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Editorial
Code Maroon checks out
Issue date: 3/9/09 Section: Opinion
Code Maroon, the University's emergency response system, sent out e-mails and text messages Friday to thousands of students and concerned family members alerting them of a possible gunman on the north side of campus in the H.R. Bright building. In the past, the system has elicited many problems. Complaints have ranged from not receiving messages until hours after the incident, or not at all, to the information in the messages being inaccurate.
As far as this run of the Code Maroon system goes, some students found it to be pretty responsive and up-to-date. Parents were informed of the situation as well. Even though the situation turned out to be a hoax, the potential for danger could have been catastrophic - we could have been the next Virginia Tech. It's reassuring to see that despite the novelty and apparent kinks in the system, it is gaining credibility and ensuring safety for more and more of those linked into campus news every day.
As far as this run of the Code Maroon system goes, some students found it to be pretty responsive and up-to-date. Parents were informed of the situation as well. Even though the situation turned out to be a hoax, the potential for danger could have been catastrophic - we could have been the next Virginia Tech. It's reassuring to see that despite the novelty and apparent kinks in the system, it is gaining credibility and ensuring safety for more and more of those linked into campus news every day.
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