Virginia Tech Lockdown after Reports of a Possible Gunman on Campus

On Thursday Virginia Tech was placed under lockdown after reports of a possible gunman on campus, but since then the alert has been lifted. College security officials in Albany said they’ve prepared, practiced and are on standby just in case they have to face this type of emergency.

Police on the campus of Albany State University (ASU) said they hope they won’t have to face a situation where there's an active shooter on campus, but they know there's always the possibility of a terror strike. Because of this, they have a plan in place and the first step is to stop all movement.

“We want to try to lockdown the campus, which we will need help. So we will notify the other law enforcement agencies,” said Albany Police Interim Chief John Fields.

Once outside officials are on the campus, they assess the situation and go from there. Interim Chief John Fields said they use a Connect Ed system to alert students and faculty about possible danger. This allows individuals to be contacted via email, text or phone. Parents are also advised to sign up for this feature.

“If you really want to know what's going on if there is an emergency. Put your home number in there or your cell phone, so you'll get the same message that the students get,” said Interim Chief John Fields.

In addition to phone alerts, the school uses an inside intercom and outside siren that can be heard from miles away. Albany Technical College also uses an alarm system to notify their students of danger.

“Within our building, we can send out tones that tell individuals on campus what kind of incident that we may have here,” said Albany Tech Safety Chair Kenn Singleton.

Both schools have telephones placed around campus for dire situations. School officials at ASU spent the Thursday testing the phones. Campus police said they're striving to keep communication open while protecting their students.

Albany State has about 191 cameras on the campus to identify suspects and by the beginning of school they will have close to 300, said officials. They said this year they will be stepping up security.

Justin Bieber Wearing a Crude Blue T-shirt

Justin Bieber leaves Shoppingmal in Sunset Plaza, Los Angeles, wearing a crude blue T-shirt

Selena Break Up with Justin Bieber Rumors

Selena Break Up Rumors - Teen Pop Star Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez dating for about a year now, but only went public with their relationship earlier this year.

The young couple have been rather open with their feelings for one another as many photos of them vacationing and revealing PDA have spread across the net.

Justin Bieber and his recent use of technology seem to kill the thought of a break up. He instagramed a photo of himself wearing a concert t-shirt of Selena's album art that features her face. Later, he texted a message most are assuming was for Gomez: "what makes you so beautiful is that you don't know how beautiful you are... to me," he wrote.

So, okay... their romance makes us swoon and think--how cute? But seriously, where are they going with this? Hollywood Life exclaimed that the new "Justin and Britney" couple are "doomed," and are "too young" to have a "lifetime relationship." These words are harsh, but is there any truth to them?

On July 13, it was reported that the Biebs tweeted a rather cryptic message: "I'm not saying your the one girl, I'm just here to have fun girl." As people speculated, it is entirely possible that Bieber was referencing a quote or song lyrics, but, it is also possible that he was not... Selena has also indicated in recent interviews that Justin not "the one." She claimed she is only 18 years-old and not really thinking beyond that.


We wish Justin and Selena the best and only time will tell what's next for the power duo.