MSC Student Dies Froid Fall Lrnbriaco Said

WFJ>N&SDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORAOO VOLUME 60, NUMBER 7 MSC student dies froID fall lrnbriaco said. Maze, who heard a commo Eric Dixon A neighbor of Boeschen tion from the balcony area that Criterion Reporter stein, Charles Maze, said that morning. Maze said he had seen A ,17-year-old student fell when found, Boeschenstein Boeschenstein climb up the to his death in the early morn was clothed only in his under -balconies. before without any ing hours of Thursday, Feb. wear. Hespeculated that, "Greg trouble. 17. was probably locked out ofhis "He wasn't climbing up the Freshman Gregory Boe room when he went to use the balcony," said Kathy Boe schenstein fell from a Tolman schenstein, Gregory's mother. Hall balcony on campus, ac "I'm sure of that." She said he cording to a Grand Junction would not go outside injust his Police Department report. underwear. "We know him bet Boeschenstein was found ter than that." About the cir lying near the dumpster at Tol cumstances surrounding her man Hall at 6 a.m. by a DFl son's death, she said, "It's so trash collector. fishy." "The coroner has ruled the "He had good intentions for death as accidental," said all things," said Craig Mynard, an MSC student and close -- Kevin lrnbriaco, Grand Junc Greg Boeschenstein tionPoliceinvestigator. He also friend ofBoeschenstein. "Greg said there were no signs of a restroom and could not wake didn't get in fights or have any struggle which indicates that his roommate Kerry, who is a disputes with anyone." Boeschenstein' s death was not sound sleeper." Maze noted "We went rock climbing a homicide. that there were small rocks lit together and had a real good To determine if alcohol or tering the balcony and believes time," accordmg to Mynard, drugs were involved, the coro Boeschenstein may have tried who said he never expected ner sent blood and tissue sam to alert people living in the something like this to happen. ples out of town for testing. adjacent apartment. "This accident is a real trag The results will not be avail "He then probably attempt edy," said Jerry Moorman vice able for a couple of weeks, ed to climb up the balcony but president of student affairs. had trouble and fell," said A memorial was held last Monday at the Church of the Criterion pboio by John Shaffer Nativity in Grand Junction. Police investigaJe deaJh of Boeschenstein aJ sue ofaccident. 'The word NO didn't mean anything' Rape victim tells years the rapes reported have in some people would blame her, creased by one every year," Der Overton kept silent about her rape her story in order ryberry said. Last school year foraweek. "Whenltoldmyown there were five rapes reponed at dad about the rape he said it was to raise awareness MSC, he added. 'This school year, my fault," she said. "How in the at Mesa State six rapes are expected to be re W<X"ld was I supposed to think that ported," said Derryberry. the campus would not ridicule Scott Angus Overton said she was raped at and blame me for it." Criterion Reporter 11 p.m on Aug. 23 in her dorm For that week Overton kept room at Mary Rait Hall. Accord what happened a secret, until one A student who said she was ing to Overton, an invited male day her neighbor noticed that she raped on campus has decided to stranger forced heron the bed and was crying and asked what was come forward with her story to proceeded to rape her. She said wrong. raise awareness about rape. "It attempts to stop the assault failed. After hearing about what had can happen to anyone," said 'The word 'No' didn'tmeanany happened, theneighbortookOver Michelle Overton, "and if we to thing," Overton said "He wanted tou to their resident assistant. gether don't do something to stop something and nothing was going Immediately, the RA called the it, thehorrorwillneverend. Tell to stop him." Rape Crisis Center. "The people ing my story will put strength With tears Overton explained, at the Rape Crisis Center were back into my hands." "I wanted to call out for help, but great," said Overton. 