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Wednesday • January 31,1
The B.
Vednes
news
BRIEFS
University computer system
safeguarded against break-ins
inuary 31
Cohen appointed to
state space bo 4 ard
Aaron Cohen, Zachry Professor
of Engineering at Texas A&M, was
recently appointed chairman of
the board of the Texas Space
Grant Consortium.
Part of the National Space Grant
College and Fellowship Program,
the consortium seeks to expand
Texas' role in the space program.
Cohen's experience includes 31
years at NASA and service as the
director of the Johnson Space Cen
ter in Houston.
□ Students who tamper with A&M
software could be suspended from
the University.
By Kendra S. Rasmussen
The Ba ttalion
Sesame Street takes
on a Russian twist
MOSCOW (AP) — Bert and
Ernie are learning Russian.
Soon to be known as Vlas
and E n i k, they and other
Sesame Street characters will
help teach a new generation of
Russian children to live in a
free, democratic society.
Producers revealed their plans
Tuesday for a Russian version of
the popular American children's
program, which they said would
hit TV screens by fall.
The producers said one of
their main goals is to help chil
dren understand what it means to
live in a democratic, diverse so
ciety and give them confidence
in a world that is vastly different
from the one their parents knew.
Presidential candidate
doles out cheap shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — For
Bob Dole, it is a scenario all
too familiar: Just when he
thinks the presidential nomina
tion is within reach, a preppy
challenger with inherited
wealth threatens his grip.
Dole isn't the only 1996 Re
publican candidate to take
potshots at Forbes' privileged up
bringing and publishing family
fortune. "Richie Rich," is Texas
Sen. Phil Gramm's label for
Forbes. Pat Buchanan talks of
Forbes crafting his flat tax plan
"down at the yacht basin" and of
a palatial Forbes estate complete
with polo ponies.
Texas A&M students with ambitions of break
ing into the University’s computer system and
changing their 1.85 grade-point ratios to 3.78 with
a swift stroke of the delete key will most likely
find their efforts thwarted.
Dr. John Dinkel, associate provost for Comput
ing and Information Services, said A&M’s comput
er system is safeguarded against grade changes.
“You don’t just access a student’s record and
change the grades,” he said. “It’s not that easy.”
He also said that unauthorized grade changes
rarely, if ever, occur.
“There are several layers of security that would
have to be violated for that to happen,” he said,
“and we have no reports of any such violation.”
But he said A&M’s system is susceptible to in
trusions of other sorts, since it is accessible from
numerous locations.
“Any computer system that allows remote ac
cess has the potential for security violations,” he
said. “But we have in place sophisticated software
that monitors and prevents break-ins.”
A&M’s system uses protective measures to re
strict access from off-campus computers. “Within
the administrative computing system, there are
several additional layers of security to assure that
only authorized users get access to the system,'
Dinkel said.
The software monitors all activity taking place™
the system and immediately reports illegal activities
Dinkel said he is unaware of any serious at
tempts to gain unauthorized access to the adminis
trative system.
Though administrative invasions are notama
jor problem at A&M, minor computer violation!
are detected almost daily.
These violations include unauthorized useoi
computer accounts and software piracy.
George Kemper, project director for Compul
ing and Information Services, said many stu
dents are intrigued by the challenge of commit
ting computer violations.
“They do it for the thrill and glory of... being
able to brag about it,” he said.
But it is not mere mischief, he said. It is criminal
activity, and violators are sent to Student Judicial
Services and the University Police Department.
Kim Walter, coordinator of Student Judicial Ser-j
vices, said punishments for computer violations
range from probation to suspension from the Uni
versity, depending on the student’s criminal histoiy
and the crime’s severity.
Walters said that though most students learn
their lesson after one trip to her office, some stu
dents are repeat offenders.
“I would say we have had one, if not two, cases
of students that have been given warnings but
continued to violate (University policy),” she said,
“and they were suspended from the University.”
Walter said the number of computer violations
is increasing as more students are becoming com
puter literate and as the Internet gains popularity.
lie Nixons
A&M prof to make dreams come
true with new local playground
□ Whittaker said he
wants A&M students to
get involved with the
"miniature Epcot Cen
ter" he is designing for
Bryan-College Station.
By Danielle Pontiff
The Battalion
Correction:
In Tuesday’s Battalion, a
political diversity graphic
should have reported that
there are 8 members of the
faculty senate who are regis
tered with no party listing.
One member is registered
with both parties and 19
members are not registered in
Brazos County.
A Texas A&M professor’s
dream of creating an educational
playground for Bryan-College Sta
tion children is about to come true.
Dale Whittaker, an associate
professor of agricultural engi
neering, was awarded a $35,000
grant last week by the Kellogg
National Fellowship Program to
build a children’s museum.
The children’s museum, he
said, will combine education
and entertainment.
“Children learn best when they
are having fun,” Whittaker said.
“A children’s museum is a safe
place where children can play
while learning more about the
world and their own heritage.
“There are surprises every
where, and in each surprise
there is something educational.”
Whittaker described his vi
sion for the museum as a
“miniature Epcot Center” with
play areas representing several
global cultures.
"We have a really rich her
itage in the Brazos Valley,”
Whittaker said. “There are Indi
ans, Italians, Japanese. People
of different cultures are every
where, and we will use their in
fluence to create playscapes at
the children’s museum.”
The playscapes will include
street scenes from cities around
the world, where children can
try on clothes, listen to music
and shop in foreign markets.
Leslie Borski, a senior Russ
ian major and kindergarten
teacher, said the children in her
classes would benefit from the
cultural education that will be
offered at the museum.
“The children’s museum
sounds like a good idea because
it seems hard to find cultural
things to do in the Brazos Valley
area,” Borski said.
Hilary Jessup, a professional
counselor in the College of Busi
ness, has been helping Whittak
er finalize the museum concept.
“Children from ages 1 toll
will enjoy it,” Jessup said. "Par
ents will enjoy it too. I have vis
ited children’s museums all over
the country with my family and
have had to drag my kids out
when it’s time to leave because
they were having so much fun.”
The museum is scheduled to
be completed in 3 years, and the
first step is to find a location.
“We still haven’t decided on a
location for the museum;’ 1 'Whit
taker said, “although a prime
candidate for location is thee/*/
municipal building in Bryan,”
As the project gets underway,
Whittaker said he hopes A&M
students will take an interest in
the museum.
“The children’s museum will
be a fun place for student orga
nizations to do volunteer work,
he said.
Whittaker was one of 41 peo
ple selected from 521 applicants
to receive Kellogg grants, which
fund projects outside each appli
cant’s area of expertise.
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Announces the relocating
of his office effective
January 2, 1996 to
Park Place Plaza
(Former Winn Dixie Shopping Center)
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College Station, TX 77840
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