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Stay alert, help prevent crimes
BY TAMARA BEST
Thk Rhd & Black
The recent disappearances of
three people highlight the need for
student safety awareness.
Authorities continue to search
for Cayle Bywater, 29, a University
graduate student, whose family said
Monday in a news conference she
may have been kidnapped. Bywater
was last seen the afternoon of Dec.
29 in Memorial Park.
The body of Meredith Emerson, a
24-year-old University alumna, was
found Monday evening, and the
whereabouts of Justin Gaines, a
Gainesville State College student
reported missing in early November,
remain unknown.
Authorities believe Emerson was
kidnapped in Vogel State Park.
Gaines was last seen at Wild Bill’s
bar in suburban Atlanta.
The University Office of Security
lists three variables affecting crime
on campus: ability, desire and oppor
tunity.
“Being alert when you are out is
important and although it is good to
travel in numbers, that sometimes
gives a false sense of security
because you can get separated,"
said Larry Gourdine, relationship
and sexual violence prevention coor
dinator at the Office of Violence and
Prevention.
The University Police Department
works to thwart crime and has a
Crime Prevention Bureau, whose
goal is to educate people through a
heads-up. common sense approach
SIGNIFICANT
SECURITY LAPSES
February 2007 3,500 Social
Security Numbers compro
mised
December 2007 : 4.250 Social
Security Numbers compro
mised
HACK: Univ.
has fourth
‘lapse’ in
three years
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He added Social Security
numbers must be used as
student identifiers in cer
tain situations, such as
housing applications. But,
he said, the University did
not need to keep Social
Security numbers from
past years.
In 2006, administrators
told The Red & Black the
University will replace all
Social Security numbers
with another identifying
number by 2009 or 2010.
Efforts to replace Social
Security numbers with
another identifying num
ber began in Fall 2007,
when the University began
encouraging the use of
student ID numbers on
tests and instructors
began using the numbers
on class rolls. These num
bers, which are called “810
numbers,” can be found
on the lower portion of
students' UGACARDs.
The University con
ducted a public relations
campaign to encourage a
commitment to using
identifying numbers other
than Social Security num
bers.
Bert DeSimone, associ
ate director of Enterprise
Information Technology
Services, said the
University is conducting
an "ongoing investigation”
to determine what hap
pened during December's
breach.
This security lapse
marks the fourth time
hackers have broken into
the University’s databases
in the past three years.
The last incident occurred
in February 2007 and
exposed 3,500 student
Social Security numbers.
Those who think their
data may have been com
promised in December
can visit two Web sites to
find more information on
identity theft prevention.
In the news release,
Stan Gatewood, the
University’s chief informa
tion security officer,
encouraged those affected
to visit www.consumer.
gov/idtheft or www.stopi
dentitytheft.org.
The Social Security
number is the most com
monly used identifying
number in the U.S. Access
to Social Security num
bers can give hackers the
opportunity to retrieve fi
nancial accounts and ruin
students’ credit, accord
ing to a story published
in September 2006 in The
Red & Black.
SAFETY TIPS TO LIVE BY
► Doors should be made of metal or wood
►Do not prop open the door to a locked •
campus building or residence hall
► Close curtains or blinds at night
► Always lock doors to dorm rooms or
apartments
► Use solid deadbolt locks and make sure
peepholes have been installed
► Bushes and shrubbery around a house or
apartment door should be cut below
window height to reduce the risk of
attackers hiding
► Apartments located above the first floor
are safer
► Park in well-lit and populated areas
► Never accept a ride from someone you
have met recently
► Alcohol and drugs impair judgment and
ability to express decisions
► Alcohol or drugs play a role in 79 percent
of sexual assault incidents on college
campuses
- Information provided by the University
Police Department’s Web site
to personal safety, according to its
Web site.
The bureau has a number of pro
grams, including self-defense and
personal safety for women.
“We rely on organizations on cam
pus to set up a day when they want
us to come in,” said Sgt. Lance
Tipton, who is in charge of crime
prevention with University police.
The class has a one-hour lecture
component and a four-hour optional
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“The whole premise is trying to
teach someone not to fight to win,
but fight to get away,” said Tipton.
“The fight class teaches strikes,
basic kicks and how to throw a
punch.”
The program, which has taught
personal safety for the last nine
years, aims at preventing the inci
dence of sexual assault.
Its four-pronged approach
emphasizes alertness, prevention,
precaution and preparation.
Participants are updated on the
latest statistics, sexual assault
methods and available safety gad
gets.
The Office of Violence and
Prevention also provides informa
tion about safety with events, such
as stalking awareness in January
and spring break safety in March.
Gourdine’s office offers practical
advice for students on safety.
“Downtown is a haven for oppor
tunists and if you feel threatened or
uncomfortable by someone’s
approach, take it seriously,” said
Gourdine.
Gourdine stresses confidence and
preparation are essential in mini
mizing chances of being a victim.
“Having a plan of action ahead of
time is important with numbers
ready on speed dial, and give off an
appearance of confidence,” said
Gourdine.
For more information on hosting
a workshop call the Crime Prevention
Center at (706) 542-0411 or (706)
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Thb Red a Buck | Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Lecturer to honor
University alumni
BY AMANDA
WOODRUFF
Thk Red & Black
Nearly 50 years have
passed since Charlayne
Hunter-Gault and the
late Hamilton Holmes
crossed lines of race and
violence to enroll at the
University.
In honor of their his
toric achievements,
Michael Thurmond, com
missioner of the Georgia
Department of Labor, is
delivering the 23rd annu
al Hunter-Holmes lecture
THURMOND
and Shirley Franklin.
Thurmond, an Athens
native, was elected in
1986 to the Georgia
General Assembly the
first black elected from
Clarke County since
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Carl Vinson Institute of
Government and was
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The Hunter-Holmes
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such as the NAACR which
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University.
“It’s very important to
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said Shemariah Butts, a
junior from Lithonia and
the first vice president of
the University’s chapter
of NAACP
Butts said she is look
ing forward to hearing
from Thurmond, who has
excelled in the public
spectrum.
Today marks the 46th
anniversary of the
University’s desegrega
tion. The lecture will be
open to the public at 2
p.m. at the Chapel.
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