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Page 2 Wednesday, September 20,2006 NEWS IN A HIJHUY Lopez, Tabor open music season The University of West Georgia will open its 2006-07 UWG Season of Music with violinist Alfonso Lopez and pianist Michelle Tabor. The performance by the internationally acclaimed musicians is scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 8:15 p.m., in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall. Lopez is one of the most versatile and prominent musicians of his generation in Venezuela. He is currently the concertmaster of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, which is the national symphony and one of the oldest and most prominent orchestras in the country. Tabor grew up in Venezuela and earned several degrees in music including a doctorate in music from Florida State University. She is an expert in Latin American culture and music and has Viruses, spyware slows Internet speed in halls By Kristal Dixon News Editor kristaldixon @ gmail.com The high-speed Internet connection in the residence halls across campus provides students with the opportunity to surf at speeds that were not imaginable 10 years ago. Each year, students move into their respective rooms, hook up their computers, and connect to the world of cyberspace. However, many students are hooking up machines, in many cases, that are infected with viruses and other types of malware. This, along with the dramatic jump in students with their own personal computers in the last four years, has caused the Internet connection in residence halls to slow to a crawl, according to Mike Russell, the Chief Technology Officer of the Department of Information Technology Services. “There is also more sophisticated file sharing, more powerful machines and bigger applications running on students’ computers. And viruses are still unmanageable.” When a student brings his or her infected machine on campus and connects to the network, that student’s machine can dramatically affect the Internet speed in the residence halls. Russell said that the department works hard to track students that are connected to Res Net, UWG’s high-speed network, who have infected machines so they can get the machines prepared. He even stated that if performed throughout the southeast. Lopez and Tabor will perform sonatas by Mozart, Manuel Ponce and Cesar Franck at the concert. They will also visit classes in the Department of Foreign Language and Literature to speak with students enrolled in Spanish classes about the culture and music of Hispanics and Latinos. The event and their visit coincides with Luso- Hispanic Month which is observed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The Department of Music and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature are hosting the free event. For more information, call the music department at (678) 839-6263 or the foreign language and literature department at (678) 839-6515. Auditions for 'Scary' start this week The Townsend Center for the Performing Arts is holding auditions for its October production of “The Not So Scary Fairy Tales, a Not So Scary Haunted House.” Auditions will be held on Monday, Sept 18, and necessary, the department will close a student’s port until he or she gets their computer serviced. “The speeds are greater now than the first week of school because we’ve been able to track students down and get their machines fixed,” Russell said. Many students bring computers to campus without a clue their machines are infected. However, some students are aware of the risks of not having protection. “I’m running McAfee Anti-Virus and I keep it updated so my machine won’t get infected” said Wain Jeffers, a UWG senior living on campus. On the downside, there are students who have these types of programs, but do not keep them up to date, such as Freya Cole. Even though her programs aren’t up to date, she does believe it’s important to have current versions running. “It’s important because your computer is vunerable when you aren’t protected. People can have easier access to your private files,” Cole said. The most common type of infection is known as spyware. According to Microsoft.com, spyware is “a general term used for software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of yourcomputer, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent.” Sometimes, spyware comes with software that generates advertisements, called adware that pop up Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m. on the main stage in the Townsend Center on the University of West Georgia campus. The auditions are open to campus and local community members ages nine and above. The production will be directed by Carrollton resident Jenny Lyle. “The idea of a fairy tale haunted house is a great choice for families in our community to enjoy the season,” said Lyle. “The cast for Fairy Tales includes adults, children, high school students, university students, staff, and faculty. Everyone will be working as one to create a fairy tale world.” Volunteers are also needed as scenery painters, technical crew, operator,make-up assistants and tour guides. Rehearsals begin Oct. 9 and will continue each week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. until the production opens on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. The Not So Scary Fairy Tales and Not So Scary Haunted House will continue through Saturday, Oct. 