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New semester, new security The idea of the group didn’t sit well with some students who were interviewed by the Globe.
“I’m suspicious of a group like that,” Baum said. “That sounds like going overboard.” Other schools Butch Herring, university police chief at PSU, said a similar phone service is being developed. The system would call students, and deliver a prerecorded message and avenues for getting more information. Herring said he didn’t know when the system would be in place. A system for delivering emergency e-mails should be in place by the end of the year, he said. NEO also plans to implement such a system before the end of the year. Christen Stark, public information director, said the system would send text messages on cell phones. Crowder College in Neosho has no immediate plans to implement such a system. “One of the things we learned from Virginia Tech is that e-mails are of no value if they are not being read,” said Mark Kalmbach, security supervisor. “We are not sure what we’ll do about getting such a system.” Kalmbach said the college is working with the Neosho Police Department on a crisis plan. In addition, Neosho officers, both uniformed and plainclothes, will regularly patrol the campus. Task-force findings Gov. Matt Blunt soon will release the findings of a task force appointed to study campus security. The task force, commissioned days after the Virginia Tech shooting, analyzed security needs for all Missouri universities. Blunt spokesman Rich Chrismer said the findings will be released the week of Aug. 19, the same week many universities have their first week of classes. He would not elaborate on the findings or whether the report indicates how secure universities are. Kennedy said MSSU is doing many of the things the findings recommend. He also would not say what those findings are. Students feel secure For all the preparation going on at universities, security probably will not be foremost on the minds of students, said MSSU senior Nathan Blanchard, of Lamar. 
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