Published: 11/6/09

'It's Really Scary': Texas College Students React to Fort Hood Shootings

Stephanie Hughes sat watching coverage of the Fort Hood shooting on television Thursday in the Syndicate at the University of North Texas. An ROTC cadet, Hughes has friends stationed at Fort Hood. "It's really scary," she said, not taking her eyes off the TV. "It was where they were about to be deployed. Their families were scared enough as it is." Hughes, a kinesiology junior, said she was surprised that the suspected shooter, an Army psychiatrist, would be capable of such a thing. Students across campus have had a strong emotional response to the emerging details about the shooting. Lt. Gen. ...

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