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(Above) Aliyah Dreams, senior Owen Lesesne, performs “Listen.” (Right) Sophomore Brogan Wilkinson (left), junior Joseph Whipple (center), and senior Patrick Sutherland (right) perform “I Put A Spell On You” as The Manderson Sisters.
Students go wild for fall drag show Drag kings, queens put on OSU evening musical show at LaSells Stewart Center
dressed in drag, sang and danced. Following the intermission, audience members could pay a dollar or a cheeseburger to “Ask a Drag Queen!” Many cheeseburgers were paid. By Alex Cameron Performers took on stage names such as Gay THE DAILY BAROMETER Lopezz, Cherry Schnapps and the Manderson The fierce performances of fall’s drag lineup Sisters and lip-synched to popular songs. entertained an enthusiastic crowd Friday at LaSells Each queen and king designed his or her own Stewart Center. The venue was abuzz with energy act, which required intricate planning of wardrobe, as students danced and acted to the beat of their makeup and music. There were a range of themes, chosen songs, including “Anaconda” and “I put a some sassy and some sincere. A few performances spell on you.” in particular pulled at the audience’s heartstrings, The drag show started at 7:30 p.m. Performers while others animated the crowd. The overarching n
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University of Oregon. Occupation: U.S. Representative What is your number-one priority if elected to this position? “The economy. I have been advocating for a massive new investment in our nation’s infrastructure for the past seven years. This would create not only construction jobs, but manufacturing jobs, engineering jobs and small business employment. It would be all money spent and jobs created in America and could put 750,000 to 1 million jobs back into our economy.” How will you be an advocate for the student voice? “I have been a very strong advocate for the student voice in my time in the U.S. House of Representatives, focusing on financial aid. I have fought for lower interest rates, flex-
theme was of love and acceptance. Songs were interrupted by bouts of clapping and cheering, and audience members marched to the stage to show their appreciation. Performers appreciated the audience and shared a love for drag attire. “For me, drag is everything,” said Miss Dharma Prada, queer studies student at Linn-Benton Community College. “It’s a fashion medium, an art medium and a political medium. It’s just intuitive.” The crowd showed their appreciation during and after the event, huddling around the entertainers,
ible repayments, higher and more Pell grants and personally funding scholarships out of congressional pay raises for students to attend community colleges.” What do you envision for the future of public universities? “I expect to see more investment in the state into higher education. Oregon is ranked 49 out of 50 on the investment that they put into higher education, and I really don’t want to be competing with the bottom. On the federal level, I am fighting to keep the research grants that universities like OSU benefit from and graduate students rely on.” What will you do to make college affordable and accessible to all students? See DEFAZIO | page 3
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Party: Republican Education: B.S. from CalTech, Ph.D. from University of California, San Diego Art Robinson Occupation: President of the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine What is your number-one pri- of teaching. I’ve been on a college ority if elected to this position? faculty and I hear from students “ Term Limits. Senator all the time about these issues. My Elizabeth Warren recently said opponent promises more loans, that the ‘system is rigged.’ She’s even though tuition rates will only right. Professional politicians stay rise to take them from your pockin power by doing deals with Wall ets. Of course we need low-interest Street, lobbyists, special interests loans, but we need to tackle the and they get campaign dona- reason for taking them out to tions in exchange. Just look at begin with: skyrocketing tuition.” What do you envision for the my opponent’s donation page on OpenSecrets.org: Wall Street firms, future of public universities? “Public universities have powunions, big businesses. My opponent has been in power for over a ered the American dream. If you quarter of a century: longer than had the ability, you could get a almost every OSU undergrad has top-quality education without being scared to death about debt been alive!” How will you be an advocate hanging around your neck. That’s why we need to face this tuition for the student voice? cost explosion head on. And yet “The cost of tuition, sexual See ROBINSON | page 3 assault on campus, the quality
