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tj X I V E B S I T Y 0 I' D A I-I 0 The I'aIr<kl 1 oir.e Sinr.'r. /898 Ft i<lay, Jnnttnty 12, 2007 Volunic 107, Xo. 32 Erickson a Devil, Akey to be a Vandal By Nick Heidelberger for How long will he be a Sun Devil? Argonaut more Erickson's position at ASU will be his ninth head coaching gig The occasional 'acebook INFO since 1982. Here's a look back at his career so far. user has probably noticed See the Sports section Year Team league groups such as "Robb Akey (page I I) for more about 1982-85 Idaho Big Sky could choke-slam DE to hell if the shake-up. 1986 Wyoming WAC he wanted to" replacing ones 1987-88 WSU Pac-10 like "Watch out WAC, Dennis shown since Erickson left for 1989-94 Miami Big East Erickson is BACK!" Arizona State is something 1995-98 Seattle NFL Newly announced Akey plans on using to Idaho's 1999-02 Oregon State Pac-10 University of Idaho football advantage. 2003-04 San Francisco NFL coach Robb Akey, formerly the "About a year ago, I saw a 2006 Idaho WAC defensive. coordinator at great spark get lit in here," emo- it ought to be, then we'e got a Kentaro Murai Argonaut Washington State, replaced Akey said about the hiring of brought about some more / great opportunity to make Head football coach Robb Akey stands in his new office in the previous UI coach Dennis Erickson during a press confer- tion. If we can channel all that something happen." Kibbie Dome on Thursday. "I'm excited to bring pride back into Erickson, who left after 10 ence held to announce Akey's energy toward making this Vandal football," Akey said. months with the Vandals. The hiring on Dec. 20. "Obviously, lace a better opportunity and emotion that Vandal fans have what has transpired has uilding this program to where See AKEY, page 5 OUACI IYlclfl s i missin Search goes on for A Muscovite at city councilman HEART By Nate Poppino Born in Kissimmee, Fla., Argonaut John Dickinson joined Ul in 1973 and the following year John Dickinson, Moscow became an assistant profes- city council president, is miss- sor of electrical engineer- ing and feared dead after a car ing. The young field of com- accident Sunday riight near puter science attracted him The Dalles, Ore. and he received national 'gt. Julie Wilcox of the publicity for his unique soft- Oregon State Police said search- ware development on Intel es of the river microcomputers through- and land out the '70s. around a Dickinson played a key bridge span- role in starting Ul's comput- ning the John er science program and Day River on served as department chair Interstate 84 from 1982 to 1998 and have failed to interim chair from 2000 to f i-n d 2002, when he retired. His (< ( Dickinson or research involved security ~>gi(ti< JOhll a body. The issues in operating systems, Meiissa Daviin/Argonaut educational software sys- Silk flowers and notes from friends make up a memorial for Angie Cabrera on the fifth floor of Theophilus Tower. The flowers and tems, evolutionary computa- messages will be sent to Cabrera's family. Idaho profes- tion and genetic algorithms. sor and local patron of the arts is After becoming involved suspected to have either jumped in the deportation case of or been knocked off the bridge Sami al-Hussayen, one of after stopping to help Joanne his students, Dickinson dis- c eer ea er ies in eras Sutton of'Pbrtland, who had covered a thirst for politics. swerved to avoid debris and In 2003, he was elected to year-old Kasandra del Valle was airlifted to Cabrera went on to register as a JAMM whose 1999 Plymouth Neon By Cynthia Reynaud the Moscow city council and St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in major in the fall when she returned to UI was blocking the slow lane of Argonaut is currently the council's Boise. Dillon was transported to West Valley for school. the freeway. Dickinson's Mini president. He also helped In the brief time she attended the Medical Center in Caldwell and released "She was hoping to be an entertain- Cooper was struck by a 1969 establish Sirius Idaho University of Idaho, Angelina "Angie" later that morning. ment journalist. She loved Pontiac Firebird operated by Theatre and heavily promot- on that All four women were from Hollywood gossip. Angie knew David Grant, also of Portland, at Cabrera made an impression people ed the arts in Moscow. her will riever be forgotten. Payette. the gossip before a lot of news the time he disappea'red. those dose to say "In she was with us, she Cabrera and her twin sister stations did," her sisters wrote. Though authorities have no the 19 years deserved reputation as being a made