearable to watch. I have on FOX News and tears keep pouring down my face. Those poor young people just trying to get an education. This is just so horrible

It is horrible. I am very sad and scared by this. ALL those people are someone's child. My nephew goes to college next year , he is graduating a year early. I would hope he would be safe.

My son starts college in the fall too. It is very scary. Colleges are so open. Not much security. Thousands of people come and go everyday. They are sitting ducks when a gunman enters. Like my husband just said, there just are no real answers. What can we do? All carry weapons? The bad guys will always get the weapons. The rest are at their mercy. It's just all so tragic. What is it about April? So much has happened thru the years around the same date in April.

One of the girls at The Clayboard goes there. She posted that she was in her dormroom and heard the shooting. Saw the cops. Spent 3 hours on the phone with one of her best friends who was in lock down in one of the classrooms. She cannot find or get a hold of one of her friends who was in class where the shooting took place. She is very worried. The girl has not contacted her family either. Praying for her.

very scary. I do not know what can or should be done to prevent such things from happening anywhere, including schools, short of locking up everybody in lead rooms, individually.

What a horrendous tragedy. There are no words that are coming forth to express my dismay and sadness.

Don't they know anything yet about the gun man?

He had no ID on him. So we still don't know anything. He took his own life. Why must these people who want to kill themselves take others with them??

Frazz, there are times I wish I could just keep my kids home with me all the time like when they were little. I know they need to live life, but it scares the crap out of me.

FC, I think if you have kids it adds a whole 'nother layer to the deal of what is scary, that even outweighs fear for oneself.

Since I do no have kids, I just think about my own lone self and my friends in such circumstances.

When I worked at the art museum, which has a large, famous, and after 9/11, notorius, collection of Islamic art curated by a brilliant Jewish woman who was dedicated to making a bridge between Jews and Islamic people. The whole place would get bomb threats. As the webmaster I used to get the e-mails from lunatics. I passed them on to the security office, and to the PR people. The PR guy sent it to the curator, who then went kinda nuts on ME as though I was blaming all of Islam.

Personally it was all very weird and confusing.

But did LACMA strenghten it's security?

Nope. Too expensive.

It is still on the list for terrorist bombings.

I belive in exiting at the earilest warning, so I would often go home as soon as the alarm sounded, while most people stayed at work.

Sorry... just rambling here...

I don't remember Frazz, did you work at the Getty Center? We got to go there for a couple of hours with Neill before we headed to the airport. Beautiful place.

I hear ya about wanting to keep your kids locked up in the closet when things like this happen.

I guess it can happen anywhere though. In state buildings that are blown up, in airports,in a plane, or in any public place to any of us. That is the scariest thing abou it. There does'nt seem to be anything you can do to avoid it when you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Austin, I didn't workat the Getty, I worked at LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

WHen I was in college (Brandeis University...founded by the leftist Jewish community (whom I identify with in most ways...except I like to drink beer like an Irish person)...but they wanted to be ecumenical, so it was much easier to get in if you were not Jewish...hence my acceptance and scholarship...plus they had a great Theater Department) Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Isreal, was coming to speak. The campus did a 3 day semi-shutdown before she came. By far the heaviest security I'd ever heard of, let alone witnessed.

Mind you this was the days of campus riots, etc.

My boyfriend and I easily got into the theater building (where she would be speaking) the night before, and as an experiment left a note, folded, but addressed to SECURITY in plain sight on the top floor, saying HEY SECURITY!!! IF YOU DON'T FIND THIS NOTE YOUR SECURITY SUCKS!!!

Unsurprisingly, the note was untouched the following week (we waited to check, just in case they had cameras).

Very scary Frazz. I feel safe working out of my home, but once I had a couple going thru a difficult divorce and custody battle and I worried about things like the hubby coming to take the kids when he wasn't suppose to have them and if he would hurt me if I didn't let him leave with the kids. Luckily the mom moved to Colorado with the girls and I didn't need to worry anymore. I think working in large public building where anyone can come in will never feel completely safe for anyone anymore. Heck, people aren't safe at McDonalds.

All that said, working at an art museum sounds great!