Professor killed in UCLA murder- suicide was brilliant, kind and caring, colleagues say. UCLA students went to school Wednesday expecting to take on routine end- of- school- year tasks: final exams and presentations. But those concerns were forgotten around 1. Within minutes, thousands of students found themselves racing for cover, building makeshift barricades against classroom doors that wouldn’t lock and arming themselves with anything they could find as information about the gunfire — some of it rumor about a wave of assailants — spread across campus via text messages and social media. In the end, it was a murder- suicide involving two men inside an engineering building near the campus’ south side, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said. Several sources identified the victim as William S. Klug, 3. 9, a father of two who studied the interaction between mechanics and biology. Klug, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was described as both brilliant and kind, a rare blend in the competitive world of academic research, colleagues said.“I am absolutely devastated,” said Alan Garfinkel, a professor of integrative biology and physiology who worked with Klug to develop a computer generated virtual heart. She recalled that Klug noticed another student struggling in his finite element modeling class and asked Gibbons to tutor her. Where I Lived, and What I Lived for. Thoreau Reader: Home - Walden - Next Chapter. Walden Pond from Pine Hill, by Herbert W. AT A CERTAIN season of our life we are accustomed to consider every spot as. To care that much in an undergraduate class says a lot about his character,” she said. For the Record. June 1, 1. A previous version of this article referred to Melissa Gibbons in one instance as Gibson. Klug, an El Segundo resident who was married with two young children, loved surfing and frequently took his family to Los Angeles Dodgers games. He earned his undergraduate degree in engineering physics from Westmont College in 1. UCLA in 1. 99. 9 and his Ph. D in mechanical engineering from Caltech in 2. With school shootings so often in the news in recent years, many UCLA students feared that the situation unfolding on their normally serene campus might evolve into something far deadlier. The 2. 2- year- old geography major transferred to UCLA from UC Santa Barbara, near where a student’s rampage left six people dead and 1. Isla Vista in 2. 01. It's like I almost know the drill. The river’s tent is broken: the last fingers of leaf : Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind : Crosses the brown land, unheard. We really are running around New York City. It’s like, 'We have an. ATTENTION: In order to receive the posted 'Advance Ticket' price, even if you made an on-line reservation, PLEASE arrive at the venue and 'PURCHASE'your ticket/s at least '1' (one) HOUR before the posted show time, OTHERWISE. Catering to the modern man with content that promises to seduce, entertain and continuously surprise readers. Andy Neiman, the LAPD’s chief spokesman, confirmed a note was found at the scene, but investigators had not determined whether it was connected to the shooting. Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz, whose district includes UCLA, said LAPD officers had told him that they initially feared that the two dead men were the first victims of an active shooter, Koretz said. Classes were canceled after the shooting but will resume Thursday, the university said. See the most- read stories this hour > > The shooting prompted a massive response from local and federal law enforcement. Police officers in riot gear ran across campus, guns and battering rams drawn, while students exited buildings with their hands above their heads. Neiman said the first 9. A number of additional 9. Westwood.“It’s much easier to tell people it’s OK to come out, than to have to go and tell their families that they’re not coming home,” Neiman said. Students hid in buildings across campus. Many said they struggled to lock the doors of the classrooms where they sought shelter and were forced to use their belts, nearby projectors and furniture to barricade themselves against any potential threat. While Beck said there were no other suspects, many students said they received mass text messages and social media blasts announcing that as many as four shooters may have been roaming the campus.”There’s a ton of information spreading over social media and group messages and it’s hard for everyone to sort out what is true and what isn’t,” Rafi Sands, vice president of UCLA’s student government, said as he hid with 3. Haines Hall during the lockdown. The man, who had a rifle at his side and appeared to be wearing a tactical belt, yelled “come here.”Kampouridis said he fled immediately, and shouted at nearby students to run. He burst out of the building and called 9. Engineering.”He was unsure whether he saw a police officer or the gunman, but wanted desperately to warn friends either way. While some students rode out the lockdown hidden behind barricades, others desperately tried to flee the campus after they were unable to find shelter. Maria Shafer said she ran out of her Spanish final in the Public Affairs building after the campus issued the first shooting alert. Shafer and about 2. They ended up climbing over bushes and sprinting across Sunset Boulevard before they found safety in the yard of a Bel- Air home.“We didn’t know where to go, we were trying to get as far away from campus as possible,” she said. Young Research Library, where many other students were hiding. Around 1. 0: 4. 5 a. And so America shrugs. Times staff writers Sonali Kohli, Ruben Vives, Richard Winton, Brittny Mejia, Angel Jennings, James Queally and Joseph Serna, and Times Community News staffer Alene Tchekmedyian, contributed to this report. UPDATES: 4: 0. 2 p. This article was updated with additional reporting and editing. The article was updated with additional information throughout. This article was updated with information from a law enforcement source describing the victims. This article was updated with comment from an LAPD spokesman and a report that a note was found at the shooting scene. This article was updated with the announcement that the lockdown had been lifted. This article was updated with confirmation of a murder- suicide and remarks from L.
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