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THE UNIVERS
KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIF
TOPEKA, KS 66612
KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.104,NO.104
ADVERTISING: 864-4358
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1995
(USPS 650-640)
NEWS:8644810
E-mail invaders: Internet crimes hit KU
Unlawful access into computers could be felony
By Teresa Veazey Kansan staff writer
Someone had been watching Rosalea Postma-Cartart.
Someone knew her e-mail account password and who knew that she hadn't been using her account frequently.
Postma-Carttar, director of the Basic Spanish Language Program, became a computer crime victim a week ago after someone illegally loaded files onto her account, according to KU police.
Because the person had access to the account, he or she could have communicated by e-mail under Postma-Carttar's name.
"It made me feel odd because I wasn't aware I was a victim," she said.
Mike McDonald, Tulsa, Okla., sophomore, was a victim of the same crime, according to KU police.
The crimes were discovered at the Computer Center when a systems manager, who routinely reviews accounts, noticed files being loaded into McDonald's and Postma-Cartar's accounts.
Craig Paul, a systems programmer analyst at the center, said that, in the cases of Postma-Carttar and McDonald, the hacker was able to figure out passwords by using a computer program.
No serious damage was done, but it took a lot of time to track down what had happened, he said.
During the past two years, the size of Internet has exploded, said
Richard Kershenbaum, manager of technical services at the center. But the explosion has widened the opportunity for Internet bandits to flourish.
"Literally millions of people are connected to Internet," he said. "Security now is a much bigger concern than it ever was."
Kershenbaum said most of the perpetrators, or hackers, wanted to see how much they could get away with on a computer system.
Kershenbaum said the center could not tell which hackers were just playing around and which were malicious. Because of that, reports
of unauthorized account use are treated seriously by employees at the center.
Computer programs circulated through the Internet can help hackers figure out a person's password, Kershbaenbaum said. Passwords shouldn't be real words or the user's name, he said, because those can be figured out relatively easily.
KU police have a suspect in the case, but the suspect has not been contacted, said Sgt. Schueyler Bailey of the KU police.
Bailey said the department had dealt with several computer crimes.
"It's a new wave of crime — using other people's accounts, borrowing files and stealing software," he said.
The number of reported computer comes is low said Sgt. Gary Wary.
Wieden said Kansas had specific statutes dealing with computer crimes. Unlawful computer access is similar to theft.
Damage less than $150 would be considered a misdeanor, Wieden said. Damage more than $150 would be considered a felony.
"A few dollars of gain isn't worth messing up a whole life for," Wieden said.
Kathleen Driscoll / KANSAN
Practicing for the real thing
Drill team commander Joe Wilson, Leavenworth junior, is lifted by ROTC members as part of a maneuver known as requesting permission to leave the drill field. The team is leaving today for a national ROTC drill team competition at Tulane University in New Orleans. This is the third consecutive year that the team has competed in the contest. It won sixth place last year in platoon exhibition.
Suite living
The preliminary design for the renovation of the Daisy Hill residence halls includes a private bathroom and separate study and sleeping areas.
The black squares show where the corners of the present rooms are in relation to the new floorplan. The new suites will occupy the space of two current rooms.
Renovation will start in Templin Hall and is scheduled to begin within 2 years.
Noah Musser/KANSAN
Sweeter living ahead as halls undergo renovation
By Matt Friedrichs Kansan correspondent
Since coming to the University of Kansas in 1985, Ken Stoner, director of student housing, has known that KU's residence halls needed improvement.
And if all goes well, the plans sitting on a shelf next to his desk will change from two-dimensional drawings to three-dimensional realities within two years.
The plans, drawn by Gould Evans Associates, a Lawrence architecture firm, show one-, two- and four-student suites equipped with private bathrooms and study areas. Inner walls of residence halls would be knocked out to accommodate the conversion.
Templin Hall is slated for conversion first. Construction will begin no earlier than July 1996, said Dave Schaecher, capital programs manager.
Lewis, Ellsworth, Hashinger, McCollum and Oliver halls will be converted as financing and approval become available.
