FEATURES Page 6 SIDELINES Monday, February 12, 1996

The Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Internet by Joe Legge also one of only nine universities to MTSU police be a member of the Commission of Law Enforcement Agency force one of most Accreditation (CLEAA). The CLEAA Building gauges the quality of services highly trained in provided to the public by each organization. The members of this your own the state agency are held to a much higher standard than normal. By Scott Link / staff "Our campus police are not rent- web page, a-cops, they are cops. All are highly trained," said Dana Harper, a We've all seen them. Ominous, member of the student patrol. The imposing figures in official MTSU student patrol officers are not part 2 automobiles. Most of us feel a tinge of official police officers, but are non- guilt, remembering the last time we commissioned, non-sworn students Recapping last week, I took exceeded the speed limit, rolled who routinely act as security, check you through the basic steps of through a stop sign or buzzed buildings and escort students safely creating a file that can be viewed through a red light. at night. on the Internet from your own web But what do we really know "They are a direct link to the site. Many readers inquired last about our campus police force? student body," Miller said, "They week about putting pictures, Probably the most common allow us to do police work music and other media forms on misconception is that the campus uninterrupted. They are our their web sites. Over the next few police are not really police officers at additional set of eyes and ears." weeks, we will work our way to all, just glorified security. The MTSU The student patrol may do as that point, so hang on - well get police force are one of the most highly there. many as 65 escorts in one evening. Picking up where I left off, trained departments in the state, They will also be in radio contact after creating a file in HTML according to Dustin Miller, with campus police in order to report format, it will need a place where Community Service Specialist for the any crimes they see. The student it can be found when it becomes MTSU campus police force. Contrary patrol is an integral part of helping to public domain. To do this, create to popular belief, our officers are not keep the crime rate on campus low. a directory under the base of your "Barney Fife" types who can't get MTSU has had a below average "frank" account. This directory hired anywhere else. Our officers are rate of crime for the last five years, should be called publicjitml. If qualified to work at any station in the but have recently seen an increase in you've ever used DOS, the state. Each is held to the same computer language for the crimes of opportunity, or crimes that Internet will be very similar. regime of training that Metro police, could have been prevented, according or any other force is held. Type: mkdir public_html and hit to Miller. Just because the crime rate return. A new directory under All officers of the law are is low does not mean you are not at that name should appear. The list required to do at least 40 hours of in- risk. There is no magical boundary command -11 - (that T as in "luck) service training every year. Most between the campus and the rest of will display all of the files and departments offer only the barest Murfreesboro. Anything that Illustration by lames Neal directories under the query. You happens across the street could just should find that the "publicjitmr as easily happen on campus. Campus officers do not have as such. The drawback to using it in directory is now listed. "I don't want to make anyone this manner is that there are only The next task is to move all of radar yet, though Miller explained the files you have created for your afraid, but I do want to make them that plans are in motion to acquire it four lines, and they may be busy. The web site into the "public_html" "Our aware," Miller explained, "I don't very soon. In the meantime, officers campus does have a 911 service directory. Make sure that you are want to create a false feeling of use a method of pacing to gauge devoted to emergency calls. The at the base of your "frank" campus police safety." speed and have been trained at the response time of campus officers to account. If you're not sure, simply are not rent-a- There has never been an MTSU academy on how to guess within 10 an emergency call is under two type cd and hit return and you cops, they are officer that has been shot, but they mph the speed a car is traveling. The minutes, according to Miller. A should be there. Using the file have exchanged fire with individuals. speed limit on campus is 25 mph. regular call may take five to 10 "homepage.html" as an example cops." MTSU officers are in just as much MTSU's police department has a minutes for a response. file, the following command will do danger as any other police officer. philosophy designed to emphasize the Miller spoke of some of the the trick: mv homepage.html strangest calls he had heard, publicjitml. "MV" stands for Dana Harper Campus police have collected civil servant aspect of the police force. "move the file." Homepage.html student patrol weapons on and around campus MTSU encourages officers to have a everything from streaking in front of will now be under your ranging from a foot-and-a-half long community initiative. One of the Cummings and Corlew Halls to a 6- publicjitml directory. Bowie knife to a MAC 10 machine main goals of the campus police is to year-old and an 8-year-old driving A common mistake from this gun pistol. All officers are required to eliminate or reduce citizen apathy their mother's car down the one way point on is that a user creates a wear protective vests while on duty. about crime. street near the nursing building. file but cannot access it on the "If something doesn't look right, In an effort to improve protection MTSU officers are commissioned World Wide Web. The problem is minimum to meet that requirement. feel right. It probably isn't right," for campus, there will be eight new as both state and county officials, the user forgot to "turn the file MTSU goes far beyond it, by offering full-time officers hired over the next which means they have the Miller said. on." All files are "turned off to a greater diversity in programs; some They would much rather check three years, increasing