The Ettihad Cultural Center, Oregon State University’s most recent cultural center, will celebrate a grand opening Tuesday, Oct. 28, according to a press release from OSU. Ettihad means “unity” in Arabic, an apt description for a center that seeks to serve students from Southwest Asia and Northern Africa, a diverse group that includes Hindus, Muslims and Christians. “We have to deal with a lot of misconceptions,” Rayan AlRasheed, a student leadership liaison for the Ettihad Cultural Center, said in the press release. “We don’t just represent the Middle East, and we’re not solely an Arab or Muslim student group.” The origins of the center date back two years, but it was only recently that OSU elevated the student group to cultural center. “We want people to come to the center and meet people they don’t know, and to allow us to show the community who we are, what our mission is and what our vision is for the future,” AlRasheed is quoted as saying in the press release. The cultural center is currently located in Snell Hall 424, but may be relocated to the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center’s current location at 2638 NW Jackson Ave when the new Asian & Pacific Cultural Center on Southwest Jefferson Way opens winter term. The grand opening will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. news@dailybarometer.com
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A two-year study by an Oregon State University researcher shows decision-making skills at young age can be a predictor for behavioral problems in later years. Behavioral researchers have been searching for a way to help predict high-risk behaviors and seem to have found a useful indicator: decisionmaking skills. Joshua Weller, assistant professor of psychology at Oregon State, recently published findings in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. Previous findings had shown a relationship between decision-making skills and high-risk behaviors, but none until now have shown decisionmaking skills as an appropriate factor to predict future behaviors. “We were interested in seeing if decision-making skills could predict something in the future,” Weller said. See SKILLS | page 2
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SALEM — The day after a 4-year-old boy perished in an apartment fire in Keizer, police arrested his mother on charges of manslaughter. Keizer Police confirmed Saturday that 23-year-old Niya Breann Sosa-Martinez was arrested after an investigation into the fire determined the incident was criminal in nature. On Friday afternoon at 2 p.m., Keizer firefighters rushed to the scene of an apartment fire in the 1100 block of Susan Court NE. Sosa-Martinez, who was not initially identified on Friday, was able to safely escape from the fire that engulfed the small apartment. But her 4-year-old son, Andre Joaquin Sosa, did not. He was later found dead inside. Keizer Police responded to the scene to investigate the circumstances of the boy’s death. And on Saturday, they announced that his mother was facing charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree child neglect. Keizer Police did not immediately disclose what they found in the course of the investigation that led to that conclusion. It is unknown at this time whether the fire was accidental or intentionally set. An autopsy performed by the state medical examiner determined that Andre Sosa died of smoke inhalation, with further toxicology tests still to come. Sosa-Martinez was lodged in the Marion County jail on Saturday morning, where she is also being held on a parole violation warrant. Court records indicate that Sosa-Martinez pleaded guilty to a charge of theft in September of 2010, to which she was sentenced one year of probation. But as she was nearing the end of the probation period in 2011, she was again arrested by Woodburn Police and again charged with theft.
Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. Are there spiritual solutions to economic challenges? - A discussion. Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11am, MU Talisman Room. SORCE 101 Information Session.
Event Campus Ambassadors,7:30-9pm, First Baptist Church of Corvallis. Come enjoy teaching, worship and fellowship in the Chrisian college community.
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Volunteers Center for Civic Engagement, 6-8pm, Meet in the MU Lounge. Come out and trick-or-treat for a good cause. We will be trick-or-treating for canned goods and all donations will go to the HSRC’s OSU Emergency Food Pantry.
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Thursday, Nov. 6 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. Sane Nationalism - A discussion. Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11am, MU Talisman Room. SORCE 101 Information Session.
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Friday, Nov. 7 Meetings Recreational Sports, 4:30-5:30pm, Dixon Rec Center Conference Room. Recreational Sports Board Meeting.
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Thursday, Nov. 13 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. Spiritual revelation - Is it progressive? - A discussion. Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11am, MU Talisman Room. SORCE 101 Information Session.
