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The Daily Gamecock, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 University of South Carolina Scholar Commons April 2012 4-10-2012 The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2012_apr Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012" (2012). April. 9. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2012_apr/9 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2012 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 VOL. 108, NO. 59 ● SINCE 1908 USC outlines ticketing changes Malware aff ects Student section season passes and transferred onto students’ CarolinaCards before the fall semester. up to 80 USC Macs to be issued in spring lottery — If they are unable to attend a game, students may drop their tickets onto a “donation page” OSX/Flashback virus hits students’, Kathryn Kranjc [email protected] for others without passes to request in a weekly university’s Apple computers lottery similar to the old system. — Those who have tickets but don’t attend Amanda Coyne The massive overhaul of USC’s athletic [email protected] a game will lose privileges for the rest of the ticketing system will offi cially commence today, season, as they did last year. starting with ticket requests for this weekend’s A large outbreak of malware known as OSX/ — Citing a lack of flexibility and efficiency, spring football game. Flashback has affected up to 80 Apple computers Student Life has decided to switch its student At a 10 a.m. Russell House Ballroom press on the USC network, according to University ticketing system from TicketReturn to conference, Student Body President Kenny Tracy Technology Services. The infected computers are Ticketmaster, once the university’s contract with will outline the following changes to the football largely, but not exclusively, student computers. the former ends June 30. ticketing process: UTS fi rst detected suspicious network traffi c — Season passes will be doled out in a lottery TICKETING ● 2 on March 29, and issued a warning about OSX/ Flashback on April 3. Frequenters of file sharing websites and programs are at the highest risk of infection, though they are not the only users at risk. Even reputable websites, such as The State newspaper or CNN, that serve ads to their visitors can unknowingly deliver malware, according to UTS IT Chief Information Security Offi cer Marcos Vieyra . “Any website can host malicious content,” Vieyra said. “This can happen if criminals manage to inject malicious ads into the ad delivery service, which has been known to happen. Additionally, any website that is not professionally maintained by someone who understands computer security puts their visitors at risk if their website is ever compromised and unknowingly controlled by hackers. This, too, is distressingly common.” UTS put additional network-based malware protections in place in 2011, which may help protect Mac users from infection, but users themselves must also exercise caution. An IT bulletin was sent out shortly after the fi rst UTS detection with suggestions on how to prevent infection . These suggestions include installing a protective patch designed by Apple and keeping current with third-party application updates . “Unfortunately, there is no such thing as 100-percent digital security,” Vieyra said. “Everyone must still do their part to stay safe online, such as following provided security guidelines.” Macs are thought to be virtually virus-proof Jeremy Aaron / THE DAILY GAMECOCK by many, but this fi rst large-scale Mac-exclusive infection, currently estimated to have infected more than 650,000 computers , has served as a Wardlaw, Blatt to be renovated this year reality check for some. “I knew they could get viruses, but I thought $178,000 project will replace project aims to replace nearly general will last 15 to 25 years if that they were a lot less likely to get them than buildings’ steam, water pipes 2,000 feet of steam and chilled properly maintained,” Quasney PCs,” said Jackie Tolomeo , Mac user and fi rst- water lines at Wardlaw and wrote in an email response. year chemical engineering student. “Now I really Kathryn Kranjc Blatt. Constant steam flow Construction is currently have to go download that patch.” [email protected] through these lines over the underway for new lines at If students find that their computers have past two decades has caused Wardlaw to an underground been infected with OSX/Flashback, they are Students and faculty at deterioration in the pipes, vault that was installed last encouraged to seek help from UTS. Wardlaw College and the Blatt which has in turn lessened the summer, while the final Contact the UTS Help Desk at 803-777-1800, P.E. Center will finally have 80- and 40-year-old buildings’ installation of the project at Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for improved heating and cooling heating and cooling capability, Blatt will commence this July, support . by the end of this year if all goes according to Vice President for when Blatt’s facilities directors according to maintenance plan. Facilities Tom Quasney. have agreed to cut the steam A $178,000 utility “Mechanical systems in Comments on this story? infrastructure improvement RENOVATIONS ● 3 Visit dailygamecock.com/news ‘Respect it and don’t assume it’ WHAMMY! ‘Guess Who’s Straight’ event Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Straight Alliance kicks off BGLSA Ally Week made participants venture guesses on students’ sexual orientation based solely ‘Anchorman’ comedian Dashia Starr on appearance and personality with several [email protected] unexpected results in the end. David Koechner In Monday’s “Guess Who’s Straight” event, a panel of ten homosexual and Students and faculty began Ally brings stories, jokes Week with a lesson in stereotypes. The BGLSA ● 3 and movie quotes to the Russell House Monday night. See The Mix ● Page 5 Spencer Scott / THE DAILY GAMECOCK In Monday’s ‘Guess Who’s Straight’ event, a panel of homosexual and heterosexual students is subjected to questions from the audience, who then guessed each member’s sexual orientation. Nicole DeBartolo / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Tuesday ‘American Reunion’ Instagram deal Walk-on impresses 83° 48° Staff Writer Tyler Viewpoints editor Senior Blair Lowery Simpson reviews Michael Lambert has moved from the latest fi lm in criticizes Facebook’s wideout to tailback Wednesday the “American Pie” $1 billion purchase of due to USC’s injury- series. Instagram. prone backfi eld. 70° 42° See page 5 See page 4 See page 8 2 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Well, here’s your chance. The award- winning Daily Gamecock, rated 17th best collegiate paper in the nation by the Princeton Review, is looking for help The Daily Gamecock will to assist with directing our new training be creating a new position program starting the fall of 2012. in our organization, Training and Recruitment Director, starting in the fall of 2012. No prior training or journalism experience is required. However, this will be a senior Do you enjoy constantly meeting position within The Daily Gamecock and working with new people organization. This is an incredible opportunity for anyone looking for Do you want to work in an dynamic professional development while exciting, fast-paced environment still in college and being a part of a creative and cutting edge team. Do you want to make an impact on your university before jumping Applicants should email a resume with contact information to into the job market [email protected]. Please apply no later than Friday, April 13th. TICKETING ● Continued from 1 losing their printed tickets and students’ questions and help problems operating separate market the new system from 11 After the conference, an email scanners were also major issues. a.m. to 1 p.m. will be sent to all students who Decisions and input for the “It’s a big change, so we’re are eligible to enter the lottery overhaul were discussed at a trying to do a triple whammy for a season pass account on April series of three sparsely-attended with the forum, the email and 14, with step-by-step instructions forums hosted by the Office of the Greene Street fair to get all of how to request and upload Student Ticketing in February . the information out to students,” tickets onto their student ID. White and Student Government White said. Will be given out in Registration for the lottery for representatives tried to predict the Associate Vice President for 2013 season passes will be open season passes instead of impact of the impending changes, Student Affairs Jerry Brewer from today until July 10th to allow such as issues with transferring hopes that students are paying weekly lotteries. incoming freshman to enter once tickets onto CarolinaCards and enough attention to give their they have registered for classes at equity of the season pass request input. orientation. system. “If there are any comments on The overhaul has been in the “This is very much a it, now’s the time to do it,” Brewer Will be scanned onto making since September, when collaborative effort within said. “It will also require integrity several frustrated students voiced students’ CarolinaCards Student Life,” White said. “So from the students. We can have complaints to the ticketing offi ce far, everyone I’ve talked to is whatever system we want, but it about the shortage of wristbands on board and most students are will only if students want it to that resulted from other students hyped about having tickets on the work.” Will be on Ticketmaster forging tickets and sneaking non- CarolinaCard.
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