monday, january 26, 2004
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COMPUTERS: Some students question mandatory virus protection
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"My roommate had Sophos last semester and still managed to get a virus," Flanigan said. "I don't really trust Sophos or like the way they're forcing us to use it."
Sonja Heath, Overland Park junior and resident assistant in Ellsworth Hall, said she tried to keep both Sophos and Norton antiviruses on her computer because she trusted the protection she paid for from Norton.
Running both programs simultaneously slowed down her computer, and she eventually had to uninstall Norton.
Heath said, unlike Norton, Sophos does not provide its user with any details about the nature, location or blocking of the viruses.
"I don't see why we all have to conform to ResNet." Heath
Colleen Tierney, St. Louis freshman, said before downloading Sophos, her computer worked fine, and she never had any viruses with her previous antivirus software.
said.
Since she's downloaded Sophos, 15 viruses have infected her computer.
"It's not doing anything about it," Tierney said. "It's just frustrating."
Sara Mallett, St. Louis freshman, said she thought it was important for residents to have an antivirus program, but would prefer better software.
As part of being on a network,
"I think if they just did a check for any antivirus software program on your computer it would have been a better way to go about things," Mallett said. "But they don't know until they try."
- Edited by Collin LaJoie
CLASSIFIED: Regents to compare job benefits with other states
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State employees' wages are 50 percent behind what they should be if kept up with inflation, Constance said. Under the University's budget, classified employees would not have to worry about the whims of legislators or the division of the state budget, Constance said.
According to Constance, because of budget shortfalls in the 1980s and former Gov. Bill Graves' tax cuts during the 1990s budget surplus, the state has never paid civil service employees a living wage.
"The University has an interest in paying its employees well," Constance said.
Because some rural legislators' constitencies do not
include many state employees, it's not always in their interest to allocate money for pay increases, Constance said.
The Classified Senate presented these arguments to the Board of Regents, which decided to research the decision more before it made a final decision.
The Regents needed to answer questions about how the move would affect civil service staff at the five other universities under the regents system, said Kip Peterson, press secretary for the board.
The Regents plan to research other states that have dealt with similar situations, speak to the heads of the other state universities and consult the Educational Planning Committee in the Legislature. Peterson said.
Rep. Paul Davis (D-
Lawrence) said he had heard
from lobbyists from both the Classified Senate and KAPE.
"I'm generally supportive of the Regents' decisions." Davis said. "I understand why they didn't decide, but I think eventually will be here to talk to us."
"We expect to be laughed out of both houses," Jansen said.
To resolve the issue of lost pay, the Classified Senate will ask legislators Feb. 10 for a 7.5 percent increase in salary, said Kathy Jansen, president of the Classified Senate. The amount would equal three years of 2.5 percent increases lost since Graves altered the step system. Jansen admitted the amount was extraordinarily high considering the condition of the state's budget.
Davis said that number didn't have a chance. Instead, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius authorized a 3
percent pay raise Jan. 12 for all state employees to help compensate for the lost increases.
Constance said that although the 3 percent is a step in the right direction, the Classified Senate would still ask for more to draw attention to the raises state employees have lost.
Both KAPE and the classified employees agree on the wage issue, as both parties have a vested interest in their members' income and buying power.
Constance said the Classified Senate would plan a rally with KAPE in Topeka at the end of March to ask legislators to reinstate step increases.
"Maybe that will be a time we can mend some fences," Constance said.
— Edited by Collin LaJoie
'Lord of the Rings' wins honors
The Associated Press
List of winners at last night's Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe Awards:
Motion pictures:
Picture, Drama: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Actress, Drama: Charlize
Theron, Monster.
Actor, Drama: Sean Penn,
Mystic River.
Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Lost in Translation.
Actress, Musical or Comedy; Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give.
Actor, Musical or Comedy: Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation."
Foreign Language: Osama, Afghanistan.
Supporting Actress: Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain.
Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins, Mystic River.
Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Screenplay: Sofia Coppola,
Lost in Translation.
Original Score: Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Original Song: Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox.
Drama Series: 24. Fox
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Actress, Drama: Frances Corrow, Six Feet Under.
Musical or Comedy Series:
"The Office." BBC America.
Actress, Musical or Comedy Series: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City.
Actor, Drama: Anthony LaPaglia, Without a Trace.
Actor, Musical or Comedy Series; Ricky Gervais, The Office.
Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Angels in America, HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Meryl Streep, Angels in America.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Al Pacino, Angels in America.
Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Mary-Louise Parker. Angels in America.
Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Jeffrey Wright, Angels in America.
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