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what’s been the reality over the last two decades? Tuition keeps going up and politicians keep making the same promises every election time.� What will you do to make college affordable and accessible to all students? “Affordability is at the heart of accessibility. One-hundredlevel classes still have packed lecture halls, grad students still make poverty pay and professors are not making huge money. Tuition is rising so fast because the federal government is making colleges build huge bureaucracies. Tuition rates are a scandal, and one that lies firmly at the door of the people we have elected to supposedly represent us.� What will you do to address the current issue of sexual assault and harassment on college campuses? “This issue couldn’t be more important. No one should feel unsafe when at school. The first step is getting universities to take their responsibilities to their students seriously. Colleges up and down the country are being sued because of breaches of the Clery Act on reporting sexual assault, and I stand with those brave survivors and their allies that are holding their colleges account-
DEFAZIO n Continued from page 1 “I sponsored a bill that would allow students to refinance their loans at the same rate that Wall Street banks get, which would mean that the interest rate would drop from up to 8 percent to 0.75 percent. I also advocate that people should be allowed to have many different options of payment plans that reflect their income and occupation after graduating.� What will you do to address the current issue of sexual assault and harassment on college campuses? “The federal government has set targets before for higher education, such as Title IX, which impacted women’s sports very positively. I think that we should be setting targets for universities, with incentives and disincentives, to reduce the incidents of
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After a convincing loss against No. 15 Arizona Friday night, the Oregon State women’s volleyball team came out like a totally different team and swept No. 18 Arizona State Saturday night. “That is a great statement win for us,” said head coach Terry Liskevych. “We know that it was a tough loss last night — Arizona is a very good team — but we knew we had to come back and play well.” On Friday night, it seemed as though the Beavers (4-6 Pac12, 14-7 overall) could do nothing right, while Saturday night they could do little wrong. Against Arizona (6-4 Pac-12, 17-5 overall), Oregon State was only able to hit at .061 and had only 4 aces to accompany 9 services errors. But during Saturday’s game, the Beavers recovered mentally in order to get the job done against Arizona State (5-5 Pac-12, 15-7 overall). “The difference was that we came out mentally focused and prepared for a win,” said senior outside hitter Laura Schaudt. To turn around after a harsh loss the day before — as well as a difficult 0-2 weekend before that — and pull out a win against a ranked opponent, speaks volumes to the improvement from last season’s winless inconference team. “It was really great to have the performance we had Friday night, come out and play the way we did tonight,” Liskevych said. “In the past, I’m not sure we could have done that, but that is the sign of a good team to have some losses and recover the next day.” Although the Beavers swept ASU, it was not an easy match to win. The match saw a total of 24 tied scores and eight lead changes. See VOLLEYBALL | page 6
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game. Mannion was under pressure on most plays, and ended up taking six sacks for negative 55 yards. When he did have time to throw, not much came from it, and Mannion finished with 14-of-30 passBy Mitch Mahoney ing for just 122 yards. THE DAILY BAROMETER Oregon State’s first touchdown was largely a product of the defense rather than the offense. This one ended in a hurry. Following the Beavers’ first touchdown that tied Senior linebacker Michael Doctor intercepted a the game at 7-7, the Cardinal rattled off 31 straight Hogan pass and returned it to the Stanford 5-yard line. Sophomore running back Chris Brown ran points en route to a blowout victory, 38-14. Stanford struck first, when senior quarterback it in on the following play for his second career Kevin Hogan found freshman running back touchdown for OSU. Brown had four carries for 20 yards and the Christian McCaffrey open in the middle of the field. McCaffrey broke a tackle and sprung loose touchdown while filling in for junior running back Storm Woods, who sat out with a knee injury. Most for a 42-yard touchdown reception. When Oregon State’s offense took the field for the of the running back work went to senior Terron first time, they set the tone for the rest of the game. Ward, who took 13 carries for 34 yards. On the other side of the field, Hogan had a nice Mannion threw one incompletion, OSU committed back-to-back false start penalties, then Mannion bounce-back game after struggling against Arizona threw two more incompletions. The Beavers were State. In Saturday’s game, Hogan completed 18-offorced to punt the ball right back to Stanford after 28 throws for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He also made a couple plays with his legs. their drive resulted in negative yardage. n
