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02/24/03
Campus,
county-wide tornado siren test scheduled for March 1 at noon
Sirens will wail at noon on Saturday, March 1, as Vanderbilt conducts
its twice-yearly test of the system designed to warn the campus of imminent
danger from tornadoes or violent storms. At the same time, Nashville/Davidson
County will conduct the first test of its new early warning tornado
siren system. Nashville/Davidson County has a new early warning tornado
siren system to protect people outdoors when a tornado is in the area.
A total of 70 sirens located throughout Davidson County will be sounded
when a tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service
for Davidson County. The two closest siren locations to campus are in
Fannie Mae Dees Park and Centennial Park. This system will be tested
the first Saturday of every month at noon unless there’s stormy
weather in Davidson County. The siren will sound for only 30 seconds.
The sound is an uninterrupted high-pitched tone. The Vanderbilt siren,
which delivers a “wail tone” for three minutes, is activated
only during the twice-yearly tests and when campus is notified that
a tornado is on course to strike the campus within 15 minutes. It is
anticipated that the sirens will be distinguishable, however the certainty
of that fact will not be known until the test is conducted. Both are
outdoor warning systems and are not intended to be heard inside a building.
In the event of severe or inclement weather Vanderbilt University will
test its siren system on Monday, March 3 at noon and Nashville/Davidson
County will test its siren the first Saturday in April.
Aviation security seminar set for Feb. 25
Sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Reliability and Risk Engineering and Management Program, who is sponsored by the NSF Integrative Graduate Education, Research, and Training IGERT Program. Sheldon Jacobson will conduct a seminar on “Understanding Aviation Security Issues using Operations Research Models and Analysis” Feb 25. in Jacobs Auditorium in Featheringill from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jacobson is a professor, Willett Faculty Scholar and director of the Simulation and Optimization Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Aviation security has become a topic of intense national interest, as the risk of terrorism and of other hazardous threats to the nation’s air system increases. Recent events have hastened changes to improve the security of the air traffic industry. This includes multi-million-dollar investments in new security technologies and equipment. This presentation will discuss a number of issues that impact the way security is currently being maintained at airports around the United States.
‘
Vagina Monologues’ to be performed Feb. 26-27
A benefit production of Eve Ensler’s ground-breaking, Obie Award-winning play The Vagina Monologues will take place for the third year in a row at Langford Auditorium Feb. 26-27 at 7:30 p.m. on behalf of the V-Day 2003 College Campaign. The production is sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Project Safe, Women’s Studies and Actors Bridge Ensemble. Tickets are $20 in advance, $10 for students with the donation of a toiletry item and $25 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Magdalene Project, a residential housing and recovery program for Nashville women with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse. You may purchase tickets at the Sarratt box office or by phoning 322-3774.
Final residential colleges discussion over waffles set for Feb. 26
Waffles on Wednesdays, a month-long undergraduate study break program co-sponsored by Interhall and Residential Colleges, concludes Feb. 26 in Mims. The program, featuring hot waffles and conversation, will be held from 9 to 10 p.m. Faculty and staff interested in experiencing one of the many ways informal interaction will take place in a residential college setting are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Susan Barge at susan.barge@vanderbilt.edu.
Credit Union board applications due Feb. 27, annual meeting March 5
The Credit Union is currently accepting nominations for three vacancies on its board of directors. Members can nominate someone by stopping by the Credit Union office at 107 Oxford House to fill out a nominee application. Applications are due in the Credit Union office no later than 3:30 p.m. Feb. 27. The Credit Union’s annual membership meeting will be held March 5, 2 to 3:30 p.m., in Room 208 of Light Hall. Refreshments will be served, and door prizes, including a grand prize of a color television, will be awarded.
Correction
In the Feb. 10 article “First African-American student left many legacies,” the Bachelor of Divinity degree that Bishop Joseph Johnson received at Vanderbilt in 1954 was actually a graduate-level, rather than undergraduate, degree. This degree title was used until the late 1960s, and then replaced with the title Master of Divinity. |
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