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February 11, 2011
WebCT victim of phishing scam
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IT: Avoid embedded links in suspicious e-mails by Chelsea Erven cerven@unm.edu
E-mails that appear to be from UNM may be from an imposter “phishing” for personal information. Physics Department Information Analyst Tom Hess sent the department an e-mail Feb. 3, warning them of a WebCT e-mail scam. He said the e-mails claim to help students increase their WebCT mailbox quota. “Don’t do it. It’s a trap,” he said in the e-mail. The phony e-mail tells WebCT users their mailbox has “exceeded its storage limits” and must be revalidated before e-mails can be sent or received. Hess said in order to “revalidate” the mailbox, users must follow a link. The link is from a New Zealand-based server.
Dylan Smith / Daily Lobo Rev. Al Sharpton addresses a crowd of about 150 people in the SUB on Thursday. His speech, “The Role of Government,” is part of his two-day tour throughout New Mexico to advocate for workers’ rights.
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POWER IN SUDAN
ASUNM votes for free condoms by Ruben Hamming-Green rhamminggreen@gmail.com
Pete Muller / AP Photo Traditionally dressed members of the Taposa tribe in southern Sudan await the arrival of U.S. officials in the town of Kapoeta on Jan. 4. The tribesmen were part of a ceremony marking the opening of a new, U.S.-funded electrical power facility in Kapoeta. US officials, including Consul General Ambassador Barrie Walkley, traveled to Kapoeta to formally inaugurate the new facility. See page 3.
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ASUNM voted to install free condom distribution points around the campus in an effort to promote safe sex. Sen. Greg Golden said the resolution reminded him of his freshman year at UNM. “They used to have more access to condoms,” he said. “I remember when I was a freshman they were, well, everywhere.” ASUNM Sen. Jaimee Perea, a community health major, introduced the resolution to have condom distribution points at the Student Health Center, at registers in the SUB and in the SRC commons. Perea said the distribution goal is to help curb the prevalence of STDs. “It’s not saying we’re condoning promiscuity on campus,” Perea said. “It’s just saying we want people to be safe with their choices.” The resolution passed through the senate with little debate. ASUNM also passed a bill that would move the polling district at the south campus Student Support and Service Center to Mesa Vista Hall in an effort to attract more voters in campus elections. Sen. Cassandra Thompson said she did not support moving the voting station. She said student athletes are better served at south campus, though about only 40 votes were cast at that station in the last ASUNM election. “They don’t really get involved at main campus,” Thompson said. “They come here for classes, but they spend the majority of their time on south campus.” Sen. Meena Lee said athletes interested in voting would vote anyway and argued that more students pass through Mesa Vista Hall. “If you think about it, Mesa Vista Hall is home to OneStop,” Lee said. “Students are there getting advised — they’re there already. Why don’t they just stop and vote?”
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