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Furthermore, the only other e-mail they received asked only that they delete the monthly newsletter and contained no specific explanation about the breach. Farmer said the problem could have been avert ed with better security measures. “There is no excuse for the file not being encrypted. The fact that it wasn’t encrypted says they’re playing fast and loose with private infor mation,” he said. “The next time it could include credit card numbers.” Cassone said the biology department intends to encrypt sensitive documents in light of the breach. “From now on, we’re going to make sure this (infonnation) is password protected, (so that) even if it gets sent out by mistake you can’t access it,” he said. “Right now, it’s an open file, and that’s terrible.” Farrell said she would have liked to have been notified of the problem by the department. “I think that we should have been notified so that if anything happens with our identity we would know where to look to ” she said. “I would ask in general (for administrators) to be more careful with how you’re e-mailing and what you’re e-mailing. I know everyone makes mis takes but that’s a big mistake.” Cassone said he advised students to not spread students’ infonnation. “1 would absolutely ask that every student that receives the infonnation destroy this infonnation on their honor. There is no good that can come from passing this information on to someone else,” Cassone said. Weichold said students should delete the attach ment and take precautions to make sure no one is fraudulently using their Social Security number. “We’re going to take every measure we can to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” he said. Cassone said the problem is an indication of a larger problem, that A&M uses students’ and pro fessors’ Social Security numbers as their identifi cation numbers. “I think this speaks against having Social Security numbers as student ID’s,” he said. “There has been some concern about using Social Security numbers for a long time. Hopefully this is the straw that breaks the camel’s back.” Cassone also said concerned students should feel free to contact him directly. “To quote ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, ‘don’t panic,’ he said. “We’ll try and fix what we can.” Wildfires Continued from page 1 from the fierce Santa Ana winds, whose gusts of up to 70 mph moved the fires along. Around the congested sub urbs of San Bernardino, a city of 185,000 about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, one flank of a 50,000-acre fire burned through four towns while the other flank destroyed more than 300 homes. Two men collapsed and died, one as he was evacuating his canyon home and the other as he watched his house burn, the county coroner said. The 30-mile fire in the San Bernardino area was formed when two smaller fires merged, covering the region with thick smoke and ash. Other fires on the outskirts of Los Angeles County merged to create a 47,150-acre fire that threatened 2,000 homes in four communities and closed four highways, sealing off access to two mountain towns, fire spokes woman Michele Alcorn said. Firefighters, including 25 strike teams and 125 engines, tried to make a stand at Crestline in the San Bernardino National Forest, according to U.S. Forest Service fire infonnation officer Stanton Florea. But hours later, Florea said homes there were burning as well. Firefighters were spread thinly around threatened communities, focusing on saving what homes they could. Winds prevented the air tanker drops of retardant and use of backfires that are key tac tics of fire containment. Continued from page Saddam’s regime collapsed American troops took jn Baghdad. Burns said, wasal eration for the people of Nearly every family in the to; try has been affected by the? ror of Saddam’s regime, he “Whatever may be made of war in history,” Bums said/Uf it is remembered that for theh people, it was a true liberation.' When asked about the qua: of U.S. intelligence. Franks^:, improvements need to bema; but there was never an inte gence failure. “Our intelligence is not good as we want it to be in on to wrestle the problems of anr. millennium,” he said. “Inonl to fight that, a lot of work la been done.” Franks also addressed thelat of media coverage of posit: events in Iraq. Americans hear the death toll and attacks, hesa; but not of the good things that;: being done, such as hospitals a schools being opened. “The fact is, for every oneh story — one explosion, oi youngster who loses his I there are 10, 20 or 50 stories that (positive) type,” Franks sa;: The United States needs more capable communicatis system to get news and to hear balanced account of what going on in Iraq, he said. Burns said journalists IK regard their occupation wit! modesty and take caution wk choosing what information! report, as it could potential injure a person or his career. “I’ve always felt that it important in w hat we do toalwa; remember that we as reportersai? citizens, too,” Bums said. He also addressed the roleo: the media in regard to thectmeil war in Iraq, saying the America public is well-infomied, w a difference from the past. Tte he said, creates a new chalte for journalists. “It is difficult to write abouta subject where your readffi know more about or as mutfas you do,” Burns said. “Thatat usually the case with war." Franks said the biggest obsta cle in the war with Iraq is time. Americans need to maintain their support of the troops until the job is done, he said. “When the expectation was created that this would be solved in six months and the troops would come home, Americans were not well-served,” Franks said. “This is hard work. We should be grateful for the men and* women who are serving our country.” Rockets Continued from page 1 the improvised rocket launchei and figured out how to wheelii into the park just across ti(| street from the hotel. The effect of the 6:10 a.ro volley of rockets was dramatic U.S. officials and officers fled from the A1 Rasheed, some p in pajamas or shorts to a nearb convention center. The concreK western face of the 18-stoi) building was pockmarked withs half-dozen or more blast holes and shattered windows in i least two dozen rooms. The modern, 462-room Al- Rasheed, housing civilian ofit’ cials of the U.S.-led Coalition •Provisional Authority and U.S military personnel, is a symbol of the occupation. The assaii pointed up the vulnerability of even heavily guarded U.S facilities in Iraq, whet* American forces sustain a* average of 26 lower-profik attacks daily, and whets Wolfowitz had come to assess ways to defeat the stubborn S month-old insurgency. (979) 693-9501 1 Ima Sip: “My doctor said I need to take my contact tenses off every night, but I always cheat.” ** Student Specials ** Most insurance accepted ** Scott and White Provider ** Free LASIK consults Ag E. Fann: “My doctor said with the latest technology I can sleep in my lenses for up to one month.” Once Again: Aggies Know Best Matthew T. Greene, O.D. 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