A bomb threat at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union was reported on Friday, April 27, only to be a false alarm.

Classified as a specific threat, meaning a bomb has been placed somewhere within the campus and indicate the exact building or area, time of detonation, and/or reason for placement, the bomb threat was called in to 911 at approximately 8:36 p.m., said Adam Due, University police chief.

Police officers cleared out the union and did a search. After reporting that the threat was false, people were allowed to re-enter the building.

Afterwards, on Wednesday, May 2, a bomb threat procedure guide was updated on the Eastern Web site and was approved by President Lou Henken. The procedures can be seen at http://www.eiu.edu/~auditing/IGP/policy154.html