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USG admin shift leads to changes in UWG Academic affairs office
By Miranda Byrd
Staff Writer
mbyrd 1 @my. westga.edu
Dr. Sandra Stone,
acting Vice President of
Academic Affairs at the
University of West Georgia,
was promoted to University
System of Georgia Board of
New threats on networking sites
By Larry Peel
News Editor
Larry@ioncinema.com
The Internet is filled
with networking sites.
There’sMySpace.Faceßook,
Match.com. Ehannony,
and on and on. Millions of
people search for love every
day. Thousands meet and
some even find love. Some
though, find nightmares.
In the last days of the fall
semester, the UWG Public
Safety department posted a
bulletin warning students of
the new trend in identity theft
utilizing dating services. The
fact that the bulletin was
posted in the midst of finals
week, it is possible that the
message may have been
overlooked. The message
however, is too important to
not emphasize.
Identity theft has
become a crisis in the
modem age. Students can be
particularly easy targets for
identity thieves. Between on
CCC brings touch of Vegas
Phoio by Terence Rushin
From casino games, to snow globes and Saw 111, the Campus Community Center warmed up the January night
with “Thaw Out” held January 19.
THE West Georgian
Regents as Vice Chancellor
for Academic Planning
and Programs. This new
appointment went into
effect earlier this month on
January 2.
Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna,
former UWG President ;uid
current interim Executive
Vice Chancellor turd Chief
campus offers for new credit,
harried students dispose of
the mail in haphazard and
often dangerous ways, and
the constant phishing taking
place on the Internet, the
opportunity to accidentally
lose your grip on your
personal information is
always there. The stories
are out there, people arrested
for crimes perpetrated by
someone else who stole their
ID, credit bureau nightmares
wherein years are spent try ing
to correct the damage done
by one corrupt individual.
The secret to protecting
yourself is diligence. By
paying careful attention to
what is around you, your
daily habits and taking a
little care in your life, you
can avoid the pain of having
to reacquaint yourself with
yourself.
The latest scam,
perhaps not even all that
new, involves con artists
lurking on meeting sites such
as Friends.net, MySpace
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Academic Officer for the
USG Board of Regents,
quoted in the UWG press
release, said of the selection,
“Dr. Stone has proven her
leadership abilities in the
arena of academic affairs and
will be an excellent addition to
our University System Office
team. We are very' pleased to
and others who find naive
persons, both male and
female, convince them that
a relationship is blossoming,
or perhaps even initiate
what appears to be a true
relationship, only to gain
the trust of the other person
and gamer their personally
identifying information such
as social security numbers,
credit card numbers, etc.
According to Detective
Steven Lepowski of the New
York City Police Department
Fraud Division, more and
more young people are being
conned by people they meet
on the Internet than ever
before. “It once was chat
rooms, people get to know
what they think is someone
they like, they meet, and
trouble starts. The benelit to
chat was that most people
only had limited time to be
online. It was hit and miss
for the cr<x)ks. Now though,
with MySpace and the like,
people are putting up all sorts
of things about themselves,
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have her on board.’’
Some of Dr. Sandra
Stone’s new duties will
involve directing activities
ranging from academic
policy and programs to
student and faculty affairs
at the USG’s 35 institutions
statewide.
Dr. Michael Crafton,
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Students networking on and off campus need to be cautious and guard personal information.
which is then available
24/7. The bad guys can sit
back, enjoy a java, and plan
their caper. It’s disturbing.”
He advises users of the
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A Carrollton native’s
professional fame
professor of English at
UWG, was assigned to (ill
the vacated position of Dr.
Stone at UWG, becoming
acting Vice President of
Academic Affairs earlier this
month.
Graduating with a 8.5.,
M.A.. and Ph.D. from the
University of Tennessee, Dr.
services to be careful w hat
they place on the popular
sites. “It’s not just your
friends that see that stuff you
know.”
Geoscience department leads
water resource conference
UWG Press Release
Where does our chinking water come from? How clean
and pure is our water supply? How much drinking w ater do
we have in this county and surrounding counties? Will we
have enough drinking water for all the new residents as this
county grows?
These and other questions w ill be w ill be explored at the
University of West Georgia’s last annual Water Resources
Conference, "Tapping into the Flow: Water in West Georgia."
on Friday, Feb. 2, at the Food Services Building (Z-6). The
event has been organized in response to local concerns
regarding the political ;tnd physical character of w ater in the
region and is sponsored by Southwire Company in partnership
with UWG.
The community is invited to attend this important event
and hear a variety of speakers ranging from scientists and
conservationists to local water supply experts from the West
Georgia region.
Keynote speakers lor the conference are Sally Bethea;
executive director of the Upper Chattahoochee River Keepers;
Dr. Aris Georgakakos. director of the Georgia Water Resource
Institute and professor of civil and environmental engineering
at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Dr. George
William Sherk, professor of environmental management and
an associate at the International Water Law Research Institute
at the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Presenters from UWG at the conference include Dr.
Curtis L. Hollabaugh. professor of geology and chair of the
Department of Geosciences; Dr. Randal Kath. professor of
geology; and Dr. Thomas J. Crawford, professor emeritus of
geology.
Hollabaugh is the founder and president of the Upper
Tallapoosa Watershed Group and a member of the Center for
Water Resources at UWG.
See Water page 2
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Crafton has administrative
experience from chairing
and serving on various
faculty committees during
his tenure at UWG.
Among the functions of the
Office of Academic Affairs
at UWG involves overseeing
See Adlflin page 2
Aside from the obvious
precautions one should take
to ensure their financial
See Iddltity page 2