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Lehigh University Police issued a HawkWatch notification. Full text is preserved from the official AppArmor CAP alert page.

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Lehigh University
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Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
Verified verbatim442 chars
TEST of campus emergency sirens TODAY We will be conducting a quarterly TEST of the University's on-campus emergency siren this morning, Wednesday, October 23. The TEST will be conducted between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses. Sirens will sound for a few minutes during this period. You may hear the siren sound more than once. This is the TEST being conducted and no action is needed.
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Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

TEST of campus emergency sirens TODAY We will be conducting a quarterly TEST of the University's on-campus emergency siren this morning, Wednesday, October 23. The TEST will be conducted between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses. Sirens will sound for a few minutes during this period. You may hear the siren sound more than once. This is the TEST being conducted and no action is needed.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The notice is issued in the first person about 'the University's on-campus emergency siren', which identifies the institution as sender.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the sender.
    2. present: "the University's on-campus emergency siren" identifies the institution sending it.
    3. present: Announces "the University's" siren test, identifying the institution.
    4. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the sending institution.
    5. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the sender.
    6. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the issuing institution.
    7. present: Attributes the siren to the University conducting the test.
    8. present: Announces a test of 'the University's' siren, identifying the institution.
    9. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' marks the university as sender.
    10. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the institution sending it.
    11. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' marks the institution as sender.
    12. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the sender.
    13. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' marks the university as sender.
    14. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the sender institution.
    15. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the institution.
    16. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' attributes the notice.
    17. present: "the University's on-campus emergency siren" attributes the notice to the institution.
    18. present: "the University's on-campus emergency siren" marks the institution as sender.
    19. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' with 'We will be conducting'.
    20. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' marks the university as sender.
    21. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' identifies the issuer.
    22. present: 'the University's on-campus emergency siren' names the sending institution.
    23. present: Announces "the University's" siren test, naming the institution.
    24. present: "the University's" emergency siren identifies the institution as the sender.
    25. present: Attributes the siren to 'the University's on-campus emergency siren'.
  • Hazardabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. The subject is a scheduled quarterly siren test, and no threat of any kind is named anywhere in the message.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: This is a scheduled siren test; no actual threat is named.
    2. absent: Only a scheduled siren test is described; no real threat is named.
    3. absent: A scheduled siren test is announced, no actual hazard.
    4. absent: This is a scheduled quarterly siren test, so no real hazard is named.
    5. absent: This is a scheduled siren test, naming no threat.
    6. absent: It announces a scheduled siren test, naming no actual threat.
    7. absent: A quarterly siren test is announced, no actual hazard.
    8. absent: A scheduled siren test names no threat.
    9. absent: A scheduled siren test; no threat is named at all.
    10. absent: This is a scheduled test, so no real hazard is named.
    11. absent: A scheduled siren test names no actual threat.
    12. absent: A scheduled siren test names no real hazard.
    13. absent: A quarterly siren test is announced; no real threat is named.
    14. absent: It is a scheduled siren test, naming no threat.
    15. absent: A scheduled siren test names no actual threat.
    16. absent: A scheduled siren TEST is not a threat; no hazard is named.
    17. absent: A scheduled siren test involves no actual hazard.
    18. absent: This announces a scheduled siren test, naming no threat.
    19. absent: It announces a siren test, naming no actual threat.
    20. absent: It announces a scheduled siren test, naming no actual threat.
    21. absent: A scheduled siren test names no threat.
    22. absent: A scheduled siren test is not a threat.
    23. absent: Describes only a scheduled siren test, no actual hazard.
    24. absent: A quarterly siren test involves no actual hazard.
    25. absent: This is a scheduled test, with no threat named.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The test area is listed by name: the 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses'.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    2. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    3. present: Names the Asa Packer, Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses.
    4. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses' are listed.
    5. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses.
    6. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    7. present: Asa Packer, Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses.
    8. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses' are named.
    9. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses' are named.
    10. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses are specified.
    11. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses'.
    12. present: Asa Packer, Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    13. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses' are named.
    14. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    15. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses'.
    16. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    17. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop campuses are named.
    18. present: "Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses" are named.
    19. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses'.
    20. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses' are named.
    21. present: Asa Packer, Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    22. present: 'Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman, and Mountaintop Campuses' are named.
    23. present: Names the Asa Packer, Goodman and Mountaintop campuses.
    24. present: Asa Packer, Murray H. Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses are named.
    25. present: Names the Asa Packer, Goodman and Mountaintop Campuses.
  • Guidancepresent18/25

