Texas A&M issues Code Maroon 10.19.12

[momtective]

Code Maroon

Classes are cancelled. Persons on main campus proceed north to Church Str. or south to Anderson Str. 11:40am

For more information, see http://emergency.tamu.edu.


http://www.tamu.edu/

 

[momtective]

October 19, 2012 11:42 AM

The University has received a campus-wide bomb threat. We are asking all students, faculty, and staff to evacuate campus as quickly and as safely as possible by foot. Do not use a vehicle at this time. This evacuation is effective immediately until further notice.
http://emergency.tamu.edu/

 

[Charlie09]

is it unusual to be asked to leave on foot?

 

[momtective]

https://twitter.com/TAMU

 

[fran]

I surely hope they're catching these guys who are calling in these bomb threats to various campuses and such. I mean, who's to say this isn't part of a bigger plot and whoever is taking notes on the procedures and time lapse and stuff.

Scary situation,
JMHO
fran

 

[tlcya]

praying there is no danger and its just a false alarm. Hoping everyone gets to safety if its not.

 

[tlcya]

wasnt there a bomb threat yesterday - I read they evacuated two dormitories. Is this related I wonder

 

[tlcya]

(AP) - Texas A&M University officials say they have received a campus-wide bomb threat and are evacuating all students, faculty and staff. The evacuation order was posted on the university's website Friday as a "Code Maroon" warning. The school says all classes were canceled. The warning says the evacuation is effective immediately and in effect until further notice.

http://www.katc.com/news/texas-a-and-m-evacuated-due-to-bomb-threat/

 

[momtective]

I surely hope they're catching these guys who are calling in these bomb threats to various campuses and such. I mean, who's to say this isn't part of a bigger plot and whoever is taking notes on the procedures and time lapse and stuff.

Scary situation,
JMHO
fran

I'm thinking someone just didn't want to take a test today. :doh: At least we can hope that's the case...best senario imo. If it's as innocent as childish games, I wonder if the person responsible for the threats realizes that their actions are making it very easy for the enemy to take notice and evaluate.

 

[Nova]

is it unusual to be asked to leave on foot?

Charlie, during the Los Angeles riots in the early 90s, UCLA received a campus-wide bomb threat on the second day of the disturbances. The university decided to cancel all classes at 4 pm.

So 70,000 people hit the parking garages at the same time. It took me nearly 2 hours just to get out of the multi-level lot and onto the jammed public streets.

Had there been a bomb (there wasn't) in that location, we all would have been toast.

I don't know what A&M is thinking, but it is also a large school and they may not want to congregate thousands of people in cars in a few parking garages.

 

[Lyndz]

Just wanted to say that Texas State University - San Marcos had one on Wed or Thurs of last week also. Not sure if it was the same day or not. I know they also didnt close classes right away.. Not until about 4pm....:waitasec:

 

[Nova]

I don't know how university officials go about making these decisions. In the UCLA event I described above, I know for a fact the bomb threat was received before 9 a.m.; I knew about it by 11 a.m., yet the university didn't announce the 4 p.m. closing until 3:50. Chaos ensued.