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Students man- Professor WWSU DJs VVSU men age the debt flap desecra offer a variety (earn travels to they face tion seen as of shows to Oregon for the because of patriotic to Ihe WSl' com- NCAA regionals school some students munity l as » KM *• • lVo» 5 pg 14 Wright S rsity's Student Newspaper Issue No. 28 Vol. 40 I Wednesday, May 19, 2004 I A CMA All-American Newspaper WSU professor travels to Iraq Campus being a presidential election year, there attempts to are two main issues on the minds of citizens. "Two issues that Americans are concerned with arc the economy prevent an the war in Iraq," she said. "It is a tremendous help to have his expertise computer both through the publication of his book and also his recent trip to Iraa to give the community the knowledge it worms needs." Phi Coins As Congress is currently contem- plating the possibility of reinstating the CoSns^8@wrigiiLedu draft, Anderson said that he doesn't think it will ever be passed. "If it goes With the emergence of the through we will find out how many Sasser worm, WSU is taking steps people really want this war." he said. "I in preventing further spread both of am not in favor of the draft. I don't this computer worm and others like To counter Internet threats such "Quite a lot of them under- as the Sasser worm, the university offers a comprehensive course in stand that if British and Internet security. Titled CEG 429 Internet Security, the course acts as U.S. troops were to pull out Dr. I Jam Anderson spent ton H neks in Iraq addin knowledge of the subject Anderson has a primer on security issues that also written a book concerning the future of Iraq. right now it would be very arise from computer networks. Course material includes node and of the political science department. very dangerous, very service authentication, address spoofing, hijacking, smurfing and Gamnget4@wrigW-edu With more and more Anerican volatile, very chaotic, but routing tricks. soldiers killed, many Americans are rollowing a trip to Iraq, Assistant Like its precursors, this new left wondering whether or not the they don V like the presence Professor Liam Anderson said the strain of the Sasser worm induced Iraqis are welcoming the troops with country is filled with mass chaos and of the troops. They are just the crash and rebooting of several open arms. "Most of the Iraqis are holds only the distant idea of a stable computer systems. However, get- happy that Saddam is gone, so they're seen as a necessary evil." ting rid of the worm is not quite as democracy. grateful at some level that U.S. and difficult, said Prabhaker Matcti. -Liam Anderson To resolve the war on Iraq, Ander- British soldiers were there to do that," professor of computer science and son said he believes the United States said Anderson. "Quite a lot of them engineering and course instructor has two options. "They need to either understand that if British and U.S. want to sec more Americans die for for the Internet security class. "The differences between the different send a lot more troops in and impose troops were to pull out right now it this." versions of Sasser are minor. order on Iraq and force their will on the would be very very dangerous, very Due to Anderson's book focusing Names of programs it invokes have people to get the place stable, or they volatile, very chaotic, but they don't on the future of Iraq and his trip to see changed, the port number it uses need to get them all out," he said. like the presence of the troops. They have changed." "We're in the middle somewhere. We are just seen as a necessary evil." first hand what was happening, the political science department added a "The Sasser is actually 'too have a large presence that seems to be dumb.' AH the security software Although the likelihood of democ- new class for the Summer 2004 term, provoking a lot of the violence. There companies and Microsoft have racy is close to zero right now. Ander- are not enough troops in there to which Anderson will be teaching that removal programs that you can son said he thinks the way to build a impose order on Iraq." deals with Iraq. download." said Matcti. "This democracy and cease some of the "With the book and trip together, download may have to be done on a "There is nothing like having eyes chaos in Iraq is to create a legitimate different machine, because the we had to add the class." said and hands on, and his expertise is a government that is seen as representa- worm causes it to crash repeatedly Schlagheck. "It was something that stu- tremendous help both to the students at tive of the whole by the Iraqi people. "Worm" continued on page 5 Wright State and the community as a dents must be interested in because the Schlagheck said that with 2004 whole," said Donna Schlagheck, chair class quickly closed." News Crime «—N o Theft May 11: Officers respond lo a call that six textbooks were stolen from Fawcett Hall May 11: Two wallets were stolen out of a room in Oleman Hall May 13: A cell phone and keys were stolen from a table at Union Market Accident/Illness May 12: Person suffering from alcohol poisoning was vomiting in front of the elevators in Millett Hall Ruby Brutes, author of "Through my eyes " did a reading from her text at Might State V campus. Drug Abuse CORRECTIONS May 14: Students caught smok- ing marijuana at Springwood Lane In Issue 27 two corrections flag was fragmented. apartments are needed. Secondly, in the photographs First, in the story "Student depicting the May Daze events, two organizes protest of U.S. flag," the photographs on page 9 should say first paragraph should read that the Fairborn Police not Campus Police. Breckeniidee The Guardian Issue V •. 28 Vol. 40 | Wednesday. 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