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Head coach Steve Simmons can talk for hours about how cruel the game of soccer can be. Sunday’s matchup against UCLA was a prime example of how unforgiving it can sometimes be. The Beavers (9-6-1, 2-3-1 Pac-12) outshot the Bruins (10-3-3, 5-1-1) 14-5, but it was UCLA that was able to walk off the muddy Paul Lorenz field with a 2-1 victory. “In all my time at Oregon State, even as an assistant, I don’t remember an Oregon State team bossing a UCLA team like we did today,” Simmons said. The Bruins got on the board the eighth minute when redshirt senior forward Andrew Tusaazemajja stuck the ball into the top corner, which any professional goalie would have had
trouble stopping. How the goal happened was very similar to how other conference teams have been able to score on the Beavers at home: getting an open shot on goal after a poor clearance by the Beavers. “We didn’t have anyone pressuring the ball,” redshirt junior goalkeeper Matt Bersano said. “We got to watch the guys light up, line his hips up, and put the ball exactly where he wanted.” The Beavers had a chance to even the score in the first half when senior forward Khiry Shelton was able to weave his way past the goalie. He then found sophomore midfielder Michael Steele in front of the net, but his effort sailed over the crossbar. UCLA then extended their lead to 2-0 after a rare defensive breakdown led to junior forward Larry Ndjock chipping his shot over Bersano early in the second half. The Beavers were finally able to get on the board and cut into the Bruins’ lead when freshman defender Jalen Markey was able to find fellow fresh-
man Timmy Mueller who scored his 10th goal of the season. “It was a floating ball, so I backed up,” Mueller said, “the two defenders jumped and missed, so I was all by myself because they misplayed it; then I kicked it far-post.” The Bruins were able to keep the Beavers from scoring the equalizing goal, handing the Beavers the loss in their final home game of the season. For many, it was a tough pill to swallow. “This was the least I had do in a game (in my career),” said Bersano. “Everything was set up for us to win but we didn’t finish it out.” “Nothing I’m going to tell these guys that are positive about the game are going to make them feel better.” Simmons said. The Beavers will be off this week before starting the final stretch of games, all of which are on the road. Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com
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With the score tied at 7-7, the Cardinal cruised 75 yards in just four plays. A 27-yard run by junior running back Barry Sanders set the stage for a 37-yard touchdown run by Hogan. The long touchdown plays kept coming, as well: In the second quarter, Hogan hooked up with senior receiver Jordan Pratt for a 37-yard touchdown completion to push the score to 21-7. Near the beginning of the third quarter, senior receiver Ty Montgomery returned a punt 50 yards for the touchdown. Stanford also scored on a one-yard run by Patrick Skov in the second quarter. The Cardinal scored touchdowns on plays of 42, 37, 37, 1 and 50 yards. Senior kicker Jordan Williamson also made a 33-yard field goal to wrap up Stanford’s scoring. With the score at 38-7 in the fourth quarter, both teams went deep into their benches. Backup quarterback Luke Del Rio saw the field for nine plays, even orchestrating a 72-yard touchdown drive. During the possession, Del Rio completed a 52-yard pass to redshirt freshman receiver Hunter Jarmon. That play put the Beavers on the 1-yard line, which allowed redshirt freshman running back Damien Haskins to
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Senior safety Ryan Murphy goes down after a return from a Utah turnover in the two teams’ game in Corvallis on Oct. 16. score a touchdown on his first career carry They’ll be looking to get their season back for Oregon State. on track when they play California (4-4, 2-4) Stanford’s win moves the Cardinal to a 5-3, this coming Saturday. 3-2 Pac-12 record. The Beavers, who have lost Mitch Mahoney, sports reporter three of their first four conference games, drop On Twitter @MitchIsHere sports@dailybarometer.com to 4-3 and have a 1-3 record in Pac-12 games.