an impact on people that will last Ali. were born to Andy and Along with Hollywood gos- witnesses or evidence to prove peacemak- creative thinker, a for a lifetime," wrote her sisters, Christina Connie Cabrera on Dec. 1, 1987. sip, Cabrera's . other favorite that Dickinson ended up in the "He's er," Chancy said. the and Ali Cabrera, in an e-mail. From the start, she had a natural things included "South Park," river, Wilcox said, it is by far person who always can find 19-year-old freshman Spirit Squad competitiveness, even beating "Flavor of Love," "Pirates of the the most likely option. The joy in elements of life. I think car accident her sister into the world one Caribbean" and anything with "There is one chance in a cheerleader died Jan. 4 in a by that rubbed off on all of us." hometown of Idaho. minute, Christina wrote. James Franco. She also loved million that for some reason he near her Payette, Any replacement on the Dillon, 18, was also "Her competitiveness being a part of the Spirit Squad left the area," she said. "But Freslunan Katelyn Angie council would be appointed by pushed her to harder and and all the members of the that's not consistent with his injured in the crash. try Chancy, she said. never was a Cabrera character." According to the Idaho State Police give up. Angie very squad. "It's certainly, a challenge to Dillon was a 1998 active girl. She loved to According to her sisters, The search has become a report, driving Jeep play contemplate all that," she said. west on Interstate 84 between softball, basketball, tennis, cheerleading Cabrera's motto was to live life to the recovery operation, meaning Wrangler "There's no replacing John." and Caldwell at about 2:05 a.m. and swimming. She was always a team fullest. authorities are searclung for a Payette, Dickinson was . heavily lost control of the vehicle on the player and supported her teammates." "She always tried not to worry about and the last active search when she body, involved in Sirius Idaho Theatre ice-covered road. The ran into the Cabrera first came to UI as a part of the things. She always said, 'why worry 'bout Wednesday, when Jeep happened and was producing the group's median and turned over. Scripps-Howard Multicultural Journalism i't's already done,'" they wrote. officers towed a side-scan center next play, "Touch," a romantic with Cabrera and Dillon, there Workshop held in the summer of 2006. It Cabrera's funeral was held in Payette sonar system around the river Along drama about an astronomer set were two other passenge'rs in the car. was here that she first began her work in for several hours. The device, to run in about two weeks. Bobbie Davis, 18, died at the scene and 18- journalism. See CABRERA, page 5 which searched the bottom of Andriette Pieron, one of the the river, tumed up notlung. group's board members and a The search has left many in close friend of Dickinson, said anxious for the Moscow area the play will continue. news. Joseph Hopper, a UI jun- "That show, ironically Thefts spur concerns about identity theft ior studying radio and TV pro- enough, is about a woman who duction, has shared a house has disappeared. It's an extreme- for almost two the public with Dickinson ly touching show and out of all By Jeremy Castillo Communications. And Murray said he future incidents, according to years. He said he and his the ones we'e produced, it's the Argonaut believes the possibility of such a thing hap- notice. Such steps include removing sen- fiancee, junior art and design one John liked the best," Pieron pening is small. sitive information from specific comput- major Teva Palmer, are taking said. "This was going to be Computers with personal information "There has no indication the inforrna- ing devices, installing encryption soft- care of the house while they John's biggest show. We'e going of 70,000 individuals have been stolen tion has been accessed," .he said. ware on desktop and laptop systems, await word. do it in lus honor." from the University of Idaho's "Typically, these types of computers are enhancing physical and electronic securi- he' to "I want to think that Oregon authorities, includ- Advancement Services office. stolen for the hardware. The likelihood of ty and improving data management pro- cir- still alive, but based on the ing the Sherman County An internal investigation revealed the that being the case here is high. Still, we tocols. cumstances, I don't see how he Sheriff's Office, OSP troopers hard drives contained names, addresses are being cautious and informing every- "We deeply regret tlus incident and any still is," Hopper said.