People remained in their dorms and apartments, unsure if they were under active threat or safe away from key buildings. After the first wave of alerts went out, a flurry of students walked down Libe Slope to West Campus. Facing morning classes, students and instructors navigate lack of informationAfter Cornellians received a final notice that the bomb threats were not credible, students, faculty and staff breathed a sigh of relief. And on Sunday, three buildings at Columbia University were evacuated after bomb threats — the alert coming just 30 minutes after Cornell’s. Columbia notified its students that police had concluded their investigation at 4:44 p.m. after more than two hours of search.

Source: Daily Sun November 08, 2021 18:23 UTC