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The Red a Black | Tuesday, January 8, 2002 | 3
CONSTRUCTION
Lowdown
on project
status
ALLEN SULLIVAN I The Red * Black
▲ A construction worker hammers a nail into the new
roof of the Student Learning Center before the break.
By RACHEL VOTTA
rvotta@randb.com
University architects will
be bustling in 2002 to com
plete the many construction
projects undertaken last
year.
A recent project that
extends a water line along
East Campus Road from
Reed Alley to south of
Sanford Stadium has hit
rock, causing necessary
blasting over the next several
days, according to University
officials.
The work is part of the
Sanford Stadium Gate 6 ren
ovation project, which began
Dec. 3.
Blasting will occur over
the next three to five days.
Vehicle and pedestrian traffic
will be halted and rerouted
during each blast. The street
already has been narrowed to
accommodate construction.
Danny Sniff, director of
University Architects for
Facilities Planning, said
workers have experienced a
few unexpected problems
with the renovation.
“Before Christmas, we had
a flagman leave without
informing anyone, which
caused some gridlock,” he
said. “We also had the prob
lem of not having enough
warning signs up.”
Sniff said these “bumps in
the road” were unfortunate,
but have caused no major
catastrophes.
Also, he said construction
on the Student Learning
Center, adjacent to the
University Bookstore and
Tate Student Center, is pro
gressing on schedule for com
pletion in September.
The Paul D. Coverdell
Building for Biomedical and
Health Sciences is closer to
receiving $10 million in feder
al funding, thanks to Rep.
John Linder’s (R-Ga.) bill
that passed Dec. 19 in the
U.S. House of
Representatives, according
to a news release.
“I am honored to help
make this tribute to Paul,”
Linder said in a written state
ment. “He made an invalu
able contribution to higher
education and the promotion
of health research in the
state of Georgia, and now his
legacy will live on through
the creation of this first-class
medical research facility.”
Gov. Roy Barnes has said
he will seek state funds to
match federal dollars,
according to a news release.
The remaining $20 million
will be contributed by the
University.
“We will pick an architect
and begin design soon,” Sniff
said. “We hope to get started
(on the construction) in the
faU.”
While Housing officials are
showcasing new dorm
designs in Brumby Hall,
University architects will
begin construction of a new
parking deck in conjunction
with the dorms on East
Campus this winter. The
deck initially will hold 800
cars, but will expand to
hold 1,200.
Customs raids UCLA campus
for stolen computer software
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs Service
officials raided the University of California,
seizing computers used by suspected
members of an international piracy
network called “DrinkOrDie.”
The raid was part of “Operation
Buccaneer,” an investigation by the
service into a global network of
Internet groups who pirate billions of
dollars worth of software, movies and music.
U.S Customs Service spokesman
Kevin Bell said the films
“Behind Enemy Lines” and
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
were available on the Internet before their
premieres.
Customs officials have issued 44 search
warrants in 27 U.S. cities and seized more
than 129 computers.
They already have charged suspects in
other countries, and indictments
are expected to be handed out in
the next several months, Bell said.
Fire at University of Florida
may be racially motivated
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A fraternity house
fire at the University of Florida may be
racially motivated, according to an assistant
dean.
Matthew Keil, a member of the Alpha
Epsilon Pi fraternity, told police he went
outside after he heard yelling in front of the
fraternity house.
According to University of Florida police
reports, Keil said a door lying on the ground
in front of the fraternity’s volleyball court
was on fire.
While Keil and some other
fraternity members began throwing
sand on the fire to help put it out, a group
of people standing on the lawn of the
Beta Theta Pi house began yelling racial
epithets.
COLLEGE HEADLINES
Keil said the fraternities began arguing
with each other continuously until
police arrived.
Beta Theta Pi President Andrew Storch
told police while he isn’t sure who set the
door on fire, he thinks it was members of his
fraternity.
Flights to and from Salt Lake
City halted during Winter Games
SALT LAKE CITY — Security at the
University of Utah already is being
increased one month before the Winter
Olympic Games.
Federal officials banned all flights into
and out of the Salt Lake City
International Airport during
the games’ Opening and Closing
Ceremonies, which will be held at the
University.
The university also is the site of many
Olympic events and the Athletes’ Village,
causing some members of the University’s
staff to express safety concerns.
University President Bernie Machen
e-mailed the school’s staff addressing these
concerns.
“We are confident that the appropriate
plans are in place to ensure the safety and
security of faculty, staff and students, as
well as the (university’s) buildings,” Machen
wrote.
Almost $300 million will be spent on
Olympic security, the most in the Games’
history.
— Contributing: The Daily Bruin, The
Independent Florida Alligator and the
Daily Utah Chronicle.
Compiled by: Melanie Horton
Protect your identity
By MICHAEL CROOK
mcrook@randb.com
Most people don’t know
that the fastest growing
crime in America is identity
theft.
Identity theft occurs
when a person steals your
personal information to buy
things in your name.
The person can do many
things with your identity,
such as obtain credit cards,
steal money from your
accounts, apply for loans
and even file for bankruptcy.
You usually won’t know
your identity has been
stolen until creditors start
calling you, demanding pay
ments on items that you
didn’t purchase.
It is pretty easy for some
one to steal an identity.
All they need is your
Social Security number,
your birth date and any
other personal information
they can find.
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So what should you do if
you are the victim of identi
ty theft?
There are some basic
beginning steps.
First, contact the three
major credit reporting
agencies and have a fraud
alert put on your credit pro
files.
Next, get copies of your
credit reports from all the
agencies to evaluate the
extent of the problem.
You also immediately
should file a police report
with your local police
department and keep a
copy of it for life.
Taking precautions to
prevent identity theft
is much easier than han
dling it after it already
has happened.
First, do not carry your
Social Security card in your
purse or wallet.
Also, you shouldn’t carry
a checkbook. Police have
mistakingly arrested people
after their checkbook was
stolen.
Third, you shouldn’t use
your Social Security num
ber as your drivers license
number.
Fourth, shred all docu
ments that have personal
information on them before
putting them in the trash.
Finally, checking your
credit reports every year will
help you catch a problem
before it gets worse.
A good Web site to obtain
more information about
identity theft is (www.priva-
cyrights.org).
As college students,
we are an easy target for
these criminals and
should be extra diligent in
stopping them.
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