VOLLEYBALL n Continued from page 5 The key to Oregon State’s success against ASU came down to being able to side out very well and dominate the serving-passing game. They sided out at 76 percent over the whole match, a season high for them. “We came out and did several things really well, we passed the ball, we sided out really well,” Liskevych said. “We knew we had the ingredients to be pretty good.” “I think a key aspect was the serving and passing game, because it will set the tone for what offense you can run. Serving them tough won’t let them run the plays they want to run,” said sophomore outside hitter Emilie Wilmes. The Beavers also had much improved passing from Friday to Saturday’s game. There was a lack of communication that often led to poor passing or being unable to use multiple options against Arizona. “Our offense starts with a good pass and from Friday’s game and Today’s, passing allowed us to get all our options in and stay a step ahead of the blockers on the other side,” said junior libero Darby Reeder. Arizona was able to put up 12 team blocks against Oregon State, while Arizona State only combined for seven. The Beavers were able to better find the floor against the Sun Devils than the Wildcats. “I felt like personally I could see the block better and so I could get around it, but we had really great sets all night so that really helped,” said Schaudt. Schaudt had a good game against ASU with 9 kills, hitting at .450 and putting up 5 blocks. Wilmes also made important contri-
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Oregon State’s volleyball team celebrates after scoring a point against Arizona State on Oct. 25. butions off the bench in the third set with 3 kills, hitting at .600. “Laura Schaudt hit really well today with no errors and Emily Wilmes off the bench, in that third set, did a great job,” said Liskevych. Defensively, the Beavers saw a great weekend overall from their libero Reeder. She had 30 digs in Friday’s game and another 22 Saturday. “This weekend was a mental turnaround for me personally. I tried to focus on playing in the moment more,” said Reeder. Oregon State is hoping to take this win and use it as motivation for their coming weekend against the top team in the country: Stanford.
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he time has come for Oregon citizens of the voting age to take a stand on a topic so controversial, it splattered records for the most ever spent on a ballot measure in our fair state. In November, Measure 92 will be on the ballot, and we will have to make a choice to have a choice and know what we’re buying when we buy it. Measure 92 would require that food retailers, suppliers and manufacturers label products that contain GMOs. Labeling laws would pass on a cost to consumers, according to a study by Cornell University. Regardless of the benefits or detriments of GMOs, we should know what it is we’re supporting. Products that contain GMOs should be labeled. Genetically modified organisms are organisms that have been modified. Genetically. The genome of an organism is modified by sticking new genes in or removing old ones in ways that would not happen naturally, such as if a farmer were artificially propagating his or her crops — we’re onto you, Gregor Mendel. Some GMOs are produced to increase protection against insects, diseases or herbicides, according to the World Health Organization. Insects that munch on our plant food destroy about one fifth of the crop production in the entire world every year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A fifth of crop production a year is a big deal, especially with an increasing world population. About half of all cropland in the U.S. is used for GMOs, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. From that angle, GMOs are great; bring ‘em on. But the fact that the state is so divided on the issue suggests there’s more at play. People debate the issues of allergenicty, gene transfer and outcrossing, according to the WHO. There are 64 countries that have GMO labeling laws. Search the term “GMO” on a web browser and be met with information from interested parties. With the right information, we should be able to make the choice ourselves and choose whether to buy or not to buy GMO products. That so much money has been poured into this campaign highlights the truth: we aren’t trusted to make our own decisions. We should get the right to know what exactly we are putting in our mouths. We already list other informational content on our food — vitamins, chemicals and caloric value. What would be so difficult in adding whether or not the food contains some kind of genetically modified organism?
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Neither program will cost you money. They are “recommended” in the sense that these are OSU’s supported anti-virus solutions. You can use other solutions — Symantec, McAfee — but you are required to have anti-virus protection on each device. This protection is required at OSU because your devices share common networks with tens of thousands of others. An unprotected device is a threat to everyone. Consider the taxonomy of software called “malware,” which is code used to replicate itself, disrupt computer processes, gather information illic-
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itly or gain unauthorized access to a computer. McAfee Labs collects malware and produces anti-virus software. In “The State of Malware 2013,” McAfee reports cataloging more than 100,000 new malware samples every day. That rate is increasing and the malware is growing in sophistication. To put this into context, as McAfee Labs states, “Malware infiltration and data exfiltration almost always occurs over a network.” That means that whenever your See DR. TECH | page 8
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n a surprise act of cooperation with the United States last Tuesday, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea suddenly and unexpectedly released American citizen Jeffery Fowle after imprisoning him for six months. The normally hostile nation has also agreed to release two other prisoners, provided the U.S. issues them a formal apology. Fowle was initially arrested on suspicion of promoting Christianity within the atheist-state — for leaving a bible behind in a nightclub while traveling with his tour group.
