CLASSES ARE BACK IN SESSION AT EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE IN EMORY VIRGINIA. THE SCHOOL HAS MADE SOME CHANGES TO ADDRESS STUDENT AND FACULTY SAFETY. A NEW ALERT SYSTEM CAN NOW SEND TEXT MESSAGES TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON THEIR PHONES, PDA’S, OR COMPUTERS SHOULD AN EMERGENCY ARISE ON THE CAMPUS. PAM GOURLEY, DEAN OF STUDENTS HOPES THEY NEVER HAVE TO USE THE SYSTEM, BUT ADDS ITS JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF SECURITY. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THE RECENT TRAGEDY AT VIRGINIA TECH PROMPTED THEM TO GET MORE SERIOUS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING A CAMPUS WIDE ALERT SYSTEM. THE NEW SYSTEM CAN ALSO ALERT STUDENTS TO SCHOOL CHANGES SUCH AS INCLEMENT WEATHER.