Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 2-27-2002 The Guardian, February 27, 2002 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (2002). The Guardian, February 27, 2002. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Wright State university^ student newspaper £X-;- w , - IPPC Issue No. 19 Vol. 37 l^^^esday, Feb. 27, 2002 IA CMA All-American Newspaper I www.theguardianonline.com SU teal A Kevin Smth- The Guadbrir. fck \ Interview TheGuaman Wednesday. I ebruary 27. 2002 The Guardian Web Poll Results Do you think ampus cults pose a at? Yes 45% A little bit of one, but mostly they are harmless. 23% Undecided/Neutral 9% I i a • 1 111 Area high school students try their hand at creative engineering by making mock catapults and launching household objects into the air. The event was part of _ • | Not at all 23% National Engineering Week at Wright State. Photo by Justin Carman Earn $14.15 base appt. Campus Crime Guaranteed starting pay! 10-40 hrs/wk. We train! Arson/ Related offense Koston Hall. Feb. 1": Money and personal Co-ops/Scholarships awarded. Conditions Exist. Feb. 13: A car was reported Feb. 20: A car accident with property were reported Call Mon.-F» i., 11-6pm 436-3580 damaged in I.ot 10. injuries was reported on stolen in Sequoia Hall. Feb. 17: A fire extinguisher Loop Road. Feb. 22: A wallet was report- www.workforstudents.com was reported tampered with Feb. 21: A car accident with- ed stolen in the Student in Hawthorn Hall. out injuries was reported in Union. Feb. 18: A car was reported Lot 4. Feb. 24: Computers were Ra3ianl Colors 2{ Go3v Piercing damaged at College Park. reported stolen from TATTOO TECH Feb. 22: Several doors were Burglary l-awcett Hall. reported vandalized in Feb. 20: Unlawful entry and •Original Designs or Tour Ou)n Hamilton Mall. theft of personal properly Offense of Public Peace • Custom Trechana • Safe were reported in Sycamore Feb. 24: Telephone harass- • Gutoclavc Sterilization of Course «?riuacv Available Auto Hall. ment was reported in the Feb. 1!): A car accident with- Village. 2981966 mm -en out injuries was reported at Larceny/ I'heft ""$5.00off www.tattotech.com COOL STUFF News WANTED! Plato's Closet is a cool, new retail store in Dayton th.it buys and • Academic dishon- • Prof to speak on Only half of the 1.2 million sells gently used, brand name teen apparel, shoes and acces- esty calculated gender, business Ohioans eligible for food Minority women often face stamps receive them and sories for both girls and guys such as Abercrombie & Fitch, GAP. Wright State faculty reported unique obstacles to succeed- only half the schools that Tommy Hilfiger, Polo, Old Navy Express, J. Crew, Nike, FlIBU. a total of 17 cases of aca- ing in the business world, offer free lunches also serve Sell us your cool clothing, outerwear, shoes, CD's and get paid demic dishonesty during fall on the spot for all items accepted! Clothing must be in good quarter, according to Gary according to Marlese Durr, free breakfasts to hungry condition and current style. No appointment! Check us out! Dickstein, director of judi- associate professor of soci- children, according to a new cial affairs. Of those cases•, ology and director of the report from the Children' •s 13 were violations of plagia- Women Studies Program. Hunger Alliance. In the Durr will give a presentation report, the alliance said rism. In all cases, the stu- PLAT@S on March 5, examining Ohio needs to cut red tape dent either admitted respon- women and small business and change rules so more sibility or was found respon- CLOSET poor families can get food sible by the Academic development in a changing Beavercreek Centerville economy. stamps, and school districts 101 E. Alex Bell Kd. Integrity Hearing Panel. No 2476 Commons Rlvd need to use available funds off N. Fairfield next to (.olden Corral In Cross Pointe Center cases were appealed to I he 0:57-427-5224 937-:$ 12-9321 University Appeals Board. • Report: Child to give students breakfast. Slow hours: Monday-Saturday I' n Sunday iiiKin 'pm hunger a concern or visit us at hup://* Wednesday. February 27, 2002 The Guardian 3 News Ohio Studer Governments take on Taft By Lori Anne Agricola support approximately 800 cards is the fact that only 17 per- campaign is to say, "this is Staff Writer higher signed the day before the cent of all Ohioans have col- what's going on and I don't education." appointment. lege degrees. Another is really agree with what you're In response to recent The Fehrman said he wants that Ohio ranks 42 in (he