"We feel like the campus is safe, but we'd rather err on the safety than not," Gunther said.

The school's administrative and athletic officials were meeting Monday morning to discuss the shooting.

"I certainly understand [the decision] in the wake of Virginia Tech and how that was scrutinized," David Dunlap Jr., a 37-year-old law student, told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. "I think the administration is going to error on the side of caution given that criticism."