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WBf km4Sl y J’lHB W volume 56- Issue 2 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 In News m Quest Comic Shop moves closer to campus. WWW. 11i I WKSTCi tORCiIAN.C C>M 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, In Entertainment “The Hitcher ” review 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, | Jk' f A f _ b nJ.-- BP * . Photo h\ Josh Gruhh 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 In Sports 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 In Opinion “The Progressive Perspective” WEDNESDAY. jANUAKY 24. 2007 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