Junior Daniel Hux, and R.A. in Hawk Hall, was expelled from campus after violating a university policy. (Photo courtesy of Rotunda Yearbook)

“We don’t want another Virginia Tech.”

That’s what SMU Resident Life and Student Housing (RLSH) told junior Daniel Hux as they fired him from his resident assistant job, according to first-year Rhema McGee. McGee was a close friend of Hux and one of his residents.

Hux had questioned why there was a police officer in the meeting. McGee said Hux went on to say the University thought he was going to shoot people.

The Daily Campus learned of the incident after the RLSH office distributed flyers at several dorms. The flyers featured a photo of Hux and a warning from the SMU police department that he was not allowed on campus.

SMU Police Chief Rick Shafer did not release the specific details of Hux’s expulsion from campus. Shafer would only say that Hux was not a student at the university anymore and that he violated university policy.

Hux’s actions “lead us to believe there are safety concerns,” Shafer said.

It is unclear when Hux was expelled.

SMU Police Department issued a criminal trespass warning for Hux, according to Shafer. This means that Hux will be arrested if he returns to campus.

The former R.A. declined to comment on the incident at this time, saying he wanted to consult with his attorney.

Hux is a former Marine and had been an R.A. at Hawk Hall. He was also running in the upcoming Student Senate elections as a Dedman II senator candidate. He is disqualified from the race because he is no longer a student.

McGee said Hux wasn’t a safety threat.

“Daniel’s not anyone who would shoot anyone,” McGee said.

McGee described Hux as a nice, friendly person and a gentleman.

“Guns were never an issue,” she said, describing how both she and Hux were blown away by SMU’s accusations.

The Daily Campus spoke to a number of Hawk residents as they were entering their dorm hall, although they did not give their names. They said Hux seemed nice and that he didn’t seem like a safety threat. McGee said a lot of little petty things led up to Hux’s firing and that the situation wasn’t handled very well.

“I think things were taken to the extreme,” she said.

Associate A&E Editor Chase Wade contributed reporting to this story.