February 28, 2003

Colleges Step Up Security Measures in Response to Terror Warning

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL and NICOLE FULLER

Colleges across the country, especially those located in New York City and Washington, are trying to strike a delicate balance in response to a warning from the Federal Bureau of Investigation this month that campuses are potential "soft targets" for terrorist attacks because they are heavily populated and lightly guarded.

Officials of most institutions sought to take extra security precautions and to ensure that the campuses were prepared for emergencies without alarming students and