I am a graduate student at Northern Illinois University. Five students and the loser who shot up Cole Hall are dead. Sixteen other students are injured and are in the hospital. This is a great tragedy and I am still shocked that this actually happened to our campus.
Campus is locked down tight. I am a TA in the Political Science Department and we were locked down in our office for the duration of the event. A cop in full armor and brandishing a shotgun came and told us to leave campus ASAP. Campus is still closed and will be for some time, and I doubt that things get back to normal this semester.
I graduated from Marquette in 2003 and am getting my PhD at NIU. I would ask your prayers during this difficult time for us here in DeKalb.
Absolutely Oz. All the best from Western Wisconsin to DeKalb.
Our prayers are definitely with you and your fellow students. Let us know if there's anything else we can do for you.