In the wake of recent campus shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, the U-M has instituted a text message system to alert students should a campus shooting take place or should another campus emergency (such as Ann Coulter being re-admitted to the Law School there) present itself.
Some examples given as to when students would be alerted:
* When a person actively shooting a weapon is on the loose
* When a tornado is predicted to strike the campus area
* When a major hazardous material spill is impacting a large portion of campus.
If you would like to be set up with such a message program, please follow the link to U-M Emergency Alert
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Y'know, sirens work pretty well.
So much for the people without pagers or cells. Whoops! There they go, whisked away by the tornado!
When I was in elementary school (true story) we had been doing our fire drills all fall and winter so when our very first tornado drill that spring went off, all the kids went outside.
The administration was NOT amused and dressed down the teachers
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