Paying respect
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Local, page 7
The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 Volume 53, Issue 13
Editorial, page 18 thecord.ca
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Ten years of ups and downs After a long legacy at WLU, football coach Gary Jeffries stepped down last week. The Cord looks back at his tenure Charting Jeffries’ career In depth, page 12
‘Coach Jeff’ reflects Sports, page 23
PHOTO MANIPULATION BY WADE THOMPSON
FILE PHOTOS BY NICK LACHANCE
Alum raises privacy concerns for Laurier
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Personal information of nearly 300 students visible online ELIZABETH DICESARE CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR
Sports, page 24
Next up: nationals Free speech stifled?
Disney lacking originality
Report questions the state of free speech at Laurier and other universities across Canada
With its recent purchase of Lucasarts, Disney continues to rely on already established works
News, page 3
Arts, page 17
While preparing to apply to Canada’s police forces, Bob Baumgartner, a Wilfrid Laurier University graduate, decided to do a Google search of himself, and found more than he was expecting. After typing in his old e-mail address, Baumgartner found a list of 297 former WLU students that included their personal contact information, such as phone numbers, email addresses and home addresses for not only the students, but their parents as well. “It was the only thing in the search that came up,” explained Baumgartner. “I was a little concerned because not only did it have my information, but it had my parents’ information.” “Both of my parents are Laurier alumni, they went there back in the day, and I told them that their contact information was being posted
“I was a little concerned because not only did it have my information, but it had my parents’ information.” —Bob Baumgartner, WLU alumnus on the Internet by Laurier and they weren’t too happy,” he added. While Baumgartner shared this with his parents, he has yet to contact either the school or anyone else on the list that the Google search brought up. However, he expressed his distress regarding the situation and emphasized the need for Laurier to take action. “For me it was a bit concerning because in today’s privacy age, to have [that information] it makes it easy to become victims of fraud,” he said.
“It’s a very serious privacy breach, so just having people’s information that easily accessible is something that concerns me, especially when our school claims to place our privacy in high regards.” After racking his brain, Baumgartner still cannot remember why the list may have been composed. He told The Cord that he doesn’t remember joining any specific groups or taking part in any surveys Campus, page 5