    Final assessment

    Present by majority, 18 of 25 read it as present. The closing 'no action is needed' was taken as an explicit instruction; seven dissenters counted it as the absence of any protective action.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: 'no action is needed' tells recipients what to do, namely nothing.
    2. present: "no action is needed" instructs recipients how to respond to the sound.
    3. present: Directs recipients explicitly that "no action is needed".
    4. present: 'no action is needed' explicitly directs recipient behavior.
    5. present: 'no action is needed' instructs recipients how to respond.
    6. present: Tells recipients explicitly that 'no action is needed' during the test.
    7. present: Tells recipients no action is needed.
    8. present: 'no action is needed' tells recipients how to respond to the sirens.
    9. present: 'no action is needed' tells recipients what to do, namely nothing.
    10. absent: It explicitly says 'no action is needed', giving no protective instruction.
    11. present: 'no action is needed' is an explicit instruction to recipients.
    12. present: 'no action is needed' instructs recipients how to respond.
    13. present: 'no action is needed' directly instructs recipients on what to do.
    14. present: 'no action is needed' is an explicit instruction to recipients.
    15. absent: It says 'no action is needed', so no protective action is directed.
    16. present: 'no action is needed' tells recipients how to respond.
    17. absent: "no action is needed" withholds any protective action.
    18. absent: It says "no action is needed", so no protective action is asked for.
    19. present: 'no action is needed' is an explicit instruction to recipients.
    20. present: 'no action is needed' tells recipients what to do, namely nothing.
    21. present: 'no action is needed' is an explicit instruction to recipients.
    22. absent: 'no action is needed' explicitly asks for nothing protective.
    23. absent: Explicitly says "no action is needed", giving no protective action.
    24. present: "no action is needed" tells recipients explicitly how to respond.
    25. absent: Explicitly says 'no action is needed', so no protective action is directed.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The message is stamped 'TODAY', 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23', with a window 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: 'TODAY ... Wednesday, October 23 ... between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    2. present: "TODAY", "Wednesday, October 23" and "between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m." set the time.
    3. present: "TODAY, Wednesday, October 23" between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    4. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' and 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.' give timing.
    5. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    6. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23' and 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'.
    7. present: This morning, Wednesday, October 23, between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    8. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23', 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    9. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23', 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    10. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    11. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23', 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'.
    12. present: 'TODAY, Wednesday, October 23' between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    13. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' and '8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.' give timing.
    14. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23', 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    15. present: 'TODAY, Wednesday, October 23' and 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    16. present: 'TODAY, Wednesday, October 23' between '8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'.
    17. present: "TODAY", Wednesday, October 23, between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m."
    18. present: "TODAY", "Wednesday, October 23" and "between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m." give timing.
    19. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    20. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23', 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    21. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' between stated hours.
    22. present: 'TODAY', 'Wednesday, October 23', 'between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'
    23. present: "TODAY" plus "between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m." on October 23.
    24. present: "this morning, Wednesday, October 23" between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    25. present: 'this morning, Wednesday, October 23' between '8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.'.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. A routine test notice describes only siren duration and repetition, with no harm, loss or severity conveyed.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: No potential harm or severity is stated.
    2. absent: No consequence or danger is described for a routine test.
    3. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed by a test.
    4. absent: A test carries no described consequence or danger.
    5. absent: No potential harm or severity is stated.
    6. absent: No consequence or danger is described.
    7. absent: No potential consequence is described.
    8. absent: No consequence or danger is conveyed.
    9. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed by a routine test notice.
    10. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
    11. absent: No consequence or severity is described.
    12. absent: No harm or severity is described.
    13. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
    14. absent: No potential harm or severity is conveyed.
    15. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
    16. absent: A test carries no stated harm or severity.
    17. absent: No severity or consequence is described.
    18. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
    19. absent: No harm or severity is described, only sound duration.
    20. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed for a routine test.
    21. absent: No potential harm is conveyed.
    22. absent: No potential harm or severity is expressed.
    23. absent: No harm or severity is described.
    24. absent: No consequence or danger is described.
    25. absent: No potential harm or severity is stated.

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Context

Background

Lehigh University HawkWatch notification series via AppArmor CAP archive.
Analysis

Key Findings

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Outcome
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    TEST of campus emergency sirens TODAY
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Campus Alert Archive. "Lehigh University: TEST of campus emergency sirens TODAY — sirens today." Incident of October 23, 2024. Added July 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/lehigh-university-test-of-campus-emergency-sirens-today-2024-10-23/

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