Reactions to Hurrican Sandy

Alright so Hurricane Sandy is blowing up the East Coast and it has people going wild. The subsequent actions of people have me questioning the sanity and reality of our society.  It seems as though every event is extremely over exaggerated and is made much more of a big deal than needed by the media of today. They build things like the hurricane up so much that it makes everyone freak out much more than necessary. The governor said that Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest threat to human life ever in Connecticut and it has done nothing compared to last years Irene or  snowtober event.  I get that they want us to take the storm seriously and take proper safety precautions but they are making it seem like the end of the world is coming. The cancellation of classes is understandable in the aspect that teachers or students traveling to school and walking to class could be an issue but the evacuation of colleges seems a bit over the top. Why would students who live in perfectly safe dorm rooms that have generators and food supplies on campus leave to go back to their homes that are more than likely less safe to be in. As I look outside there are not many huge trees anywhere near the tall brick buildings of the university that would threaten its inhabitants. It is the part that people are never happy with what they have and are constantly complaining that really gets to me. What I mean by this is that the university has cancelled classes and allowed for students to go home. Therefore just because students are allowed to go home they are very quick to do so saying things like, "I'm getting out of here" and "Yes I can go home." It doesn't make any sense to me if you do not want to be here in the first place then why are you nobody is forcing you. It is the constant complaining and negative attitude that really bothers me. What better are you going to do at home than at college, especially if power is lost, you can do the same things here as there why bother going home, just cause you can? I don't know if it is just me that looks at society's reactions to things in the media this way but it gets annoying at times.