Stokely Incident

I'm feeling distressed about the rumor of the death on campus today. I don't understand why UTK hasn't formally said anything. I can't find any news articles with any real information. I called the Emergency Information line, and they were flippant and unhelpful. They told me to call the Dean's office which didn't seem correct either.

It's heartbreaking to think that someone could die on campus and that everything would be business as usual.

Edit: I never meant that I felt I deserved to immediately know the who/ what/ when/ where. I understand that contacting the family is first priority.

The feeling that I was trying to put into words was how it felt to be in a situation where I'm hearing about this death from people before class, I had no confirmation of whether or not it's true, and then I'm expected to just sit and pay attention in class after that. I think that could have been handled differently.

I don't even think that they needed to confirm any specifics to inform us that something had happened. It was just uncomfortable to experience how quickly and slowly information spreads, because plenty of people on campus knew something had happened before any sources confirmed it.