"[P]eople can get over being scared.

"It's not as easy to get over being shot.

The UTEP Prospector's Ms. Vanessa Juarez has the story:

"Students not notified of alleged gunman on campus"


¡Adelante, Vanessa!



Snippet from her original article in hard copy edition of Thursday, October 26, 2010.

Note: this has been all "upgraded" in the online edition for Tuesday, November 2, 2010...

"At the end of of last week, on October 22, a small portion of the student body experienced just a fraction of what students at UT Austin, Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois did when they found out a gunman was on their campus.

"The news of the incident didn't make any waves over the weekend, since UTEP officials and the UTEP Police Department didn't offer any details to confirm to the public [but University Communications did!] that there was an allegation of a suspicious person with a gun that was called into the UTEP police.

"Official or not, a student reported that a man in a red car with Chihuahua license plates appeared to be handling a black handgun and a 9 mm ammunition clip at the inner campus parking lot IC - 2, which is next to the Liberal Arts Building..

"In any case, an incident of this seriousness and gravity should have been reported to the student body.

"As the old adage goes, it's better to be safe than sorry.

"Yes, it may have caused an unnecessary panic, but people can get over being scared.

"It's not as easy to get over being shot.."

Yea! 'Way to go Vanessa! :)

¡Ora, UTEP!

¡Ora, MEChA!

¡Adelante, DESTINO!