"We are moving slowly but surely to suite arrangements," said Fred McEhlenie, associate director of student housing.
The suite arrangements reflect students' desire for more space and privacy, Stoner said.
"In the late '50s and early '60s, the residence-hall prototype developed from the family unit based on shared bedrooms, television and living rooms," Stoner said. "The needs of students have changed in the past 30 years."
According to the department of student housing, the number of students living in residence halls has declined. In 1990,3,900 students lived in residence halls. In 1994, 3,050 students lived in residence halls.
But the new suites are expected to reverse that trend.
"The suites will attract people to the residence halls with apartment-style living," said Chresta McAllister, Overland Park freshman and member of Gertrude Sellars-Pearson Hall government. "One of the major drawbacks of living in a residence
hall is that you have public baths and not very much privacy."
Stoner said students living in renovated rooms would pay higher rates than students living in old rooms.
"The worst scenario would be one third higher rates," he said.
The project will be financed by revenue bonds, which will be repaid with student rent money, Stoner said.
No plans have been made to change the layout of Jayhawk Tower, and GSP-Corbin has completed phase two of a three-phase renovation. Phase one included new plumbing and cooling systems. Phase two included the replacement of old windows and renovation of ground-floor rooms for disabled accessibility.
Trevor Lane, Los Angeles sophmore and president of the Association of University Residence Halls, attended planning meetings for the project last summer. Lane said that students were given the opportunity to comment on the architects' plans last fall.
"The plans conform to what the students want," he said.
Hawkhead Hysteria
Some University of Kansas students are showing their support for the Kansas men's basketball team by wearing Jayhawks on their heads.
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Chapstick is most popular balm on Mt. Oread
Plain, classic brand selected for the relief of dry, chapped lips
By Virginia Marghelm
Kansan staff writer
--the classic choice — for Chapstick, that is.
After trying other lip balms, Brooks, Hill
City sophomore, decided to start using
plain Chapstick, the kind that comes in a
little black cylinder.
Brad Brooks thinks that basic black is the classic choice — for Chanick, that is.
With the dry winter months come many KU students like Brooks, searching for relief from dry, cracking, chapped lips.
"I'm sort of a classic kind of guy," Brooks said.
Chris Wondrack, manager of general merchandise, health and beauty aids at Dillons, 3000 W. Sixth St., said that the winter increase in chapped lips was reflected by sales of lip preparation.
Brooks said that in his search for relief from chapped lips, he had used Carmex. He quit using Carmex because he heard it was addictive.
"In the winter, sales just blow out," Wondrack said.
Cathy Thrasher, chief pharmacist at Watkins Health Center, said that many people thought Carmex was addictive and that it caused one's lips to quit producing their own moisture. But there is no evidence that this is flavors, how do students decide what kn
"Men tend to walk around licking their dry lips.Women are more likely to do something about it."
Chris Wondrock
Dillons, 3000 W. Sixth St., manager
So if it's not addictive, what are people putting on their lips?
Most lip preparations contain petrolatum, which is essentially the same as petroleum jelly. Special ingredients such as menthol, beeswax or sunscreen set brands apart.
With so many ingredients brands and
"I don't really know how it could be a physical addiction," Thrasher said.
The brand name Chapstick commonly refers to all lip preparations.
true.
Jennilyn, Taiwan sophomore, said scent was the most important factor in her decision. She had bought more expensive balms but now buys cheaper brands.
Wondrack said that the basic cheap choice was popular at Dillons.
of lip preparation to use? They could go for either effectiveness or appeal.
The best-selling lip preparation at Dillons is Chapstick, Wondrack said, although balms in squeeze tubes and Carmex also are popular.
Gretchen Gwaltney, health and beauty aids buyer at Community Mercantile Coop, 901 Mississippi St., said both men and women used lip protection. Men can be very stubborn, she said.
"Men are loyal to their brand," Gwaltney said.
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Wondrack said he thought women were more likely to buy lip protection.
"Men tend to walk around licking their dry lips," Wondrack said. "Women are more likely to do something about it."