Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Yesterday, between the time shots were fired and students were given the all clear, panic set in across the UCLA campus.
Although it was later determined that the shooting occurred on south campus, on north campus, students reacted as they though they thought a shooter was marching towards them.
"I think all of us on the inside were really scared and nervous," said Daphne Ying, a Senior at UCLA. "You could definitely tell, because we're sitting in the dark, keeping as close to the shadowed areas of the room as possible. Anybody who raised their voice, even to a moderate whisper... immediately got shushed."
Feeling they were under threat, students, including Daphne, made the decision to block doors so that a potential shooter couldn't get in. The problem was that the classroom doors opened outwards into the hall, which meant that they couldn't place heavy objects in front of them to keep them shut.
So, the students got inventive.
Ying spoke with Take Two's A Martinez about the incident and how they solved their door problem.
To hear the entire conversation click on the link embedded at the top of this post.