Discuss “President’s email addresses student concerns honestly”

So far this semester, the phrase “Did you hear about the bomb threat?” has become as commonplace as “How about that heat?” The bomb threats have been troubling to students, particularly first-years, who might think that such security scares are the norm at college — or at Carnegie Mellon.

In light of this concern, President Cohon’s recent university-wide e-mail served to alleviate (at least partially) our fears and explain not only what’s going on, but what Carnegie Mellon is doing about it.

The e-mail came on 9/11, a day when most of us were probably more concerned about safety than ever, and began by putting the three recent campus bomb threats into some much-needed context.

Our university is one of several that have received...