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The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Sarah Niles Managing News Editors Fashion Forward Columnist publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. Katie Rogers, Brittany Talarico Larissa Cruz / )Jt February 19. 2008 3 'We .didn't know what was going on' GunmOn kills 6, including self, on Northern Illinois campus BY BRIAN ANDERSON Urbana-Champaign for graduate National/State News Editor work. Five students were killed in a Grady said there were no previ North Illinois University lecture hall ous indications Kazmierczak would on Thursday after a former student engage in activity like this. entered the hall and opened fire on Two of the four weapons car approximately 150 students. The ried by the gunman were legally pur ·shooter than killed himself in the chased, according to CNN.com. 1 hall after shooting more than 20 peo Kazmierczak entered the lecture hall ple. with a shotgun and three pistols. The I T4ursday's shooting in DeKalb, pistols were hidden on his body as Ill., marks the most recent major he carried his shotgun in a guitar shooting on a U.S. college campus. case. The shooting at Virginia Technical Four victims died at the scene, Institute and State University in including the shooter, while two died Blacksburg, Va., in April 2007, was after at a local hospital. Kishwaukee the deadliest in U.S. history. Community Hospital, located in The gunman, identified as DeKalb, treated more than 15 vic Steven P. Kazmierczak, entered a tims, most with gunshot wounds to geography class at around 3 p.m., the head or chest. CST, in Cole Hall on the NIU cam President George W. Bush pus and opened fire. Kazmierczak asked Americans to "offer their fued more than 30 shots before blessings - blessings of comfort reloading his weapon and turning it and blessings of strength," to the on himself. He fired approximately community at NIU, according to 48 shots. CNN. NIU officials locked down Hillary Kowalski, a junior at Courtesy of The Northern Star, Jim K.illann campus minutes after the attack and NIU, said she was not on campus The shootings at NIU came less than one year after the murders at Virginia Tech. by 3:20 p.m., a campus-wide alert when the shooting occurred but after was sent to students and faculty, receiving a call from a friend, she ' "We didn't know what was She said she felt like one of the and residence hall director on cam informing them to stay where they decided to go to campus. She said going on," she said. "I remember first people to find out about the pus, said one of her biggest concerns were. campus was chaotic, as information seeing some people were running shooting. Campus was chaotic and is the idea of a "copy-cat" killer. In a televised press conference, and rumors were spreading about the and panicking and crying and some people were confused as television Francl said she has no idea how she NIU police chief Donald Grady said shooting. people just walking by because not networks had yet to pick up on the would handle a situation like that on Kazmierczak was respected by NIU Kowalski said students were everybody knew it." story. this campus. staff, faculty members and other stu unaware if there was another gun Panic has been subdued but Campus, filled with police "It scares me knowing that dents. Kazmierczak graduated from man or if the gunman was actually there is still a sense of fear through activity, was congested and students there is a possibility [of] having to NIU in 2006 with an undergraduate dead. Additionally, some people did out campus, Kowalski said. Some had trouble· calling others, Walde deal with that kind of an issue," she degree in sociology before moving not even know a shooting had students went home the day of the said. Rumors about the shooter and said. onto the University of Illinois at occurred. shooting and have remained home, how many people were involved Francl, who is originally fro~ while others have been going back spread throughout campus, as no one Wisconsin, said she thinks the media and forth to attend vigils and be knew exactly what had happened. overplayed the mistakes at V-Tech, close to others on campus. ''No one really knew for sure. but the NIU coverage was respectful "Right now it's a mix of emo Nobody really had accurate informa- and tastefully done. Additionally, tion," she said. "There's the fear and tion," she said. "Everyone was just she was glad the media did not sen- the sense of loss and the sense of really confused to begin with. sationalize the shooting. what should I do. And of course, Aleksey Zozulya, a junior at the• , "I'm actually kind of glad the there's sadness." University of Delaware, said when media didn't play it up because of Kowalski said classes and he first heard of the NIU shootings, . the copy-cat idea," she said. sporting events have been cancelled he could not believe shootings on Walde said she collected herself for the entire week, and · the only college campuses were becoming before attempting to help others, but people returning to campus are the such a common experience. After campus was still stricken with fear. staff, who returned to work today. the shootings at V-Tech and "It was just a very, very scary She said she knows students who Delaware State University, he said moment," she said. would be disturbed if classes he wondered why people would still resumed anytime before next week. continue to do this. "People need their time for · Zozulya said while free and ....-'""" mourning and grieving," Kowalski open access to lecture halls is con said. "PeopJe need to collect their venient, he thinks it is odd that any A Closer Look thoughts and get themselves togeth one can walk into lecture halls. With er. I think this time is really good for building security being so important, all of us. he said access cards could be the Shooter on NIU campus "Some students, they need to be next step if people are getting hurt. here." "We have them for housing, John Brennan, the director of why not have them for lecture • Mote than 25,000 stu public relations for the University of halls?" he said. dents attend NIU which is Delaware, said the university has not Brenna Schadegg, a junior at located 65 miles west of issued a public statement about the the university, said she feels safe on downtown Chicago. NIU shooting. campus, but incidents like this can However, university President happen anywhere. • The shooter was a 27- Patrick Harker did contact NIU Schadegg said she signed up to year-old graduate student in President John Peters after the shoot receive e-mail and text messages social work at the University ing, Brennan said. from the university, but has yet to get of Illinois at Urbana "President Harker sent a letter one. Champaign. to the NIU president, but we didn't She said she commends the uni issue any other statement than that," versity for bemg proactive in its • There is no known Brennan said. approach for campus safety instead motive for the shooting. Amanda Walde, a NIU sopho of waiting until something happens more, said she received a phone call here. from a friend to inform her of the "At least they're seeing what - compiled from CNN.com shooter.