I want to say it doesn't matter, but the fact is that for some number of prospective students, it will matter. And that bothers me.

There will be some number of people who believe that the ranking is legitimate statistically. And it is not.

We're doing prison ministry by doing this, and our students are doing ministry by being there. And the prisoners are doing ministry to Vanderbilt folks. They're teaching us what it's like on the other side.

We're waiting to conclude our investigation and considering what legal recourse may be appropriate.

We are still actively building the Green Street Arts Center, its outreach, its programs. We expected this would take time. We're in it for the long haul.

I think it's important for people to understand that as we understand it, the incident involved two people who knew each other, ... It was not a random drive by. Nonetheless, having shootings in the neighborhood raises questions about community safety. Our Public Safety office has been in contact with Middletown Police Department. Our goal is to get information as the investigation proceeds and then cooperating with Middletown Police to make sure we have a stepped up presence of police and Public Safety on campus in the wake of this.