wiegie Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 College Application Causes Bomb Scare Jul 21 03:07 PM US/Eastern CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Here's a tip for aspiring college students: Make sure your applications don't warrant a visit from the bomb squad. Emergency crews evacuated an Eastern Illinois University building Friday, after a campus postal carrier discovered a disheveled-looking package heading for the college's admissions office. "There was no return address, it was poorly written, poorly addressed to the university, there were misspellings," school spokeswoman Vicki Woodard said Saturday. "There was some tape over it. Just the overall appearance was rather strange." The stuffed-and-stained envelope was strange enough that police alerted the bomb squad. Explosives investigators X-rayed the package and blocked off a nearby street before they discovered the envelope contained only an application to the 12,500-student school. Woodard said the application came from somewhere in northern Illinois, but wouldn't comment on whether the bomb scare would affect the prospective student's chances of admission. "I'm sure it'll be processed like any other application at this point," she said. Way to go, von Neumann! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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