Stabbing on campus puts CU's text-message system to test

A stabbing incident Monday at CU Boulder was the first real test of the university's new emergency text messaging system reports The CW2.

"Junior Justin Kutner was sitting in class when his cell phone went off, letting him know he had a new test message. It read, in part, "Alert from CU PD, stabbing at UMC at 9:43. Suspect in custody." Kutner immediately told his professor and his 40 classmates what was going on.

... The text message went out about a half-hour after the incident started. University officials say they'll assess the system's performance and see what future improvements can be made.

The University launched the emergency text messaging system last week and so far only about 500 students have signed up. Campus officials say today's incident is a prime example of why everyone needs to take part.

The university also sent out an e-mail alert, about two hours after the incident."

emily | 5:05 PM | SMS and Students |
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