To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Chancellor Richard Herman" <chancellor@uiuc.edu>

Reply-To: chancellor@uiuc.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - A Message to the Campus Community

To Members of the Campus Community:

Sarah Channick represented everything that is good about our student body; 
she was smart, energetic, involved, and filled with hope for a bright 
future.  Her tragic death last week left us shocked and sad and searching 
for answers.  How could this happen?  Who is responsible? What can we do 
to prevent this from happening again?

It is the sad truth that we live in an environment where each of us must 
rush from place to place--often while trying to do several things at once. 
That reality combined with the fact that vehicles and pedestrians must 
move side-by-side on the crowded and busy streets on campus creates an 
ever dangerous situation.  That means everyone--drivers and pedestrians--
must use constant care and caution.

Nothing is more important than the safety of our students. As we grieve 
for Sarah and her family and friends, we must also work together to do a 
better job of protecting everyone on campus. The university and the MTD 
already have launched an investigation into traffic and pedestrian safety 
that also will involve campus residents and workers.

I will do everything within my power to make the campus safer, but I will 
need your help to ensure that tragedy does not strike again.  

Very truly yours,

Richard Herman
Chancellor



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