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Code Maroon usage a flat fee
Service firm says A&M could have used alert system for Heldenfelds closing at no extra cost.
By: Travis Robinson
Issue date: 2/12/08 Section: News
All students and faculty were notified by e-mail, but many were unaware of the closing or the potential threat. Freshman kinesiology major Kaitlyn Lynch went to the building for her 8 a.m. test. She said that checking her e-mail wasn't a priority at the time and a text message would have been more effective.
Lynch said that she wished Code Maroon had been used regardless of how legitimate the bomb threat was. "I figured if there was a bomb threat that we should definitely know, even if it wasn't that believable."
However, regardless of how many people on campus check their e-mails consistently and on the way to exams, many couldn't even access their e-mail. The overhaul of the University's e-mail system was completed on Feb. 2. Though promoted to an overall upgrade, the system was less effective in communicating a warning than word of mouth. "I didn't even get an e-mail at all," said Jared Cavazos, a senior computer engineering major, and full-time worker at the Memorial Student Center.
Computing and Information Services admitted to having problems with e-mail accounts belonging to students who are full-time staff or who have graduate status. CIS was optimistic that many of the issues were fixed, though.
According to the Virginia Tech internal review of the April 16 massacre, the main strategies to improve security included enhancing overall communication throughout the campus. A&M officials soon thereafter made communication a priority on A&M's campus.
Lynch said that she wished Code Maroon had been used regardless of how legitimate the bomb threat was. "I figured if there was a bomb threat that we should definitely know, even if it wasn't that believable."
However, regardless of how many people on campus check their e-mails consistently and on the way to exams, many couldn't even access their e-mail. The overhaul of the University's e-mail system was completed on Feb. 2. Though promoted to an overall upgrade, the system was less effective in communicating a warning than word of mouth. "I didn't even get an e-mail at all," said Jared Cavazos, a senior computer engineering major, and full-time worker at the Memorial Student Center.
Computing and Information Services admitted to having problems with e-mail accounts belonging to students who are full-time staff or who have graduate status. CIS was optimistic that many of the issues were fixed, though.
According to the Virginia Tech internal review of the April 16 massacre, the main strategies to improve security included enhancing overall communication throughout the campus. A&M officials soon thereafter made communication a priority on A&M's campus.
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