article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, tensions rose at Valdosta State when campus police found a backpack containing a handgun on Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: Eric Sheppard's fled and has not been found by authorities, university spokesman Andy Clark said.
article_snippet.sent: That level of traffic and that many people will disrupt a lot of things in the city,' university spokesman Andy Clark said. '
article_snippet.sent: That level of traffic and that many people will disrupt a lot of things in the city're from an overall safety perspective looking to close the campus down today so they can have a peaceful rally.'
article_snippet.sent: University administrators arranged for extra police to be on campus to provide security during a rally, university spokesman Andy Clark told The Valdosta Daily Times.
highlights_snippet.sent: Valdosta State University closed after police warned there would be thousands of protesters and as protesters  searched for student Eric Sheppard .
  