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A heat map shows where Safe Trek has been used in DeKalb throughout October.

App takes away need to call for emergencies

By Maxwell Bisailllon | October 23, 2015

University of Missouri students have designed an app to improve campus safety by eliminating the process of calling for emergencies.Individuals who feel they are in danger can open the app, Safe Trek, and press the shield icon. When they let go of the...