SAN FRANCISCO - After stepping through an inter-dimensional portal to another time and place, outgoing provost Steven Lerman on Tuesday had to let his newfound pacifist beau perish in a horrific accident so as to not alter the established timeline.

Stepping through the gateway into 1930s San Francisco, Lerman simply attempted to blend in, but in time he came to meet the Edith Keeler and fall in love with her peaceful, kindly ways.

Examining conflicting documents from alternate timelines, Lerman quickly learned he had to make the choice between allowing this good woman to continue living a full, happy life at the cost of the Allied victory in the second World War, or to let her die and allow the timeline to unfold as it was supposed to.

Ultimately, Lerman realized that she had to die, and it would be irresponsible and reckless to allow her to continue living, though he remained shaken and rattled by the experience, looking forward to, “get[ting] the hell out of here.”

An outpouring of support for his decision to preserve our timeline has begun on behalf of many student groups.

“I mean, it’s very sad for him to be going and I do think he means the best for us, but this isn’t exactly unexpected, is it?” Jilly Modigliani, a senior at the university, commented. “I kind of saw it coming.”

“She had to die,” Lerman mused, “but that doesn’t make it right.”