<p>It happened just outside the Centennial Hall Dorm at 11pm last night. The 19 year old male freshman student is expected to recover. The 2 black male shooting suspects are still on the loose as of noon today. A google search will list numerious stories about the incident.</p>
<p>This appears to be one really random incident. I hope the student recovers quickly.</p>
<p>Dear Centennial Residents: </p>
<p>As you may have heard, there was an assault involving a weapon outside of Centennial Hall last evening ([UM</a> Police Department, Public Safety, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota](<a href=“http://www1.umn.edu/police/alerts/2010-01-26/20100126.html]UM”>http://www1.umn.edu/police/alerts/2010-01-26/20100126.html)). The entire University community is very concerned about you and your continued success as a student at the University of Minnesota. We know that this incident will impact each person in different ways and we want to provide you with all possible support and resources to assist you. </p>
<p>We will be hosting a Community Meeting tonight (January 26th, 2010) at 8:30pm in Centennial Dining. All residents are welcome to attend in order to ask questions, voice concerns and gain information on the campus resources available. The University of Minnesota Police Department, Vice President for Student Affairs, University Counseling and Consulting Services, and representatives from Housing & Residential Life will be present. </p>
<p>We encourage you to take the time to connect with whatever support network you may deem necessary to take care of yourself. Please let your Community Advisor know if we can be of further assistance. Community Advisors are available on duty in Centennial Hall every evening if residents have any emergency needs. The on duty number for Centennial Hall is 612-490-0797. You are also welcome to contact me at any time at 612.625.3965 or <a href=“mailto:tigge009@umn.edu”>tigge009@umn.edu</a>. </p>
<p>University counseling services staff are available to support you during business hours at their locations in Eddy Hall and Coffey Hall (St. Paul campus). Their office line is (612) 624-3323 and their services can be accessed via the web at [U</a> of M: University Counseling & Consulting Services](<a href=“http://www.uccs.umn.edu%5DU”>http://www.uccs.umn.edu). For students and their families needing additional support, there are extended hour resources available: Hennepin County Crisis Center at (612) 873-3161, Crisis Connection at (612) 379-6363, and the Walk In Counseling Clinic (WICC) at (612) 870-0565 ([Walk-In</a> Counseling Center](<a href=“http://www.walkin.org%5DWalk-In”>http://www.walkin.org)). </p>
<p>Thank you for your understanding and concern, we hope to see you tonight. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>Jennifer Tigges
Residence Director
Centennial Hall
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
<a href=“mailto:tigge009@umn.edu”>tigge009@umn.edu</a>
612-625-3965 (office)
612-624-8940 (fax)</p>
<p>I had also read in the Minnesota paper that the same two men were involved in a robbery earlier in the evening.</p>
<p>Yeah, this is just awful. The two suspects should have already been caught. Nevertheless I still have interest in attending UM-Twin Cities but this definately should would raise security concerns for current students.</p>
<p>stuff like this happens at every college so it’s fine (some are just not announced so publicly). it’s rare though so you shouldnt be worried about attending.</p>
<p>Well, I wouldn’t say it’s fine, but I have to agree that it shouldn’t be enought to deter a student from attending.</p>