Stabbing at Emily Carr University leads to cancelled classes

A fightbetween two Emily Carr University students on Wednesday eveningended with one of them allegedly getting stabbed, says the school.

The incident has prompted the university to cancel classes on Thursday, "In order to deal with this situation in a systematic way," it saidin a written statement.

Emily Carr student Ken Lisaw the victim, a young man, covered in blood near the campus' north building on Granville Islandshortly before 6 p.m. PT.

"I immediately noticed all the blood," said Li. "I went and I grabbed a bunch of paper towels."

He said the victim appeared to be bleeding from his face.

"The student who was assaulted is recovering and we are monitoring the situation on a continual basis," said the university.

Vancouver police are also investigating the incident.