doing." Although Burger cuts in funding to higher action at to give Taft the message that country for receiving state thinks other ihinus could be education by Ohio Gov. Bob WSU is if students were willing to funds lor higher education. done besides bringing post- Taft, Wright State's Student being get signatures, they could Fehrman hopes that this cards to the governor, he Government is joining forces spearhead- also influence the vote. campaign will get Taft to "do (hinks il is a "worthwhile Josh Fehrman with several other Ohio col- ed by Josh Fehrman estimates the OCSG somethinn about the cost cause." leges and universities to Fehrman, commuter senator. got roughly 10.000 signa- and quality of higher educa- According to Fehrman, show disapproval of Taft's "Taft issued a warning thai tures. tion." the postcard campaign is "a policies. schools belter not increase "That's a - - "Josh Fehrman is doing a lobbying method to show The Ohio Council of tuition," said Fehrman. pretty sig- • • stellar that we're willing to go out Student Governments, an "That's nice, bul schools nificant I will not support Covemor Taft, job," said and talk to people and let organization comprised of can't help it if they have no amount of the state, or any leader that J°sh them know |Taft| is against Burger, higher education." 13 state funded universities, funding." a vote," he (joes not sufficiently support senator Other universities partic- encouraged its members to Fehrman, along with said- higher education take action by having stu- senators from WSI' and \mong from the ipating in this action include college of Akron, Bowling Green, dents sign cards stating, "1 other colleges and universi- the prob Petition distributed by OCSG will not support Governor ties will present their signed lems point- IJ engineer- Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Taft, the state, or any leader cards in person to Taft on ed out by —— ing and Kent Stale, Ohio State, Ohio that does not sufficiently Feb. 27. Fehrman had various student governments computer science. According University, Shawnee State, to Burger, the point of this Toll-do and Youngstown. Reps oppose H.B. CaTS battles virus increases By Dan Brock CaTS has implemenled not equipped with virus Staff Writer 234 by thhi majority virus-scanning technology scanning technology. Viruses into WSU's network in order can also infect the network By Jake Stanley House. Wright State's lo detect v iruses before they when off-campus users neg- Staff Writer Though passed, the reso- Computing and spread. Programs like lect lo update their personal lution still has its oppo- Telecommunications Services Sophos and McAffes Virus virus scanning technology. Resolution 01-16, nents. Josh Fehrman. com- has dealt with an increase in Scan have greatly reduced Most of the viruses Student Government's offi- muter senator, said he may computer viruses this year. the threat of viruses on cam- delected on campus are cial opposition to Ohio's move to repeal the resolu- As web based technology pus. "We detect approxi- specifically targeted towards House Bill 234, was passed tion. A repeal would elimi- evolves so does ihe intelli- mately 10,000 viruses a vulnerabilities in Microsoft by a slim majority in the nate the bill and not allow gence and sophistication of month with the Sophos anti- Windows based computers. House of Representatives. SC. to consider subjects of viruses. virus scanning application," These viruses can only be The controversial bill passed the same nature. The majority of v iruses said Patricia Vendt, CaTS activated from a Windows nine to eight, with ten Fehrman said he dis- that infect WSU's network information security officer. based computer. "If someone abstaining votes. agrees with a resolution that sain access via e-mail. Many of the viruses thai wanted to minimize their The vote in the House, a endorses a viewpoint with- Infecting an e-mail account infect Ihe WSU network have risk tne>' might consider body of representatives out taking any action. "It provides an efficient catalyst been introduced through See "CaTS" p. 4 from student groups at WSU, causes SG to discriminate," for the virus to spread. other mail servers that are was the final step in passing he said. "It's not right to get "Viruses can now use the resolution. The vote mir- into that sort of thing." information from ihe infect- rored the SG Senate deci- H.B. 234, the Defense of ed computers, such as the sion, which also passed by a Marriage Act passed in the owner's e-mail address and single vote.