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Vol. XXX, Issue 8 |Wednesday, February 11, 2009 news2 Stony Brook? More Like “Evict Yo’ Ass” Brook . e notice stated that Campus Resi - Keller College, said that even though sity, called the construction disruptive. dences would offer the “several hun - she was able to stay at a friend’s house, “It takes a lot away from the university.” By Erin J. Mansfield dred” displaced students other housing she was still very resentful of the situa - Adding that it is dangerous, the RA said, arrangements on campus for the night, tion: “We have to get up at seven, bring “ere aren’t even warning signs placed Residents of Kelly and Roosevelt but went on to warn that, “In this case, our stuff back and then go to class.” anywhere. ey had three months [in Quads returned to their dorms the you would be required to bring your Jabsky added that aer her four the summer] to do this when the night of ursday, February 5, to find own pillow and blankets to make your - years at SBU, she was not surprised. “I ground wasn’t frozen. It doesn’t look out that both their heat and hot water self comfortable on a carpeted floor feel like everything [Campus Resi - like they’re getting anything done.” would be shut off from Saturday morn - But the students on campus got very ing until Monday aernoon in order to creative. One student said he would put fix a broken pipe. his clothes in the dryer before he wore “Please make appropriate accom - them, in order to keep warm. Another modations for your comfort,” the signs said that she had to heat water on the plastered around their buildings read. stove in her kettle to bathe on Saturday “Personal space heaters are not permit - morning. Some wanted to stay in their ted in the residence halls.” dorm rooms and just bundle themselves Most students found that the only in sweatshirts and blankets until Mon - answer was to leave campus on Friday, day morning. but some have jobs in the area on the David Meis, a freshman from New weekends and were obligated to stay. Jersey who lives in Stimson College, For students who do not live in the area, said that the short notice meant he especially out-of-state and international could not get a discounted price for an students, this was an even bigger prob - LIRR ticket to get away from campus on Roman Sheydcasser lem. Residents who stayed resorted to One of many evicted students. Friday. Asked if he intended to return to cold showers, or trekking across cam - SBU next year, Meis said, “I don’t want pus to the SAC gym or neighboring overnight.” dences does] is kind of backwards,” she to, but I have to.” He is still living in a dorms. is is the latest of events over the said. “Why couldn’t they fix this before freshman triple. On Sunday night, RAs went door- past school year where utilities have the students moved back in?” Asked if “I don’t really have anywhere to go, to-door to ask their residents to vacate been cut off due to construction, caus - she intended to write to Campus Resi - because I’m from Buffalo,” said fresh - their rooms because temperatures ing students great discomfort. In other dences to be reimbursed, she said she man Brittany Kalosza, a resident of would be below freezing. At 7:19 p.m., situations, water was completely cut off hadn’t decided. Greeley College who works at the Kelly Campus Residences posted an alert on from the buildings, meaning that resi - Both Quad Directors and Residence Dining Center on the weekends. “All my the front of the SBU’s homepage telling dents could not even flush the toilet. Hall Directors are not allowed to com - friends live in my quad, so it’s not like I all residents of Roosevelt Quad and res - is is the first time, however, that res - ment. can go to a friend’s dorm.” idents of Baruch, Eisenhower and idents have actually been asked to leave An RA from Roosevelt Quad, who is As of Monday, Campus Residences Dewey buildings in Kelly Quad to find their dorms. also forbidden by contract from dis - had not reported any intention to reim - other arrangements for the night. Marina Jabsky, a senior who lives in closing information about the univer - burse students for the inconvenience. Where Have All The Internets Gone? the Internet since the start of the se - Some students, like Venka, who is a affected. at includes all the RA’s, the mester, which has been caused by the Student Assistant at the Tabler Arts RHD, our office computer, which has By Alfred Esposito use of unauthorized use of wireless Center, were skeptical of this excuse. some information we need to access routers, according to support services. “at’s what the IT people told us but online,” Cheng said. e outages have effected most that’s not a real reason in my opinion,” Christal Endler, resident of Sanger, Tabler students have one more thing buildings in Tabler Quad as recent as Venka said. Other students feel that the is uneasy about RA’s searching for wire - to gripe about besides the long walking Sunday aernoon when only Hand wireless routers are being used as a less routers. “I had a couple of instances distances to class: the Internet. Since College was le mostly unaffected ac - scapegoat in light of a larger problem where the RA’s are knocking on our the beginning of the semester, students cording to the Division of Information that IT has yet to uncover. doors cause they are hunting for router have dealt with unreliable Internet con - Technology's website. is has been the situation in Tabler and I got yelled at for room contra - nectivity due to improper wireless “It’s a dead zone,” Venka said. Quad since the end of November ac - band.” Endler said, “It’s just an invasion setup. According to Charlie Bowman, Di - cording to some. Wireless routers have of comfort for us”. Tabler SINC site attendant Shenkar rector of Client Support, wireless been getting cheaper, which allow stu - “One night when there were prob - Venka has been getting the brunt of routers give out their own IP addresses. dents to bring them from home, and lems, we found 3 or 4 wireless routers student frustration, especially this past “If you plug it in backwards it gives IP giving them the added luxury of free - plugged in incorrectly,” said Bowman. Wednesday when both resident halls addresses to the rest of the network.” If dom from the Ethernet cable while in It appears that unauthorized use of and the Tabler Arts Center SINC site you plug a router in backwards, it can their dorm rooms. wireless routers does not have an easy had no Internet access. “ere is noth - cause network problems for the whole To resolve the problem, Resident solution. “As RA's we cannot confiscate ing we can do about it on our end, we building said Bowman. Assistants and Resident Hall Directors anything,” Cheng said. “All we can re - just have to wait for client support,” When a wireless router assigns an IP took action by checking rooms looking ally do is document the residents of the Venka said. address to other users on the network, for unauthorized wireless routers. room that they have a router and ask e sign on the whiteboard on the the switch in the building rejects this Helen Cheng, an RA in Sanger Col - them to turn it off and unplug them.” door to the Tabler Arts Center SINC unrecognized IP address. e switch lege in Tabler Quad, started by putting e Tabler Quad Office refused to site read, “Internet is up (for now).” does not allow Internet access to those up signs and casually informing stu - comment on this story. Residents of Tabler Quad have been IP addresses assigned by the wireless dents. “It’s not just residents that are af - having severe problems connecting to router. fected, but all of us in the building are The Stony Brook Press News 3 Who’s Insuring The Insurers? dent Health Plan, which is the default like for buying textbooks,” Sophomore a health care company does something plan for students who do not have Stephany Pena, a student who once had like this,” Flanagan said. “Their con - By Natalie Crnosija health insurance prior to enrollment, University Health Care, said. “This duct is a symptom of the corruption in costs $959 per academic year. Through whole situation shows the overarching corporate America.” Aetna Student Health, Aetna this plan, there exist stipulations to re - dishonesty of the insurance system.” Aetna, whose stock plunged from Health Insurance’s subsidiary, whose in - ceive health care on campus, including Katie Flanagan, a fifth year part- $57 per share to $23 between mid 2007 surees include Stony Brook students the requirement that Student Health time student, found Aetna’s conduct up - and late 2008, is slowly regaining its through the University Health Plan, un - Services (SHS) must evaluate students footing on Wall Street. Their stock derpayed $5.1 million in health care re - before they are allowed to visit the dipped upon the announcement of their imbursements by using outdated emergency room if they want to receive Student Health subsidiary’s misman - reimbursement rates between 1998 and full reimbursement, according to the “Aetna Student agement. 2008, said New York State Attorney SHS website. Though stocks have little play in General Andrew Cuomo.