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...another bug affected those who did eventually find the texts on their phones. The second sentence of the messages were truncated to read “Police ask people to remain indoors and avoi—” cutting off the two final words, “the area.” The error resulted from the Message Me system’s inability to send texts longer than 160 characters, including the message heading, according to Galvin. University officials conducted a series of meetings yesterday, discussing the performance of the Message Me system, and possible modifications and upgrades...
Several students in Kirkland reported hearing a series of three loud sounds. Drag your mouse over a red area to see a photo from that location...
...issue touched on questions of illegal activity, said that they were sent from a man he knew only as “Justin.” The student said he had been given Justin’s number and told that he was a person living in the area who could supply marijuana. The student also said he believed "Justin" dealt to several other Harvard students as well...
Barricaded in their rooms by police caution tape, students in Kirkland House did not know how to react in the stressful aftermath of Monday afternoon’s shooting. Three types of uniforms—Harvard, Cambridge, and state police—quickly flooded the area, but they provided no information. Until an hour later, the much-publicized University Emergency Communication system was mum; the House master did not contact the residents until 5:32 PM, and the only community-wide e-mail we all received was from Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds dealing with, of all things, the shuttle service...
...second message 20 minutes later brought more truncation, urging students in the area to “await furt [sic]”. An hour later, a third SMS took a different approach—speculation: “HUPD believes assailants have left the area and says that it is safe to resume normal activities.” Needless to say, that half-baked sign of reassurance did not calm many. But at least it was not a cut-off warning...