University Buildings on Lockdown After Bomb Threat
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Volume 102, Issue 2 Carnegie Mellon’s Student Newspaper Since 1906 August 27, 2007 Campus gets a Security scare: new look by Cecilia Westbrook Staffwriter Summer is the season of construction on campus. In the three months between graduation and Orientation, the staff of Campus Design and Facilities Development (CDFD) was hard at work completing a long list of con- struction projects while the campus was less populated. University buildings on According to its website, CDFD is “responsible for managing the construc- tion of new buildings and renovation of major projects lockdown after bomb threat throughout the planning, design, and construction phases.” Coordinating its project delivery with other university service groups, CDFD constructs projects on behalf of the specifi c users and for the campus in gen- eral. Most of the work has to be done in three months of the year. “We have to get it all done his black lab, Riggs, who is with faculty and staff) via investigation, while students and faculty by Claire Morgenstern “highly trained in explosive cell phone with up-to-date and a second about 20, mainly graduate are gone for the summer,” News Editor detection,” a fellow sergeant information in the event of an at 8 p.m. con- students and faculty, who said Ralph Horgan, associate said. emergency. The fi rst update, fi rming that the had been evacuated from vice provost of CDFD. Carnegie Mellon received During this time, campus sent at 3:15 p.m., reported investigation was Doherty Hall. Students will notice that an anonymous bomb threat security personnel escorted that the bomb threat had been complete and the The group gathered outside the front steps of Doherty from an undisclosed party evacuees two at a time back received. buildings had been reopened. the building’s south entrance Hall underwent major reno- vation to incorporate a new via e-mail last Friday after- into the buildings to retrieve The second update, at about Those students who signed while a university security wheelchair ramp, and the noon that made reference to their belongings. The uni- 3:45 p.m., stated that both up for AlertNow received the guard secured the doors. track in Gesling Stadium has Doherty Hall and the Mellon versity originally planned buildings had been evacu- messages; those that didn’t Kumar and Ram said that been completely replaced. Institute. Carnegie Mellon to close both buildings until ated, were in the process of were left in the dark. they were informed of the “It looks just like the old University Police with the noon on Saturday, but later being investigated, and would “I’m not aware of it, at threat when a staff member track, but it’s much higher Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, anticipated only a 30-minute re-open in approximately 30 least,” said Mamar Kumar, a came to knock on the doors of quality,” said Bob Reppe, di- University of Pittsburgh Po- wait before those evacuated minutes. second-year graduate student their offi ces and told them to rector of design at CDFD. lice, and Port Authority Police would be let back inside. At The third and fi nal up- in chemical engineering, of exit the building. The build- Next door to the track, responded to the threat by about 4:15 p.m., the buildings date at 4:15 p.m. announced the AlertNow system. ing’s alarm was also sounded construction on the Tartans Pavilion is underway. The immediately evacuating both reopened. that both buildings had been He stood with second-year to warn occupants of the Pavilion will be a dining area buildings and conducting a The university remained checked and cleared and were Ph.D. student in chemical danger. featuring garage-door style thorough investigation. in contact with the campus now open. engineering, Sree Ram, who University Police and the windows that can be opened Among investigators were community via AlertNow, the Offi cial Communications had also never heard of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Po- to convert it into an outdoor David Nams of the Univer- system recently implemented also sent two e-mails, one at system. lice could not be reached for space. CDFD is coordinating sity of Pittsburgh Police and to contact students (along 5:30 p.m. that announced the They were two of a crowd of comment. with Housing and Dining on that project, which is slated Liz Schwartz/Managing Editor for completion by Homecom- ing, in late October. Students might also notice Students contribute to city’s diversity the new study rooms being built in both Engineering burgh population. the past 10 years and much of and Science and Hunt librar- by Sabrina Porter Comcast, one of Pittsburgh’s this is due our diverse student, ies. CDFD is