Dear editor,

I am thrilled to take the time away from my strenuous studies to write this letter about the bomb scare that happened two weeks ago.  It concerns me UTA Police failed to notify the student body (on campus and off) of the chain of events that took place that evening.

From what is being circulated, the reason why there was no notification is because a “threat” didn’t translate into an actual bomb found. Therefore, it didn’t warrant notification.

I now turn one of numerous Mav police alerts that are emailed consistently from the department whenever it concerns the mass public:  Sept. 13  “The victim stated that her ex-husband threatened her with a knife and then cut his left arm with the knife while in the parking lot of the Continuing Education and Workforce Development Center. The male suspect then fled the area in an unknown direction,” according to the bulletin “aggravated assault” sent by Ricardo Gomez, UTA Police assistant chief.

The man threatened her with a knife. The bomb threatened all of our lives.  So what’s the difference?

We demand answers and we “will not go quietly into the night” unless all saftey issues are equally reported.  It’s such a shame to find out about “our bomb threat” from relatives in Houston 48 hours later.

- Larry Henderson is a political science senior