28. For more information, call (678)839-4722. on a person's computer. Also, spyware can cause annoyances that change your Internet browser’s homepage or search engine, and add browser helper objects that you may not need or want. Spyware can even cause a computer to crash, thus making it difficult to run any applications. A more serious form of computer infections are known as viruses. These are designed to interfere with the routine operations of a computer and can corrupt and delete important data files. Worms, which are more sophisticated, can replicate and send itself to other computers through the Internet, according to Microsoft. Another major problem that is slowing down the connection are the peer-to-peer sharing programs. These programs, often free, come bundled with spyware and adware and are installed along with the main program. Many students, not worried about the damage these programs can do to their machines, still continue to use these programs. One solution to the problem, some have suggested, is to make the residence halls wireless. Russell said that this is a possibility, but not in the plans for the near future. As of right now, students can access wireless points in many locations across campus, including, the Campus Center, the bottom floor of the University Community See INnilNEl^ei Chapin performs at UWG By Miranda Byrd Staff Writer mirandajbyrd@yahoo.com Folk musician Tom Chapin entertained a full audience last Thursday night marking the opening show of the 2006-2007 season at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. Chapin, a Grammy Award-winning artist, has recorded 11 family-centered albums in his career, and the audience reflected the enchantment Chapin has shared with all ages. Children came with their families, older couples came with an air of nostalgia and students came for an experience like no other. It all started when Tom Chapin and his brothers Harry' and Steve listened to a recording of The Weavers at Carnegie Hall in the 19505. Harry said, “We could do that!” Harry picked up the banjo, Steve played piano, Tom took up guitar and the Chapin Brothers were formed. Tom shared some stories from his childhood during the show. “Harry played the banjo first...he’d show me what he learned, then a week later I’d play it back to him. It really pissed him off!” Harry Chapin went on to write and perform songs, and is best known for his song “Cat’s in the Cradle,” recorded in 1974. Harry Chapin, who died in 1981, lives on through Tom, who performed his brother’s most memorable hit Thursday night. Other songs performed in the set Campus Calendar Wednesday September 20 • NAACP, Outside UCC, 9 a.m. • Sexual Awareness Meeting. UCC 210, 12 p.m. • Judo Club, Student Rec Center, 6:30 p.m. • SAC Multi-Cultural Committee, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 6:30 p.m. • Lambda, Pafford 302, 7 p.m. • Soulstar Performance, UCC 312, 10 p.m. Thursday September 21 • SGA Meeting, Campus Center 302, 3:30 p.m. • MAP Mentoring Social, UCC 311 & 312, 4:30 p.m. • College Republicans, Campus Center Ballroom 108.3 7 p.m. • United Voices Gospel Choir Spoken Manna. Campus Center 302. 8 p.m. Friday September 22 • Muslim Student Association Meeting, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 1:30 p.m. • NAACP, Campus Center Ballroom 108, 2 p.m. • Parking Appeals, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 3 p.m. Monday September 25 • SGA Multicultural Committee, Campus Center 302 2 p.m. • SAC General Meeting, Campus Center Ballroom 108.3 4:30 p.m. • BSA Fall Meetings, UCC 210 and 311,5:30 p.m. • BSA Programming Committee, Campus Center 302, 7 p.m. • NRHH Meeting, Campus Center Boardroom 302, 7:15 p.m. • Alpha Gamma Delta, UCC 312, 8 p.m. Tuesday September 26 • SAC University Traditions Committee, Campus Center 302, 5 p.m. • Women of Diversity Weekly Meeting, Campus Center 104, 5 p.m. • NAACP Meeting, UCC 311,7 p.m. • Phi Sigma Pi, Campus Center 303, 7:30 p.m. • BSA Community Service Committee, Campus Center (Tlje HHcat <seurgian included “A Study’s About to Begin” and “The Family Tree,” which involved audience participation. Michael Mark, bassist, taught the audience the chorus of the song in sign language. The audience was also encouraged to sing and clap along to the music throughout the evening. Mark, who co-starred in the film version of the musical “Cotton Patch Gospel” in 1988, frequently includes songs from the film “Cotton Patch Gospel” in his performances. Thursday evening he chose the song “Jubilation” to share with the audience. He has anew solo album out this year. Jon Cobert, pianist for Tom Chapin & Friends, has his first solo album out this year titled “Here’s Your Canoe.” One of Cobert’s most recognized tunes is the theme from “Baseball Tonight” on ESPN, a 30-minute show that highlighs major league baseball games and news around the country. At the conclusion of the show, Chapin encouraged audience members to visit the merchandise table to purchase wristbands with proceeds benefiting World Hunger Year, a charity organization his brother Harry formed in 1975. For more information on WHY, visit http://www.worldhungeryear.org. Chapin’s show was the first of nine performances scheduled for the Townsend Center’s eighteenth season and was sponsored by the West Georgia Foundation. For information on upcoming shows at the Townsend Center, call (678) 839-4722 or visit their website at http://www.townsendcenter.org