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Columbia—in what the administration says are efforts to "ensure redundancy across our communications channels" (swear to God)—has launched the Text Message Enrollment program, in which the University will be sending out important messages to students who register their mobile numbers with SSOL.

The email introducing the Text Message Enrollment program cites "the portability and ubiquity" of cell phones as contributing factors that eventually won over the hearts of tech-savvy bureaucrats.

Weather emergencies and major transit interruptions are possible instances in which registered students would receive a text message.

"its snowin, 1 skippin 116 :( luv CU"

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October 23, 2007 @ 3:07 PM | Comments 17 comments | Add comment Post a comment | Link to this article | | Email this post | Share on Facebook

Posted by text messages: [#1] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 3:32 PM )
are so over. everyone in Brooklyn uses Twitter
Posted by what...: [#2] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 3:34 PM )
...are you talking about? Twitter has been over for weeks. Everyone is using carrier pigeons - it's super indie
Posted by Carrier Pigeons!: [#3] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 3:34 PM )
Oh my god they're everywhere!! They're clawing at my eyes!!!
Posted by Carrier Pigeons!: [#4] [reply] [track] (in reply to #3)
( posted October 23, 2007 at 3:35 PM )
r in ur internetz stealn ur Iz
Posted by i hope: [#5] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 4:12 PM )
cu doesn't get drunk in a couple years and text me in the middle of the night saying it always wanted to hook up.
Posted by wow..: [#6] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 4:27 PM )
Seriously BWOG, get your act together. We've known about this for 2 weeks. Since your reporting depth sucks, I'd at least expect up-to-the-minute news.
Posted by hmmm...: [#7] [reply] [track] (in reply to #5)
( posted October 23, 2007 at 7:29 PM )
I don't know if that would ever happen... I fee like CU is screwing me constantly
Posted by these: [#8] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 7:30 PM )
comments are great
Posted by nope,: [#9] [reply] [track]
( posted October 23, 2007 at 7:31 PM )
just realized they're all by the same person. LAAAAAME.
Posted by lame: [#10] [reply] [track] (in reply to #9)
( posted October 23, 2007 at 7:59 PM )
SUPER LAME
Posted by what?: [#11] [reply] [track] (in reply to #10)
( posted October 24, 2007 at 1:52 PM )
the fact that those were all written by one person goes to show that he - I mean, or she - is some sort of comic genius
Posted by I agree: [#12] [reply] [track]
( posted October 24, 2007 at 1:52 PM )
Commenter #1 is awesome!
Posted by And: [#13] [reply] [track]
( posted October 24, 2007 at 1:53 PM )
Commentators #11 and 12 are totally different people!
Posted by i feel: [#14] [reply] [track]
( posted October 25, 2007 at 7:55 PM )
like
Posted by the : [#15] [reply] [track]
( posted October 25, 2007 at 7:55 PM )
track feature
Posted by takes : [#16] [reply] [track]
( posted October 25, 2007 at 7:55 PM )
away some
Posted by of the : [#17] [reply] [track]
( posted October 25, 2007 at 7:56 PM )
commenter mystique.
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