Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Todd Walker, a University of New Hampshire student, and Vail, Colo., resident whose life was taken so abruptly and tragically in a shooting on the Hill early Friday morning. While fatal stranger assaults are extremely rare in Boulder, this act of senseless violence is a reminder to us that no community is immune from violence, and that the struggle against it is perpetual. This is also a moment for us to join together to deplore violence in our community, and to rededicate ourselves to protecting one another, and encouraging personal safety in all places, at all times.