Media coverage goes into overdrive as soon as there is a hint of a gun being carried on a campus: Update

Just a week ago there was another school which had lock down, though no gun was ever found. Now this:

Cops Search for Gunman on Georgia College Campus
Monday, March 03, 2008
Fox News
DEVELOPING STORY: Officials at Middle Georgia College in Cochran say the campus is in lock-down as police search for an individual believed to be carrying gun.

"We have a subject with a firearm who was seen on campus," said Trent Miller, communications officer with the Middle Georgia College police department.

A student reported seeing the man to police, he said. It is unknown whether the suspect is a student, he said. . . .

Later in the day, the Appalachian State University had another lock down today:

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University issued a campus-wide lockdown Monday after the possible sighting of a gunman near campus.

An alert posted on the university's Web site said a white male in a black Pink Floyd T-shirt and wearing a dark jacket and ski mask was seen near campus with a small black handgun.

"The suspect is currently at large," the school's Web site said. "Police are attempting to locate the suspect at this time."

The lock down issued at 5:10 p.m. applies to all campus buildings. Another alert issued about 15 minutes later canceled classes for the night.

The school urged students and staff to report any suspicious activity or persons in the area.

Earlier Monday, police arrested a man suspected of carrying a gun onto the campus of Middle Georgia College in Cochran, about 120 miles south of Atlanta. The college was placed on lockdown as authorities combed the campus room by room. It was lifted around noon and classes resumed for the day