When we went up against Haverford and Virginia Tech in dual meets, we had no intentions of walking away with an upset. But in both cases, we surged away in the final round. Unlike top fencing programs at many other colleges and universities, Hopkins's is virtually built from scratch. Ninety-five percent of the players start competitively fencing at Hopkins. Oles has a history of turning out top squads at Hopkins.
Tragedy travels fast, they say.
And the shooting took place in such a central location. Students in the computer lab and the library and many in the sophomore dorms heard the shots. The news hit an off-campus diner by midnight, and it was national by early morning Thursday. Our campus was reeling. Reeling from a double blow.