The DA 08-24-2015

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

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Monday August 24, 2015

Volume 128, Issue 5

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MyID now ‘Login’ after legal mixup by corey mcdonald staff writer @dailathenaeum

Due to a legal conflict, MyID—the identity and credential management system utilized by the Office of Information Technology—is undergoing a name change for all West Virginia University systems. The Daily Athenaeum

obtained a document expressing the concern of a trademark misuse from Intercede Ltd., a software company specializing in credential management, over the MyID trademark. The letter was sent on June 5 to April Min, associate vice president for Legal Affairs. Intercede owns the registrations for the MyID trademark and has used

the trademark for offerings related to identity and credential management since 2003, according to the documents. In Intercede’s cease and desist letter to the University, the company expressed concern that its users could misperceive a relationship or affiliation between the company and the University and asked that the system adopt a

WVU student loses more than $1000 in FBI phone scam by robert lee

A West Virgnia University international student from China was recently tricked into wiring between $1,000 and $1,800 to a person she thought was from the FBI, police said. That person told her she owed the FBI money and that she had to pay it immediately. “An agent with the FBI will identify themselves, state what office they’re from and what they’re requesting,” said State Police Cpl. Ronnie Gaskins. “But most of all, the FBI wont say, ‘You owe us money.’” The student fell victim to a phone scam that police say are all too common during this time of year as students return to WVU. “People claim to be from the IRS, FBI and Department of Justice, telling individuals that they owe them money,” Gaskins said. Gaskins said the call came from a male who told the WVU student he was affiliated with the FBI. The man claimed she owed the government money. The young woman was reluctant at first and searched for the number on the Internet. When she did, she was directed to the FBI’s website, Gaskins said. Convinced, she then

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A horde of wagging tails and wet noses invaded Marilla Pool Sunday for the annual Dog Splash. Each year, the Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia invites dog owners to the pool from the area to bring their furry friends and let them swim in the pool. “At the time, BOPARC came to us and they proposed we get something together,” said Ronda Smith, the co-chair of the shelter. “The first year was such a success, we’ve just kept on doing it, and we’ve never had a rain day.” After only two hours of the event, more than 100 dogs had already gone through the gates to get into the pool. Volunteers from the shelter were there at the gates accepting donations instead of charging an admittance fee. Typically, this event raises somewhere between $25,000-$30,000, Smith said. Smith expects the shelter will raise more money this year since it didn’t have to pay to rent out the pool for the day. Lakecrest Builders sponsored and paid to rent out the pool and the Morgantown Utility Board sponsored the concession stand. “We play games all day,” Smith said. “Some people come to play games, some people come to watch and don’t even have a dog.” Throughout the course of the day, dogs competed in doggie limbo, a race across the pool and a

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Jeff Miller carries his 2-year-old dog, Cooper, out of the pool Saturday.

look-a-like contest with their owners. But at the end of the day, the focus came back to the dogs the shelter serves. Lauren is one of those dogs. She’s a 10-month-old puppy the shelter rescued with 29 other dogs from a hoarding situation. “We’ve only had them at the shelter for about a week,” said Tina Tennant, a shelter employee. “And they’re still pretty skittish. They don’t like people or a lot of noise or even the grass. We don’t know if they were caged all their life or what.” Lauren rested on a volunteer’s shoulders and relaxed by the edge of the pool for most of the day.

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WVU mobile app a ‘one stop shop’ for students by cameron gleason staff writer @DailyAthenaeum

Whether it’s the status of the West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit or the current menu at The Boreman Bistro, students can access all WVU information through the WVU mobile app. The app, currently available for both iOS and Android devices, gives students access to information about all campus ongoings in one location, making it a much more convenient way to navigate

through the University. “The purpose of WVU Mobile is for students to access information and services for WVU all in one place. Often times, students have to go to numerous different websites to find information and services they use everyday,” said Governor Trevor Kiess of the WVU Student Government Association “WVU Mobile is a ‘one stop shop’ where users can find lots of information in one place.” Kiess became involved with the application in the early stages of its devel-

opment last year. He began forming a close bond with the student developers who, at the time, were only creating the app for a senior year project, as well as SGA. “The student was already in the process of working on an app with our ideas and told (Kiess) about it. We were invited to go meet with the group of students who were developing the app and to discuss what we would like to work with them on,” said Governor Madison Thompsonof SGA. “Essentially our role is

to help facilitate meetings with various WVU heads, one being Dr. Solomon, director of the Department of Parking and Transportation. We are also working to give the group of developers compensation for their work, hopefully in the form of the University paying for the app.” WVU Mobile became available to the public on April 24, 2015 and has since been downloaded more than 2,000 times. “At the time of its release, we only had one

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as a whole—49 percent residents versus 51 percent non-residents—according to a fact sheet provided by WVU. Comparatively, Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, has only 18.2 percent out-of-state students, according to its website. Those students come from 48 states and five foreign countries. Additionally, the class of 2019 includes a division of 52.2 percent male and 47.8 percent female; 84.5 percent of the freshman class self-identifies as white. Following white, 7.9 percent of students identify with multiple ethnicities, 4.1 percent as black and/or African American, 2.5 percent as Asian and the remaining one percent identify as either Hispanic, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Native Alaskan. —anr

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Marilla Pool welcomes dog owners, hosts activities in fundraiser for animal shelter

Class of 2019 comprised of more out-of-state students than in-state students

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“Login is not trademarked. We did do the research to confirm that it’s a generic term. Anybody can use it,” Smith said. According to Smith, IT is increasingly trying to replace its more specific brandings similar to MyID with generic terms, like Login. The temporary URL re-

Lincoln, a Jack Russel terrier, waits for his owner, Olivia Greskevitch, to throw his ball into the pool.

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The most recent incoming class of West Virginia University freshmen has a higher percentage of outof-state students than the past four years, according to unofficial numbers from the Registrar’s Office. The class of 2019 is made up of 55.2 percent out-of-state students and 47.2 percent in-state students. The class of 2016—students who are now seniors at the University—came in at an almost even split of 50.5 percent out-of-state students and 49.5 in-state. The classes of 2017 and 2018 had more in-state than out. Using land granted by the federal government through the Morrill Act of 1862, WVU became a landgrant University and later the flagship University of the state. Out-of-state enrollment is larger for the University

erences of MyID have been removed from the website. “It was a transparent change to users. People haven’t even really noticed,” Smith said. “It’s all happening behind the scenes so there’s really no hassle.” The Office of IT has renamed the credential system Login, in order to remain nonspecific to avoid copyright issues.

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

withdrew and wired between $1,000 and $1,800 to the man she thought was from the FBI. Gaskins said this has been a problem in the past and appears to be reoccurring. As of now, police don’t know where the call originated from and who’s behind it. Police advise individuals confronted by this scam or other similar scams to block the caller’s number, not answer any calls from the number and not to feel threatened by the call. Just ignore it and hang up, Gaskins said. Phone scams aren’t just affecting international students. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says scammers tend to target numbers completely at random. They are typically able to reach millions of customers with computer programs that send bulk messages using a few simple key strokes. In a recent release about a separate incident, Morrisey said similar scams target young adults by using an unknown phone number to mislead them into responding to text messages. “This scam preys upon young adults who typically spend a lot more time on their phones texting than

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new name by Aug. 5. “We got the letter from the company June 5,” said Vicki Smith, director of communications for the Office of Information Technology. “That was the first time we were aware there was any issue with the use of MyID.” MyID users at WVU are now redirected to a temporary login URL through the Office of IT until all ref-

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