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Butler University issued an Administrative Alert that the elevator entrapment incident at the Parking Garage had concluded.

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Institution
Butler University
Private Masters · IN
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~5,500 studentsDawg Alert / Administrative Alert
Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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ALL CLEARSMS
Verified verbatim91 chars
Administrative Alert: The elevator entrapment incident at the Parking Garage has concluded.
Verify this quote
Butler Administrative Alert Rave RSS (butler/channel1)getrave.comfind archived copies
Dual independent Rave RSS fetch 2026-08-10. SPN 523.
pubDate 2025-04-15T03:08:49Z; EDT applied (April). Incident date evening Apr 14 local.
Thread checked N/A (RSS single product). Initial entrapment product not present at capture.
First-message queue 2026-08-16: first preserved Rave product is the elevator-entrapment concluded all-clear. Initial entrapment notice is not in the live feed. No initial invented.
Distinct incident from 2024-09-08-butler-university-fairview-house-sexual-assault-warning: elevator entrapment vs timely warning.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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.

Administrative Alert: The elevator entrapment incident at the Parking Garage has concluded.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    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.

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    1. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Administrative Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (supported by the alert language)
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    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.

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    1. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Elevator entrapment is the named hazard/condition. (supported by the alert language)
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Parking Garage is the named location. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    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.

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    1. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Parking Garage is the named location. (supported by the alert language)
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Incident has concluded is guidance. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    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.

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    1. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Incident has concluded is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
  • Timeabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: No clock time is given. Vote total supports verdict 0.

    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.

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    1. absent: No clock time is given. (not present in the transmitted text)
    2. absent: No clock time is given. (no clear instance in this product)
    3. absent: No clock time is given. (element is absent from the wording)
    4. absent: No clock time is given. (cannot identify this element here)
    5. absent: No clock time is given. (not stated in the alert copy)
    6. absent: No clock time is given. (missing from this product)
    7. absent: No clock time is given. (no support in the verbatim text)
    8. absent: No clock time is given. (reader cannot find this element)
    9. absent: No clock time is given. (not encoded in this message)
    10. absent: No clock time is given. (absent from the official product)
    11. absent: No clock time is given. (not present in the transmitted text)
    12. absent: No clock time is given. (no clear instance in this product)
    13. absent: No clock time is given. (element is absent from the wording)
    14. absent: No clock time is given. (cannot identify this element here)
    15. absent: No clock time is given. (not stated in the alert copy)
    16. absent: No clock time is given. (missing from this product)
    17. absent: No clock time is given. (no support in the verbatim text)
    18. absent: No clock time is given. (reader cannot find this element)
    19. absent: No clock time is given. (not encoded in this message)
    20. absent: No clock time is given. (absent from the official product)
    21. absent: No clock time is given. (not present in the transmitted text)
    22. absent: No clock time is given. (no clear instance in this product)
    23. absent: No clock time is given. (element is absent from the wording)
    24. absent: No clock time is given. (cannot identify this element here)
    25. absent: No clock time is given. (not stated in the alert copy)
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: No injury language is present. Vote total supports verdict 0.

    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.

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    1. absent: No injury language is present. (not present in the transmitted text)
    2. absent: No injury language is present. (no clear instance in this product)
    3. absent: No injury language is present. (element is absent from the wording)
    4. absent: No injury language is present. (cannot identify this element here)
    5. absent: No injury language is present. (not stated in the alert copy)
    6. absent: No injury language is present. (missing from this product)
    7. absent: No injury language is present. (no support in the verbatim text)
    8. absent: No injury language is present. (reader cannot find this element)
    9. absent: No injury language is present. (not encoded in this message)
    10. absent: No injury language is present. (absent from the official product)
    11. absent: No injury language is present. (not present in the transmitted text)
    12. absent: No injury language is present. (no clear instance in this product)
    13. absent: No injury language is present. (element is absent from the wording)
    14. absent: No injury language is present. (cannot identify this element here)
    15. absent: No injury language is present. (not stated in the alert copy)
    16. absent: No injury language is present. (missing from this product)
    17. absent: No injury language is present. (no support in the verbatim text)
    18. absent: No injury language is present. (reader cannot find this element)
    19. absent: No injury language is present. (not encoded in this message)
    20. absent: No injury language is present. (absent from the official product)
    21. absent: No injury language is present. (not present in the transmitted text)
    22. absent: No injury language is present. (no clear instance in this product)
    23. absent: No injury language is present. (element is absent from the wording)
    24. absent: No injury language is present. (cannot identify this element here)
    25. absent: No injury language is present. (not stated in the alert copy)

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Butler University posts emergency products via Rave; public feed at getrave.com/rss/butler/channel1.
Analysis

Key Findings

Short administrative all-clear for named parking-garage elevator entrapment.
Outcome
Elevator entrapment concluded. Initial entrapment product not retained in feed at capture.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    Butler Rave RSS parking garage elevator concluded
    getrave.com
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Butler University: Parking garage elevator entrapment incident concluded." Incident of April 14, 2025. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/butler-university-parking-garage-elevator-entrapment-concluded-2025-04-14/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion