Five UW engineering graduate students and three faculty members arrived home safely from Virginia Tech Tuesday after being locked down on the campus during Monday’s shootings. One of the faculty members spoke to news reporters Tuesday.
UW faculty and students have been traveling to Virginia Tech for nine years in a row and working closely together for decades longer. Now the two schools have a special bond they never expected to. The sights and sounds of Monday’s shootings were terrifying, but imagine not being able to see or hear anything when shots you are just hundreds of feet away.