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New system uses texts in case of emergencies

john.pann March 26, 2008
Technology is making another appearance on the NMU campus with the introduction of a new feature for students and faculty: emergency text-message alerts. In addition to the pop-up warnings on newer model laptops and e-mail and phone broadcast notifications, the text-messaging alerts are another way to reach students who may not be on campus or near their computers at the time of an on-campus emergency.
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