occasionally detained and sentenced without trial for straying from the government’s strict guidelines of what is permissible while in the country. That’s what happened to Kenneth After everything I’d heard about the reclusive North Korea growing up, I Bae and Matthew Miller, the two other was surprised to learn that the world’s American nationals whose freedom is most oppressive regime actually does currently being negotiated. Bae, a Christian minister, was arrestallow a certain degree of foreign toured in 2012 on charges of promoting ism — if only to improve their failing Christianity and sentenced to 15 years’ economy. hard labor. While I don’t know why anyone Miller, in the hopes of becoming a would willingly risk stepping inside the second Edward Snowden, was enterDPRK’s borders for a vacation, people ing the DPRK’s customs when he make the trip every year and are See CORRELL | page 8
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bola in the United States is becoming a serious problem — but the problem is not the virus, it is the paranoia and ignorance shown by people in this country. If you happen to turn on the TV and catch the news, you are almost guaranteed to see a large story about “Ebola in America.” Currently, there are two people in the country known to have the virus. That’s right, only two. According to the Center for Disease Control, the flu has killed at least 3,000 people in America every year since 1976. So far in the U.S., one person has died. Recently, New York and New Jersey now have a mandated 21-day quarantine period for any individual returning from West Africa after treating Ebola patients. This quarantine is going to hurt people that actually need help. Many doctors across the country have been traveling to West African countries to try and help Ebola patients — in a place that are actually stricken with the disease. These countries desperately need their help because the healthcare systems there are far from sufficient. The new 21-day quarantine is going to create a disincentive for doctors leaving the country to help folks in West Africa. Nobody is going to want to head over there, only to return to isolation for three weeks. It all stems from the paranoia that is rampant in our country about Ebola. Ebola is not the type of disease that could break out in the US — it is too hard to catch and our infrastructure and healthcare systems are too advanced. Ebola cannot be contracted through the air, so you could be standing in a room full of people who are infected, and — as long as you don’t have intimate contact with them — you wouldn’t catch the disease. But that’s not what sells on TV. All you hear about on the news is Ebola, even when doctors go on programs and say that it is not an issue. The next story could be about how to prevent an outbreak. There are people in Africa who actually need help fighting Ebola, because they are not as fortunate to have the resources we do in this country. More people need to hear about stories like Seahawks and Blazers owner Paul Allen, who just donated $100 million to fight Ebola worldwide. What is frustrating is that one of the first cases in America — in Dallas — should have easily been contained, and then it would have been a non-story. But the hospital’s lack of protocol caused one nurse to unfortunately contract the disease. This is a disgrace to the brave doctors and nurses who were helping attend the patients. One should not be put in that kind of danger when it can easily be avoided by setting basic protocols to follow. There were no protocols and another person became infected. Luckily, that nurse has recovered and been discharged. Let’s all take a step back and try to think about those in Africa instead of panicking about nothing happening at home. t
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ripped up his tourist visa and demanded asylum. His plan fell through, and he was promptly taken into custody and sentenced for six years. On Oct. 24, Secretary of State John Kerry released a statement that the U.S. would not give North Korea an apology in exchange for the two prisoners, on the grounds that their custody was “inappropriate” to begin with. Regardless, the fact that the DPRK even made the offer in the first place is a rare turn of events. In the past the previous leader Kim Jong Il’s government would demand a personal visit from high-ranking figures — such as former President Bill Clinton — to negotiate on prisoners’ behalf. So why the sudden change in diplomatic policy? Kim Jong Il’s heir, Kim Jong Un, hasn’t shown any other signs of deviating from his father’s tyrannical rule. If anything, his attitudes towards his South Korean neighbor and the West have been even more defiant than his predecessor. Foreign Policy experts on the so called “Hermit Kingdom” have warned that this new campaign of compliance is part of a ‘charm offensive’ to promote