A Normal Morning That Became National News

First off I would like to think everybody for his or her thoughts and prayers. With all of the questions that are left to be answered I hope to shed some light on the event that has taken place. My morning started off when my alarm clock went off at 9:15. I got out of bed, cut my shower on and checked my email like I do everyday. I took my shower and got ready to go to class. My roommate and myself caught the local bus to go to campus. We stop at another bus stop to pick up some more students and that’s when we heard that a “incident” had occurred. I called a friend to see what was going on at 9:50 and found out classes were “Suspended”. We got off the bus and walked back to our apartment. The horror that awaited me when I got back was overwhelming. Had I made it to campus this morning I would have walking outside of Norris Hall at the time of the shooting. I thank God that I wasn’t. I’ve been watching the news since and I cant explain the feelings that I have felt as the death toll kept rising. At first the thought was here we go again, first we had the William Morva shooting and now this. Since that first thought I could not believe that this is happen at such a great university. The question that is most prevalent on my mind is why it took 2 hours for the university to notify us. We have had 2 bomb threats in the past 2 weeks and we were notified as soon as it happened why did it take so long if a shooting had occured and other lives were at stake. I would like to ask for your continued prayers because we need them. Today everyone is a Hokie and people of Hokie Nation stand strong as Hokie's United. Please feel free to email with questions at bcwhite@vt.edu