Our Devin Truby is now at UC Da,
where officials just wrapped
up a news conference.
Devin, tell us what you learned,
Laura. Just a short time ago,
UC Davis Chancellor Gary May
announce that any class or lab
after 6:00 PM will be virtual de
to concerns about student safet.
We spoke with students today and
all of them told us that campus
it's empty in comparison to a
normal day students not wantingo
walk or bike alone here to camp.
Where people are generally
scared, they're concerned.
We're trying to understand what
is going on in the city of Davi.
Students and staff at UC Davis e
on edge as police continue to sh
for a killer in their community.
We are providing them really
all day transportation.
To and from residents anywhere on campus,
it's called our Safe Rides prog.
So those vans are running
about 16 hours a day,
and we're literally taking
hundreds upon hundreds,
if not thousands.
The Associated Students of UC Ds
sent a letter to the administran
urging them to provide online
courses until a suspect is caug.
Eric Murray says one of his clas
has already been moved online,
and he says his new personal rue
is not to be out after 10:00 PM
It's definitely very concerning.
Right. Especially for those of s
that have class late at night or
some kind of practice or club meeting
that they want to go to at nigh,
It's definitely, you know,
going out at night,
it's no longer really an option.
Looking over my shoulder a little bit more,
which I'm not sure if that's
something that was necessarily.
My male counterparts were
doing Students are on alert and
concerned families are calling
to check on their students.
My mom called me this morning
when I was on my way to class.
My sisters have been checking
in and a couple of my cousins.
But for international students,
news of the murders hasn't made it home yet.
UC Davis has around 6000
international students.
S Tong, who's from China,
says she hasn't told her familyt
because she doesn't want them to worry.
I'm planning to go back to China to stay
with my family this summer. So .
I think I'm looking forward to .
And since there's a hope,
I'm good at this moment.
You have walls up here that pret
that from coming on campus. No.
And we do know we have studentse
that are that may be traumatized by that.
They're very concerned and we
really want to deal with that.
We are building a really good
response team using our fire
department with paramedics,
social workers that can respond.
We're trying to do everything we
possibly can knowing that we hae
young adults coming on their cas
experiencing tragedies like thir
the very first time in their li.
Chris you mentioned it triple the security.
What that looks like is having twelve
officers patrol on a typical ni.
That would be 4. All six speciay
officers will also work tonight.
Specialty because they are
allowed to carry a weapon.
UC Berkeley and San Francisco providing
campus police to patrol here so
Davis police can assist the cit.
Private security also hired to
be out in the community where
students frequently walk home.
Chris Laura.
Yeah, Devin, let's circle
back to Mental Health.
The UC Davis police chief
is also the president of the
California chapter of the Natiol
Alliance of Mental Illness.
This was a big point in the letr
from the Associated Students.
What can you tell us about that,
Laura? It was the Associated Students
referencing that this is the thd
event this quarter where a studs
life has been lost if you remembered.
Earlier in April, I covered andd
you guys about that DUI crash we
three UC Davis students lost their life.
And when the Associated Students
conducted their midpoint survey,
55% of students said that mental
health was an extenuating circumstance
to their academic success here.
So they are trying to address those concerns
with counseling services made available,
but definitely something that is
aware and an issue here on camps
at the community and the school
is looking to solve, right?
Devin Live at UC Davis tonight. Thank you.
Well, the campus is encouraging everyone
to download the Warn Me app forl
time alerts of what's happening.
Being just six weeks away from the end
of school, campus leaders are discussing
potential accommodations for fi.
They also announced A vigil Friy
at 4:30 for the student who die.
He was posthumously awarded a degree.
Also, a memorial scholarship for
undergraduate research has been
set up in his honor.
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