a better international image and protect their leader from prosecution in the International Criminal Court. The U.N. established a committee to investigate North Korea’s human rights violations in 2013, and by February 2014 they had compiled enough evidence to release a debilitating report of the dictatorship’s horrific brutality. Their findings condemned the DPRK for crimes against humanity and incriminated officials up to the very top of the governmental infrastructure. While the strong presence of China in the U.N. makes an actual prosecution unlikely, Beijing has becomes increasingly restless with North Korea’s recent antics. In his last visit to the Korean peninsula, China’s President Xi Jinping chose to meet with South Korean leaders before the North for the first time since the two nations were formed. The growing distance of their only real ally has been enough to spook the DPRK into desperate action. It’s unclear whether North Korea’s attempts to win favor with the world will keep them out of trouble. The U.S.’s primary goal in negotiations with Kim Jong Un’s regime continues to be nuclear disarmament — something the dictator is unlikely to budge on. The tension surrounding the DPRK has been ubiquitous for the last several decades, but if China continues snubbing their neighbor we may see the first real diplomatic change in the next few years.
devices are on the OSU wireless or wired networks, they are exposed to malware. It does not make me feel better to know that my own government is creating and spreading malware. Malware infiltration is the infection of a computing device by a malicious program; data exfiltration is the unauthorized transfer of data from a computing device. I hear someone asking; “Sure, but how bad can that be? It’s just a program.” Consider some of the major types of malware and what they do. Virus — this type of program replicates and spreads by inserting copies of itself into programs, data files, email, web pages, etc. Successful viruses can do many evil things from stealing and corrupting your data to wrecking your computer. Worm — these replicate themselves in order to spread to other computers, but unlike a virus do not attach to another program. Like viruses, they are evil. Trojan horse — they don’t replicate but covertly invade a computer in order to execute commands or steal passwords. They sneak through protections by hiding within legitimate programs, like the Greeks did at Troy — read “The Iliad.” Ransomware — invades your device in order to ruin your day by encrypting files or blocking programs and then it demands payment from you in order to be removed. Spyware — these stealth programs sneak into your devices and quietly steal your data, passwords and credit card numbers to send to their malefic masters. Adware — invades a computer, often to hijack the web browsers, in order to force the display of unwanted advertisements and search engines. Does this malvertising actually work as a marketing strategy? Rogueware — these horrors impersonate an anti-virus solution, which warns you that your device is infected. If you fall for it and install the lying rogueware, your device will now be infected.
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Scareware — a variation of rogueware that plays on all kinds of fears from Internet security to social reputation. Everyone has a secret fear — read “1984” by George Orwell — and for each there is a scareware eager to strike terror into your heart. PUP, or a “Potentially Unwanted Program,” may not be directly malicious, though they surreptitiously take over functions of programs that you have chosen to use and use up resources, slowing down your device. You have probably seen PUPs in the form of weather apps, search bars, shopping tools and browser redirects that you did not consciously choose to install. I call PUPs ‘predictably unwelcome parasites.’ That’s just the short list, but isn’t it reason enough to implement antivirus protection now? Even better, add malware protection to your computer. OSU recommends MalWareBytes and SUPERAntiSpyware and has links to them at the above referenced web pages. Both programs have free and premium versions. With them you can run scans for malware. When they find malware code it is put into a delete folder that is quarantined from the rest of the computer. You can review those programs and choose to keep or delete them. These anti-malware tools can be set to run scheduled scans and the premium versions provide real-time protection. While writing this I ran a scan of my desktop from MalwareBytes. It found eight Trojans and 94 PUPs on my computer. My last act in writing this column will be to select “delete all” — heh heh. I strongly recommend that you visit the IS helpdocs, install anti-virus software and malware protection software and use them regularly. t
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