coordinating Assistant News Editor largest cable companies, does faculty, and staff populations construction of these rooms not yet offer programming in around the community.” for the University Libraries. As another semester begins Spanish, which residents ar- Pittsburgh’s increased diver- They are slated for comple- and demographics shift on gue is necessary to encourage sity is evident in the changing tion on September 6. And, campus, the city of Pittsburgh more Hispanics to settle in nature of university organiza- if you’re studying in Hunt also celebrated the changing Pittsburgh. tions, museum exhibits, stores, and want to take a quick diversity of its residents with While demographics may be venues, and restaurants. nap, check out the new nap the first annual DiverseC- changing for the better, inte- A decade ago, Pittsburgh pod that the library admin- ITY symposium and festival. gration remains key. was a more homogeneous town istration has installed in the The four-day event, held Au- “I’d like to walk the streets with only a handful of Asian Maggie Murph Café. gust 16–19, filled the streets of Pittsburgh seeing all kinds restaurants. Today, with the Although not one of of downtown Pittsburgh with of people mixed up. I’d like to abundance of Asian-American CDFD’s projects, another ma- inspirational lecturers, soul hear all kinds of music at our students at the neighborhood jor project underway is the guitarists, Latin rock bands, clubs and lounges. That is why colleges, this number has University Libraries’ reclas- and Jamaican reggae stars. I took the initiative and cre- grown to include Malaysian, sifi cation of holds from the The symposium, which took ated Global Beats,” said Carla Chinese, Japanese, and Thai Dewey Decimal to the Library place on August 16 and 17, Lein-inger, a young Pittsburgh restaurants. of Congress system in both featured discussion sessions, resident who hosts a weekly Carnaval, a new exhibit at Engineering and Science and networking receptions, and Brazilian Radio Hour on the Carnegie Museum of Natu- Hunt libraries. The reclas- a panel of CEOs from UPMC, WRCT, Carnegie Mellon’s radio ral History, celebrates carnival sifi cation will continue into Vivisimo, GlaxoSmithKline station, and created a website celebrations from all around the fall semester, according Consumer Healthcare, and called arrepia.com to promote the world. to the library website, and other companies. Brazilian culture. “Being primarily a steel city students may expect to have The festival culminated in Global Beats is a cultural in the past and lacking an in- some diffi culty fi nding books performances from gospel, dance party held the last Sat- ternational airport, Pittsburgh until the process is complete. blues, Latin, and Jamaican art- urday of every month at AVA on is not a destination frequented The movement and expan- ists in an effort to celebrate, Highland Avenue. by internationals,” said Dhruv sion of Entropy, Carnegie promote, and encourage di- “There has got to be a bet- Mathur, junior information Mellon’s convenience store, versity throughout greater ter way of working together,” systems and business major began just last week and Pittsburgh. Leininger said. “I see too many and Mayur president, “but is will be completed sometime The demographics of Pitts- special groups out there work- slowly being recognized for its this semester, according to burgh’s residents have shifted ing alone.” hidden charm through the mul- Horgan. in the past few years. The diversity of Carnegie titudes of students who call it The new facility, called In the past 10 years, the Mellon’s campus community home for at least four years of Entropy Plus, will be located number of African-American has had a direct effect on Pitts- their lives.” in the old lounge next to Sí residents has increased by 16 burgh’s culture integration, In addition to Carnegie Mel- Señor on the fi rst fl oor of the percent. The number of His- said University President Jared lon, Pittsburgh is also home to University Center. As well panic residents has increased Cohon. the University of Pittsburgh, as having 50 percent more by 11 percent; however, with “I think diversity is one of Duquesne University, Car- J.W. Ramp/Assistant Photo Editor space than the old Entropy, only about 12,000 such resi- Pittsburgh’s greatest chal- low University, Robert Morris Students from more than 100 different countries attended Carnegie Mellon Entropy Plus will have new dents, Hispanics make up less lenges,” Cohon said. “It has over the 2006–2007 academic year, according to Institutional Research & than 1 percent of the Pitts- made remarkable progress in See DIVERSITY, page A3 Analysis. These demographics have affected Pittsburgh’s cultural offerings. 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