the force from the outside world, so that no one jurisdiction of state trooper and even choose to go out of state for out a suspicion and find out it was 20 to 28. can see your work until you're county deputy combined. Tickets training in specialized areas, such as But just in case you were ready for them to. To "turn the written by campus police carry the nothing rather than spend the a large forensics and investigation wondering, Miller said that the file on," or allow others to view it, same fines as those given by state portion of the next day taking techniques. Miller had completed 160 MTSU campus police does not have you must give access to the troopers. There is a contiguous zone reports. hours of training by his second year, anything to do with parking directory the files are in and the that covers all roads that intersect To report a crime dial 2424. That as opposed to the 80 required by violations. • files themselves. From the base of with campus which squad cars patrol number is not primarily an your "frank" account, type: chmod police regulations. emergency number, but can be used ,755 public_html and then hit The MTSU campus police force is with regularity, according to Miller. return. Following this, type: chmod -R 755 publicjitml and hit return. Your publicjitml directory is now "turned on." Now, do the same thing for the files within the publicjitml Toy Fair reveals that 1996 toys are a mix of directory. If you're not sure how to get into a directory, simply type: cd publicjitml and you are in. Again, a way to check yourself to savvy, security and occasional grossness make sure that you are where you want to be is to use the list The movie stars Michael Jordan, game that uses a variety of sound Associated Press command -11. along with several other NBA players effects and voices, including belches, a The last thing we will go over and Bugs Bunny and other Looney horse's whinnying and an upper-class this week is how to change a file This year's Toy Fair almost has Englishman. name. It is the same command the feel of a college reunion - most of Tunes characters. Who wouldn't want Who wouldn't There's room for some grossness, that is used to "move" a file to the toys on display are familiar faces to buy a toy package that pairs Jordan want to buy a and Elmer Fudd? Or Charles Barkley too: Yes Entertainment Corp., for another directory, except it is used dressed differently or packaged into a different way. The example, has Yak Bak SFX, a small new formats. And many are much toy package with Wile E. Coyote? homepage.html file created early Some companies that are heavily device that emits sound effects like more sophisticated. that pairs needs to be renamed index.html so splats and screams. On a lower-tech Barbie, for example, is on CD- into licensed toys are focused on that this will be the first file an Michael perennial best-sellers. Hasbro's level, one of the plush toys in Mattel's outside viewer will discover. ROM, allowing girls to design outfits Jordan and Kenner division has several Batman "101 Dalmatians" line is named Type: homepage.html index.html and then print them out on special and hit return and the deed is Elmer Fudd? lines, some based on the comic books Wizzer; he is paper-trained. fabric to make the clothes. This year's lineup is weighted done. Check to make sure using 11 Barbie herself will be more limber and others on last year's "Batman Or Charles more toward electronic learning aids' that the file is now called that and - as Twirling Ballerina Barbie, her Forever" movie. There are 28 new you are on your way. (NOTE: did Barkley with for preschoolers and CD-ROMs for all ankles bend, and as a gymnast, she figures in Kenner's "Star Wars" action you remember to "turn the file children. Successful products are does splits. She and Ken also will be Wile E. line. on?") The decline of licensing was being turned into CD-ROMs: Hasbro dressed as Eliza Doolittle and Henry The basic WWW site is now Coyote? has them based on Monopoly, Higgins from "My Fair Lady," and as obvious at Tiger Electronics, which created. Using the example login Candyland, Mr. Potato Head and "sidelines," (substitute your login starship Enterprise crewmembers for made its name with hand-held video Tonka. Toy Biz has put comics on CD- for "sidelines") the WWW address the 30th anniversary of the "Star games based on every big movie in ROM. to access your web site is: Trek" TV series. recent years. http://www.mtsu.edu/-sidelines. There are signs that toy companies The most prominent action figures playing it safe, relying on proven The company has fewer of these Of course, you'll need a web are trying to answer consumers' at the fair are old favorites like successes. And others haven't lost games for 1996, but it has come up browser to get there — lynx, demand for value. Tyco Toys has Batman and the "Star Wars" their sense of humor - there are also with twists like Grip Games, a video Netscape, etc.; they will all do the several lines of plush animals that will characters. But there are a few eye- toys that emit grunts and belches. game in a joystick. An electronic game trick. • be list-priced at $10, and it has two Analysts have said 1996 won't be a called Brain Warp, somewhat catching twists, like Michael Jordan as products. Game Babies and Power Questions or comments should be an action figure teamed up with Bugs big year for licensed toys - products reminiscent of the 1980s hit Simon, was popular with visitors to Tiger's Zone (hat are really five or six e-mailed to Bunny. based on new movies or TV shows. [email protected]. If you showroom. different games in one package. No one knows what will be the The company also is selling $5 and would like me to see your work, But some shown at Toy Fair probably Tiger aims at the increasing please pass along your web site top-selling toy of 1996, but a visit to $15 version of Vermont Teddy Bears, several manufacturers' showrooms will do well, including the action sophistication of children. It has a line address to the above e-mail the upscale plush toys that range frorr* figures by Playmates Toys based on of beepers; devices kids can use to address. does reveal several trends: More toys $34 to well over $100. • are using CD-ROMs and mini- the film "Space Jam," due out later send each other e-mail across short distances; and Henry, an electronic computers. Some toymakers are this year.