Damn. That's where I go to grad school (OSU), and I didn't hear about this. I've got to step out of the lab every once in a while.
Poor elephant.
On a related note, the secretary in our building told me her husband just got back from safari in Africa and was able to shoot an elephant. My response was not very civil. She now avoids eye contact with me. Why in the fuck would you WANT to kill an elephant???