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Last week’s shootings at Northern Illinois University have prompted universities across the country to reevaluate the strength of their emergency response systems. At Harvard, which has had an emergency text messaging system in place, authorities are emphasizing the importance of increased student alertness...
Brian J. Crum, a spokesman for Omnilert, the company that provides Harvard’s emergency text messaging service, said Omnilert would announce in the coming month new communication additions that will make it easier for people both on and off campus to receive an alert from the University...
...While text messaging is the favored method of alert among students, e-mail remains popular with faculty and staff and loudspeakers can be used for visitors on campus, Crum said...
...where Romeo (Nelson Madrigal) pines over Rosalind as his cousins bite their thumbs—or, rather, kick their legs—at the Capulets. The set transforms to reveal the interior of a ballroom, where Romeo and Juliet (Larissa Ponomarenko) first meet. Sadly, the precious moment in the text where Romeo absolves his sins on Juliet’s lips, then kisses her again to retrieve them, is sacrificed. The act closes with the famous balcony scene, lacking in both passion and a balcony, as Romeo athletically hangs from the edge of a bridge-like structure as the lovers?...
...generation who grew up alongside “10 Things I Hate About You,” “A Knight’s Tale,” and “Brokeback Mountain” were thrown into shock. The news spread remarkably fast by text message, email, and Facebook post, and for days the actor’s tragic passing featured prominently in almost all of my conversations with friends...