VOL.116 ISSUE 100
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2006
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TECHNOLOGY
University ups SPAM tagging
BY NICLEO KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANKSAN STAFF WRITER
Weeding out your legitimate e-mail from the jungle of SPAM may now be more difficult, but it's all part of an effort by KU Information Services to keep those unwanted messages out of your inbox.
A more aggressive tagging system for SPAM e-mail was implemented by the department last Friday. Until then, messages that received a "spamScore" of five or higher displayed a message in
"We're really trying to find the best solution for users," said Deb Ludwig, director of Enterprise Academic Systems at the University. "It's not as simple as it sounds. There are a number of issues that have to be approached very carefully, but at the end of the day we know people want less SPAM and that's our goal."
the subject line as a warning to its recipient. Now, messages receiving a score of 3.8 or higher are tagged as SPAM.
SEE SPAM ON PAGE 4A
NEW PASSWORDs
The new password system, started last semester, requires students to change their passwords at the beginning of each semester to make the University's online services more private and secure.
By March 1, all students will have to change their KU Online ID passwords to comply with the new KU Information Technology policy.
— Nicole Kelley
The new password must contain a minimum of one capital letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one special character.
SCIENCE
Sea level rising
Greenland's icy surface is melting.
BY CATHERINE ODSON codson@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Researchers at the University of Kansas and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., said Greenland's glaciers are liquefying at more than twice the rate they did a decade ago. Pannir Kanagarat-
Glacier melting has accelerated over the decade
nam, research assistant professor, cited research stemming from the KU Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
nam, research asor, cited reseafrom the KU C Remote Sensing in an article he co-authored in the Feb. 17 issue of Science magazine.
Kanagaratnam and Eric Rignot, NASA researcher, said that if the glaciers were ac-
and what effect those changes had on the ocean.
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"We do not know how much of it is due to natural
disconcerting to see the ice melting at such a rapid rate."
celebrating, those glaciers were contributing to rising sea level much more than believed. Their research centered on how the ice sheets changed over time
Pannir Kanagaratnam Research assistant professor
climate change and how much of it is due to human influence," Kanagaratnam said in a press release. "But the fact is that temperature is definitely rising, and
there is a strong correlation between the temperature rise and sea level rise."
SEE GLACIERS ON PAGE 4A
Guys & dolls
Mixed-gender living can be such a drag
By RACHEL PARKER
rparker@kansan.com
KANSAST STAFF WRITER
Melissa Black lies in her bed tossing and turning, annoyed by the constant rumbling of the TV in the living room. Her roommate's loud video game reminded her that she lives with a man. Does she snap or let it go for tonight?
Black and others have found that differences between the sexes can cause conflicts in a mixed-living arrangement.
She said the main problems that come with living with a guy were his noisy hobbies, his friends, who were over all the time, and that he couldn't cook. Black said she was the one to speak up about what bothered her, but he didn't say much.
Black and her roommate, Jason, planned on living in the four-bedroom town home with a third female roommate, but the two ended up alone. Jason took the bedroom on the main floor, and she took a bedroom upstairs.
"Girls are just so much more considerate," said Black, Wichita senior.
SEE ROOMMATES ON PAGE 10A
NATALIE BOGAN
last minute for victory In a surprise comeback, the Big N Tastys defeated the Dank Nuggets 61-59. Both teams played hard, only one knows the key to success. PAGE 1B
Intramural team plays til
Texas not ultimate goal for men's basketball Sports columnist Matt Wilson says it won't necessarily matter whether Kansas wins or loses to Texas Saturday. PAGE 1B
Date Doctor to speak at SUA event David Coleman, relationship expert, is coming the University of Kansas to give advice to lovelorn Jayhawks in need of some good counsel. PAGE 10A
Index
Index
Comics... 8A
Classifieds... 7B
Crossword... 8A
Horoscopes... 8A
Opinion... 9A
Sports... 1B
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