<p>My D is a junior at Hofstra and yes, this is very upsetting. At this point, we are trying to understand that the reason the administration did not release any information until late the next day was that one suspect was still at large (and to my knowledge, still is). They did alert the students via the campus notification system of the attack, and the parents have received several email alerts regarding the ongoing investigation. And, to top this off, yesterday there was a seperate event (an armed robbery) on the campus. The suspect that was arrested in that case was not a Hofstra student. </p>
<p>As evidenced by the tragic event this week at Yale - violent crimes happen on campuses everywhere. What we have tried to impress upon our daughter is the need to always be aware and alert to all potentially dangerous situations at all times. As I discussed with her last night, this poor girl suffered a horrible trauma because of her cell phone. As I told DD - a cell phone, no matter how $$ it is, is worth your personal safety. I only can hope that this young girl will be able to recover from this horrible event and resume some sort of “normal” life once again. It is a parent’s worse nightmare…</p>