'They gave This is oue of three rapes re when this happens to you, your me so much support." ported during the 1993 fall se body and mind just freeu. When Sandy Cberp, sexual assault mester at Mesa State College, you'rebeingassaulted, you don't team coordinator at the Rape Cri according to Mr. Jim Derryberry do everything you're expected to sis Center, said, "When a persou chief of public safety. All the do." is sexually assaulted, something Please 5ff WORK..sl'UDY, ~) . rapes were reported during the Afraid that people would not is taken away, and our job is to put first semester. "For the past five believe what happened and that the power back in their hands." TV production students go on air with Mavs •• Story on page 6 •• •• Story on page 9 •• PAGE 2, THE CRITERION WEDNE.5DAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994 Trojan horse gallops onto campus spread from one computer to an Shawn Willia~n ton Hall and Wubben Hall. Criterion Reporter other. Someone bad to manually The program recorded the user go to each computer to place the name and password of the user, Has an army ofGreek soldiers program. then sent him back to the previous invaded Mesa State computer sys menu without ever logging the tems? No, but the Trojan Horse person in. This aroused suspicion programs found may be just as which led to the program's dis bad. Trojan covery. A Trojan Horse program is Horse Due to this security breach, designed to look and act like an Jerry Nolan, director ofacademic other program so it can collect I I computer services, advises every and record the user's password. one with an account to change In this case, it looked like the log their password. Five accounts in prompt for accessing the have been compromised forcer MESA2, MESA3, and MESA4 tain, said Larson, but more were computer systeJDS, according to Lab assistants Larson and Mike probably compromised before the Shane Larson, a computer lab as Littlejohn found a Trojan Horse program was detected. sistant LarsonsaidaTrojanHorse in IBM 486 computers in the li Almost anyone could have program is different from a com brary computer lab. It was also written the program, said Nolan, puter virus because it does not found on other computers in Hoos- but only someone with low moral ethics would do it "I would cate gorize this person's level of knowledge as moron, because he's Criterion photo by John Shaffer only trying to impress other peo ple with his knowledge," he add Ken Smith (right), Manager of Ed Bozarth Chevrolet, ed. Nolan said whoever did this hands the keys ofone ofthe two new Chevy Luminas to will not be able do it again. Mon President Ray Kieft. The cars were given to ~esa_State Students who will miss class need itoring programs have been set up to be used by stafffor recmitment trips. to watch for further security to make advance arrangements breaches. When students must miss class because of other college ---- related activities there are certain procedures that should be followed, according to Shirley Beauregard, Academic Affairs secretary. The faculty member, or whoever is in charge of the event. should prepare a memorandum outlining the nature and date of the event and a list of the participating students. Students are expected to hand deliver this information at least 24 hours prior to the class that will be missed. Additionally, before the absence, it is solely the student's responsibility to find out what assignments are planned for that class. It is up to the instructor's discretion to determine what. if any, make-up work will be permitted. Mesa State student tracks weather for National Service How's the weather outside? The Western Slope Weather Observers (WSWO) may be the answer for those who really want to know. The group's organizer, Bill Kappel, is a weather spotter for the National Weather Service and is initiating WSWO MESA STATE COLLEGE to record weather observations for western Colorado and eastern BOOKSTORE Utah. Kappel' s interest in weather observation began in the eighth Software grade. Presently, this Mesa State student ttacks local weather with his own equipment atop Wubben Hall. Kappel said wswo members just need to observe the weather in their area and send in a monthly report describing what they see. If members have a thennometer, they can also record temperatures and submit these as part of their monthly $ 9 OO • Special Price• Wordperfect 6.0 Dos 9 • • Only 4 Left• repon. The information gathered will be compiled into a newsletter, Regular Price according to Kappel. If there are enough members, the newslet Wordperfect 6.0 Dos $135.00 ter will be issued to members on a monthly basis. The annual fee for WSWO is $5. For further information, call Wordperfect 6.0 Win $135.00 Kappel at 248-1420. Quattro Pro 5.0 Win $ 49.95 Professor ofpolitical science Quattro Pro 5 .0 Dos $ 49.95 slated to speak on water policy Lotus 1-2-3 4 Win $ 99.00 A Western Water Policy class is scheduJed to begin March 15 $ and continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays until April 14. Classes Lotus 1-2-3 2.4 Dos 99.00 are from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $149.95 This course will be taught by Dr.

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