So apparently there is a roaming gunman on Stony Brook’s campus who, according to the college radio station, used a gun to steal a slice of pizza. The official notice is as follows:

University Police received a report that a young male fled the Student Activity Center Cafeteria and later displayed what was reported as a handgun. The individual was reported to be an African American male, approximately 25 years of age, wearing a black coat and black wool hat. He fled in the direction of Harriman Hall. University Police are searching the area and investigating the report. Remain alert, proceed with caution and notify University Police if you see anyone fitting the description of the individual or anything unusual. You can reach University Police by callling 911 from any campus phone or XXX-XXXX.

The stoned idiots on WUSB are keeping me updated with their inane babble, but every once in a while they ha ve a good nugget. To be clear, the campus appears to be relatively normal, the campus is not locked down, and there are just people wandering around campus.

I’m hiding out in my office while the university puts together an official thing that describes what, exactly, is going on. The police have failed to actually lock down the campus, but certain bigger buildings on campus have been locked. I have no idea what’s actually going on, but since I’m basically hiding in a hardened bunker in the basement of the physics building grading, I’ll keep the internets posted on what I hear on the radio station that isn’t just white noise.