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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHarvard U evacuated after rumors of explosives in four
of the buildings on campus. WTF??????
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/harvard-buildings-evacuated-explosives-report-21232058
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Harvard U evacuated after rumors of explosives in four (Original Post)
malaise
Dec 2013
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sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)1. Finals week
Probably a good chance someone isn't ready for an exam.
We had two bomb threats one year when I was there due to that. They expelled both of the tools.
looks like the latest fad on campus - these youngsters are bat shit crazy
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)4. Nothing new. It's been done for decades
When I was attending Rutgers in the early 1970s, there was an epidemic of bomb scares at finals time every semester.
alp227
(32,019 posts)3. Boston globe article:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/16/harvard-orders-evacuation-four-buildings-response-unconfirmed-reports-explosives/UFsNAr6nbsgtKy6COp1IYI/story.html
What, it didn't cross the writer's mind to pull a fire alarm somewhere and run away?
What, it didn't cross the writer's mind to pull a fire alarm somewhere and run away?