Vol. 127, No. 114 Tuesday, March 27, 2018
OPINION
SPORTS
A&C
TAKE INSPIRATION IN RECENT FRACKING PROTEST
COMPETITION LOOMING IN RAMS’ BACKFIELD
FREE CONCERTS COMING TO CAMPUS IN APRIL
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Two-factor authentication to be enacted By Yixuan Xie @YixuanXie1
“I hope that students are able to be their whole self,” Ambrose said. “And, it is a place and space for social gathering, learning from one another and community connections. It’s really important to have places to consistently go to that makes the campus feel smaller.” Guerrero said Queer Connections is an expansion of the PRC’s first year mentor program.
With increasing issues of data leaks in the digital era, Colorado State University will require students, faculty and staff to use a two-factor authentication system beginning April 25, which requires users to use two different methods to identify themselves, such as entering a username and password, by adding a second level of authentication to the login process. According to Dave Hoffman, the project manager for Academic Computing Network and Services, there are two reasons to use the two-factor authentication: to better protect personal identity information of each individual on campus and to protect the intellectual property of the University, such as research information. “There are places being hacked,” Hoffman said, referencing how ransomware affected the Colorado Department of Transportation in late February. “Hackers encrypt all of your data and all of your computer to demand a ransom somewhere in order to unlock it all. We just need to protect ourselves from those things.” At CSU, users will be required to use a phone or another token in addition to their username and password in order to complete the login. Registering a secondfactor device began March 19, but students and faculty can still register a second device by clicking on the Sign-Up/ Modify Devices button on the www.authenticate.colostate.edu website. Hoffman said the Central IT Technical Support Helpdesk
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Queer connections is a new discussion-based student organization that focuses on connecting trans, queer and questioning students on campus. ILLUSTRATION BY SAM SHEPARDSON COLLEGIAN
Queer Connections creates new discussion space By Maddie Wright @maddierwright
A big campus is daunting. It can be even more intimidating when you don’t have a community to turn to. As of this semester, Queer Connections is providing a space for Colorado State University students who identify as LGBTQ+ to feel safe and supported. Queer Connections is a new student organization that meets every other Wednesday
from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Pride Resource Center. The organization is “a group that focuses on navigating personal, professional and social aspects of day-to-day life. All trans, queer, and questioning folks are welcome.” Because this is the organization’s first semester, their activities will be determined by the students who are part of it. “It’s mostly going to be discussion-based,” said Angelise Guerrero, a
sophomore health and exercise science student who cofacilitates Queer Connections alongside V Bellinger, a junior ethnic studies student. “We want to make this a space where you can come to talk about queer issues and also not queer issues. Just be yourself, make friends (and) build community.” Assistant Director for the PRC, Emily Ambrose, said students comfortability is at the forefront of the organization’s intentions.
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