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Northern Michigan University Closed After Threat

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Authorities have closed Northern Michigan University and the city of Marquette's public schools because of a threat to the university.

University spokeswoman Kristi Evans said Wednesday an online threat was made to harm students, faculty, staff and administrators at the school in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Evans had no further details about the nature of the threat, which was discovered shortly before 8 a.m. ( Read Northern Michigan University more... )

Northern Michigan University Shuts Down Following Online Threat

Northern Michigan University in the state’s Upper Peninsula is closed at this hour as authorities are investigating a threat made online towards its students, faculty, staff and administration. Public schools in the city of Marquette, including Marquette Senior High School, which is next door to the university, are closed as a precaution due to the threat, too. And nearby Marquette General Hospital is also officially on lockdown as a result.

A university spokeswoman said the threat was discovered shortly before 8 a.m. this morning, and it detailed that something would happen on Wednesday. A caller alerted officials to the threat, although the caller was not the person who posted it on the blog on which it was found. An emergency notice was transmitted on the university-provided laptops to its 9,400 students, and text messages were also sent out to cell phones. There is no word if the school will reopen tomorrow. ( Read Northern Michigan University more... )

Northern Michigan University closed due to threat

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Northern Michigan University and Marquette's public schools have closed because of a threat to the university.

Spokeswoman Kristi Evans says Wednesday an online threat was made to harm students, faculty, staff and administrators at Northern Michigan. Evans had no further details about the nature of the threat, which was discovered shortly before 8 a.m.

Evans says an emergency notice was transmitted on laptop computers that are provided to all 9,400 students. Text messages were sent on cell phones.

She says it's uncertain whether the closure will extend beyond Wednesday. ( Read Northern Michigan University more... )

NMU announces football signees

Northern Michigan University head football Coach Bernie Anderson announced today (Wednesday, Feb. 2) the addition of 27 players to the fall 2011 Wildcat roster. Of those players, 26 signed National Letters of Intent on the first day of the signing period. These 26 players will come to NMU, along with current enrollee Cody Scepaniak, as one of the strongest recruiting classes in Anderson’s tenure at the helm of the Wildcats. “This is clearly the best recruiting class in my time here at Northern Michigan University,” says Anderson. “They all bring in very high character and academics; our prime two areas of focus for this year’s recruiting class.” ( Read Northern Michigan University more... )

Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University, (CNN) – Northern Michigan University officials say the situation is under control “after a telephone threat against students, faculty and other invited a lock on the morning Marquette, Michigan, on campus Wednesday.

But officials continued to urge students to stay in their dormitories and visitors to stay away from the campus until further notice. The university administration closed at 8:20 Wednesday after campus police found a telephone call that had threatened to attack NMU. ( Read Northern Michigan University more... )

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