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NOVEMBER 11, 2009
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H1N1: 8090 cases confirmed
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THE UKULELE DUDE
Phishing attacks continue to plague campus
Student have yet to be notified of any H1N1 cases due to testing inaccuracy
Hacking, unauthorized access to student e-mail accounts still major problem
By Stephanie Snay DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
By Kanye Obaji Ori STAFF WRITER
“I was convulsing. My bed was covered in my sweat; I was shivering, and moaning in pain,” freshman Andrew Loshnowsky said. This has been a reality for an estimated 80 to 90 students from the University of Indianapolis who have been hit by the H1N1 pandemic. President Obama declared H1N1 to be a national emergency on Oct 24. As the virus hits UIndy’s campus, the Health and Counseling Center is trying to make sure that those who are suspected of having H1N1 either go home or remain isolated in order to prevent the infection of others. Due to inVITANGELI accuracy of the H1N1 tests, the university is not testing for the disease. However, the health center is treating all students with flu-like symptoms as if they have H1N1. “CDC [Centers for Disease Control] says if you have certain symptoms, it is H1N1 because this is not the time for our country to get the seasonal flu,”said Vicky Lynn Moran, director of student health and certified family nurse practitioner. While just fewer than 100 students have been infected by H1N1, the question remains—why aren’t students being notified? “I think a lot of times people are saying ‘I have H1N1’ but again we don’t know if it is in fact H1N1,” said Kory Vitangeli, dean of students. However, if students are knowledgeable, potential problems such as an H1N1 outbreak could be better controlled, according to Moran. “I want to educate people. I want people to say ‘Hey, it’s on our team now. The rest of you have got to be careful to wash your hands, use your hand sanitizer
“I logged onto Zimbra and had an e-mail saying that my inbox was at capacity and to change the settings and that I should follow the IT department link in the e-mail in order to send a request,” Junior Hillary Wenning said.“It sounded legitimate, though I only had about six e-mails in my inbox at the time, so I should have known better. Little did I know—it was a phishing hoax.” Financial or personal information theft, password theft and cyber virus attacks have become issues of concern at UIndy, as students and staff continue to respond to internet hoax e-mails commonly known as phishing. “We still have students and staff calling the Help Desk, complaining that their inbox messages have been wiped out, or they have viruses in their computers, or their Zimbra accounts have been blocked. This is because they have responded to a phishing e-mail,” said Patrinah Ahmad, Information Systems technical support manager. According to Michelle Duman, director of client services Information Systems, these anonymous scammers
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> See PHISH on Page 3 Photo by Anne Toliver • The Reflector
Sophomore Evan King sits at ease in his favorite performance location outside the Schwitzer Student Center. King’s music has been recognized as brightening the mood of students on campus through his short vocal performances and melodious island tunes during lunchtime.
Evan King, who’s probably strumming his ukulele outside Schwitzer right now, speaks on his passion for music By Brittany Sweet STAFF WRITER If you go to UIndy and are currently not living under a rock, then you probably know of that guy who plays the ukulele. Well, that guy is Evan King. King is a sophomore theatre education major that reins from Southport High School. “I have been playing for about four or five years.
It all started when my dad’s boss was throwing out a ukulele that had a broken neck,” King said. “I was told that if I can fix it I can have it, so I fixed it and started learning how to play.” King started off with one broken ukulele. Today, his collection consists of three ukuleles, including a soprano concert ukulele, an electric ukulele and a banjo ukulele. Many students have encountered the vocal/ ukulele
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PROTECT YOURSELF FROM PHISHING • ACTIVATE the spam filter on your Zimbra account. • CHECK your junk folders box for phish. • WHEN IN DOUBT, call the help desk and verify whether or not an e-mail is legitimate. • GUARD YOUR PASSWORD; do not share it with anyone in an e-mail format. • NEVER REPLY to any of these phishy e-mails, and do not click on any link that accompanies such e-mails.
Resident Director receives exemption from Afghanistan tour By Manny Casillas EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Ethan Kuhn spent four years as an intelligence analyst for the United States Army in Kansas. In the midst of his first semester as a UIndy Resident Director, he faced the possibility of being deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. “My orders currently say I’ll be attached to a National Guard unit in New Haven, Conn.,” Kuhn said. “[They are] set to deploy sometime in 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, but that’s subject to change.” During Kuhn’s time as an intelligence analyst in Kansas, he simultaneously took night classes at Kansas State University. After finishing the work, he was honorably discharged from active duty. “I spent two and half years focusing on intelligence operations concerning Afghanistan and surrounding areas, like Pakistan,” he said. Kuhn has also worked overseas, training for being deployed to Afghanistan in countries like Jordan. “I gave weekly and daily intel updates for a lot of the units,brigades and battalions
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who were going,”Kuhn said. Kuhn is a native of southern Indiana and has been RD for Cory Bretz since fall. Kuhn is also a student in the Master of Arts and Teaching Program. Kuhn received orders to report for processing on Nov. 22, which could have led to a possible deployment to Afghanistan as soon as February 2010. This caused Ethan and his wife of three years, Laura Kuhn to gather as much support as they could muster in an attempt to have Ethan exempted from active duty. “Hopefully they will at least give me a delay until the end of the semester, or just exempt me until the MAT program is over,” Kuhn said. His wife expressed similar sentiments regarding the situation.She currently lives with Ethan in Cory Bretz. “I’m terrified. I understand the circumstances because he had the four years inactive,” Laura said. “I was always under the assumption that if things got really bad, he’d be called. So, I’m terrified, worried and wondering what am I going to do if he goes.” Kuhn received support from almost every facet of the campus, such as Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli and MAT
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coordinator Angelia Ridgway, who all wrote letters of support. “I’ve got nothing but positive help from the university,” Kuhn said. He also garnered assistance from the offices of Indiana Senators Richard Lugar and Evan Bayh, both of whom contacted the military on his behalf. “It’s awesome,” Laura said of the outpouring of aid. “It’s very nice that we have support, it’s very loving. I went here for four years, and I know the community that can be built, so it’s wonderful.” The hard work to receive an exemption from duty paid off. Shortly after Kuhn spoke with The Reflector, he received notification that his orders were revoked. “I do not have to report in November nor at any other date,” Kuhn said. “I got back in the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve) pool for a possible future recall, but as of now, I’ve got nothing.” While Kuhn doesn’t rule out one day serving overseas on active duty, he is happy for the chance to finish his education. “All the hard work and prayers from my colleagues [have helped],” he said. “The university and my senators are definitely what made it happen and I am forever grateful to them.”
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Ethan Kuhn, Cory Bretz resident director, received an exemption from the U.S. Army after being notified of a possible 2010 deployment to Afghanistan. He is pictured above with his wife, Laura.
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