Bomb Threat Advice
UA President Hamilton recently sent out an e-mail regarding the University’s recommended response to bomb threats. According to Hamilton, all threats are to be reported, regardless of whether or not the recipient believes the threat is legitimate. Hamilton’s e-mail outlined different protocol for each likely delivery of the threat: phone, email, and mail.
If on the phone, Hamilton recommended listening to the caller and keeping them online while someone else calls 911, as well as noting the caller id, when possible. For threats received via email, he suggested saving the message before printing it to pass along to the appropriate authorities. Mail involved the highest security, and Hamilton suggested that not only should people exercise caution when opening suspicious looking packages, but that those with wires protruding were likely to be dangerous. He also stated that they should refrain from using two-way radios or cell phones, securing the area, and limit handling when packages are believed to be dangerous.

Alternative spring break
Students wanting to experience a non-traditional spring break are being asked to attend information sessions for the leadership program’s alternative spring break. The 2008 trip to Washington DC will focus on hunger and homelessness. Trip leaders are Kari Pile and Kassi MacDonald, assisted by staff member JJ Boggs, and joined by 12 students.
Upcoming information sessions will be held Wednesday from 10-11 am, Friday from 3-4 p.m., Oct. 29 from 11-12 p.m., and Nov. 1 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Applications for the trip, including all letters of recommendation, are due Nov. 9.