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Troubling False Alarm at Villanova University Shakes Campus Community
Introduction: An Expected Day Turns Frightening
What should have been a joyful milestone — a new college year — quickly turned into a moment of fear and chaos at Villanova University, located just 12 miles outside Philadelphia. As parents arrived to help their children settle in and freshmen engaged in ice-breaker activities with their roommates, an active shooter alert shattered the calm and security that normally accompanies move-in day.