Letter to the Editor 4/6

To the Editor,

Daily evacuations. Doorless toilet stalls. FBI. The witch-hunt for… To the Editor,

Daily evacuations. Doorless toilet stalls. FBI. The witch-hunt for the bomb threat menace is on. Despite the increased security measures undertaken by the University, the bomb threats have only become more frequent. This is a public concern, yet we students regard these shenanigans with nothing more than apathy. And with the information that we are given, why should we feel otherwise?

Public safety is of utmost importance, but with increased security must come public information. The conspiracy theorist in me asks: Are there demands accompanying these threats? How are these bomb threats being made? Are they all written on bathroom walls? Are they being called in? What are the exact words of these bomb threats? What are the details?

We could leave the investigation in the hands of the University. We could keep it a private investigation. Someone could turn in a friend and collect that $50,000 reward. This problem could be solved completely behind closed doors with a report never seeing the light of day.

But so far it has not. If these threats are a concern for public safety, then perhaps we, the public, should also participate in the investigation. Administration, we want to know what you know, not what you are doing. We can see that for ourselves. Pitt News, this is the occasion for you to do some real journalism.

Isaac Fisher

School of Arts & Sciences