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T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n Wednesday september 29, 2010 volume 92, no. 20 www. theshorthorn. com since 1919 By Sarah Lutz The Shorthorn senior staff UTA has a specific protocol for emergency events, like when a student... More

T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n Wednesday september 29, 2010 volume 92, no. 20 www. theshorthorn. com since 1919 By Sarah Lutz The Shorthorn senior staff UTA has a specific protocol for emergency events, like when a student stepped onto the UT-Austin campus Tuesday with an AK-47 assault rifle. In Austin, a UT student brought an automatic rifle onto campus and ended up shooting and killing himself after briefly firing rounds at no apparent targets. No faculty or students were injured during the scare, but such incidents are a good reminder for staff and students at UTA to update their Mav Alert accounts, university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. In the event of an emergency, the first thing would be to assess if it was a life-threatening situation, Sullivan said. She said the emergency management plan spells out multiple methods for contacting and alerting the campus. Assistant Police Chief Rick Gomez said it would not take long for the university Less