The worst thing that happened on campus Wednesday was a fight, as far as officials know, said Howard Bailey, vice president for student affairs, at a press conference. Five people have been taken into custody. After the press conference, Sarah Pehlke and Missy Seewer, both Louisville freshman, approached campus police chief Robert Deane and Maj.

Shots were fired outside of Pearce-Ford Tower early this morning, according to campus police. Campus police responded to a report of shots fired at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning, according to a Western press release. According to the press release, a witness reported that a male got out of a vehicle in the PFT parking lot, fired a gun, returned to the vehicle and left.

Classes on the main campus after 3:30 p.m. are canceled today because of icy weather. Classes on Western’s regional campuses were canceled earlier today. The National Weather Service released a statement at 1:19 p.m. saying travel should be avoided. Students are advised to make decisions about coming to classes in terms of their own safety, Provost Barbara Burch stated in an e-mail to faculty and staff this morning.

Hearing of a hurricane making landfall thousands of miles away doesn’t usually make much of an impact on people at Western, but for Terrence McCain, assistant professor of middle grades education, something like this is at the top of his list. Tuesday, Hurricane Felix made landfall on the Honduran-Nicaraguan border as a Category 5, with windspeeds reaching more than 160 mph, according to the New York Times.