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Originally published 02:14 p.m., March 13, 2008
Updated 03:04 p.m., March 13, 2008
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Kansas University today tested another tier of its emergency notification, the new public address system.
A 3-second tone sounded, followed by an audible message. About 60 buildings and 63 percent of the square footage on campus is covered by the PA system.
The PA system can target one building, a group of buildings, or the areas it covers on campus. Some buildings, such as Wescoe, have speakers outside as well as inside.
The university has set up a Web site where students, faculty and staff can provide feedback on the test, but university officials say it will be a while before they know how well the test actually went.
“The Web site’s going to be available through Monday. It’s probably going to be a least a couple of weeks before we have an idea of an assessment,” said spokeswoman Jill Jess.
Students in the Kansas Union who weren’t on the first, fifth or sixth floors couldn’t hear the test.
“I had actually seen an e-mail that it would be going off today, but I’d forgotten about it,” said KU senior Dan Pierron. “I didn’t hear anything whatsoever.”
The emergency notification system also includes e-mail, voicemail for faculty and staff, text messaging and notifications on the KU Web site.
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