UALR says multiple alerts best way to warn of danger

By Tara M. Manthey , Charlotte Tubbs

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The thousands of emergency-alert phone calls and e-mail messages that the University of Arkansas at Little Rock sent to students and staff members after Wednesday’s shooting were effective — if they were received, campus officials said. The new alert system’s first live test worked well despite glitches, the university said.

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This article was published Saturday, March 1, 2008.

Front Section, Pages 1, 2 on 03/01/2008

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