Originally posted by

Zach

If they were to use code maroon for that bomb threat, think of how many students would not go to class. This would lead to more future bomb threats. I think that the university knows best when to use this alert and when not to. This circumstance showed that it was not necessary. You are now saying well its better to be safe than sorry. Well then why didn't we cancel classes this morning with the rain and lightning. People could have and probably did have accidents on the way to school.

However I do give credit to the Batt for actually reporting. Just try to find a better topic.

Considering the fact that classes were canceled, I think that either way the same amount of students would not have attended classes that day. While the idea of having a class or test canceled I think that most people are not willing to face expulsion and criminal charges in order to obtain an extra day of studying. I guess one of the key things about this incident is that many people showed up for class when they didn't have to. Some because they didn't check their e-mails, and others because they hadn't received an e-mail. Code Maroon could have compensated for the state of disarray that the newly implemented e-mail system was experiencing. The fact that Code Maroon was designed specifically for incidents where the safety of the student body is in explicit danger, such as a bomb threat, makes it seem like it would have been a prudent choice for disseminating information. You wouldn't have posted your above statement had a bomb actually been planted in Heldenfelds. However, it is very easy to judge from an armchair, so I have to believe that the university had it's reasons and that they made sense at that time. It seems to me that they were fairly confident that the threat was not serious. Still, a warning would have been nice.