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SEMPER VERITAS

APA’s office accuses administration of mismanagement

BREAKIN’

T.J. Thomson

THE ICE

Executive Editor

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Annette Langford, distance learning coordinator, scrapes ice off of her vehicle’s windshield Tuesday afternoon after CSC administration announced the early closing of campus due to icy conditions.

OPINION

NEWS

CSC clubs’ off-campus accounts closed, NSCS claims

SPORTS

‘War on Religion’ on a short fuse?

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LIFESTYLES

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In a statement Tuesday, the Nebraska Auditor’s Office accused both CSC and the Nebraska State College System of poor decision-making and oversight.

The criticism came in the APA’s management letter, signed by Assistant Deputy Auditor Don Dunlap, which details deficiencies and weaknesses of the audited unit.

In the letter, Dunlap stated that CSC was in its current position “due, in large part, to an overall lack of institutional control and poor decision making and/or oversight by multiple parties, including the administration of the institution itself.”

All calls to CSC President Janie Park about the audit were being referred to the System Office, Pam Anderson, Park’s secretary said Wednesday morning.

NSCS Chancellor Stan Carpenter did not respond to eight telephone calls throughout Wednesday. In addition, emails to Carpenter and Brad Smith, CSC athletic director, requesting interviews were not returned by press time Wednesday.

Dunlap stated that if CSC’s administration had been observant, the organization would have had ample opportunity to recognize and fix many of its current problems relating to the recent football fundraising scandal.

Dunlap went on to highlight 14 of what he classified as “some of the more glaring indicators of problems” the APA’s office noted during the 2010-11 NSCS audit.

Included in the letter’s list of indicators was Smith’s attendance at and approval for resources related to the Last Chance for Glory Golf tournaments and senior college officials’ discussion regarding the liability of transporting individuals to the tournament. see AUDIT, Page 2

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STUDENT SENATE

Committees busy in Senate Kelsey Amos Reporter Senate members concluded the discussion about amendments to the constitution and discussed the new general studies program at their meeting on Monday.

President Morgan Nelson said that she and Jacob Rissler, senator-at-large are going to an AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) conference in Washington D.C. over midterm break.

Treasurer T.J. Thomson said that the deadline for clubs to sign up for budget hearings and submit their packets was Feb. 23. Out of the nearly 45 clubs on campus, around 33 have signed up for hearings and submitted their packets, Thomson said.

There is $12,918 in Senate’s combined accounts, Thomson said.

Tiffani Roelle, junior senator of liberal arts, reported on the time capsule committee and the academic review committee. The time capsule committee is working to get a plaque and landmark for the location of the capsule. Roelle said that Dale Grant, vice president for administration and finance, was providing the funds for these items, so the committee wouldn’t need any funds from Senate. There will be a display case of the time capsule items in the Student Center April 13-19, Roelle said.

The academic review committee is still forming the essential learning program, which will replace the current general studies program, Roelle said.

Luke Wright, CAB president, said that approximately A copy of Sinn’s fund200 people attended the caing request to the reer fair last week. Only 45 Student Senate. students, out of the 100 who bought tickets, attended the dining etiquette presentation.

Wright said CAB has gotten the Hunger Games movie in the theater early for a special showing for CAB’s free movie night event.

Riley Machal, student trustee, said that the student trustee committee has picked a candidate for the new student trustee. They will pass their vote on to Janie Park. Park will review it and inform the System Office, who will also review it and pass the vote on to the governor, who will appoint the new student trustee.

Laure Sinn, coordinator of Student Activities, requested $3,000 for the Office of Student Activities. She said that the office’s funds were depleted by the college’s centennial events. Nelson said an executive session would meet at the next Senate meeting to discuss Sinn’s request.

The next Senate meeting is March 12.

AUDIT

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The list also referred to a news article from the college’s sports information office describing the success and scope of the tournament.

“This type of publicity – especially considering that it was internally generated by CSC staff – should have alerted CSC’s administration and others to the amount of money raised by the golf tournaments,” the letter stated about the press release.

Dunlap listed five issues relating to O’Boyle and the private bank accounts. The five issues were: 1) Lack of institutional control by CSC Administration. 2) Minimal, if any, supporting documentation was retained over the years to support account activity from all three bank accounts. 3) CSC provided its employees with minimal training or coordinated education regarding the broad array of NCAA compliance issues. 4) CSC had overall weak accounting procedures in its Athletics Department. 5) Confidential information was released to individuals outside of the NSCS before the information was made public.

As The Eagle reported in its Feb. 9 edition, the System Office created two new positions to monitor its finances - director of systemwide accounting and, pertaining to CSC specifically, athletics accountant.

In the letter of management’s findings, the APA’s office identified three “significant deficiencies” related to the NSCS. The first was “Undue Influence of the NSCS’s Executive Management (State College System).

Referring to the first deficiency, Dunlap stated that an email from the System Office regarding the optional nature of NSCS’ employees responses to state auditing personnel

was restrictive and significantly harmed the APA staff’s ability to conduct the audit.

The same deficiency also details multiple other cases of delayed, disrupted, or partial communication from the NSCS to the auditor.

“As a result of these non-cooperation directives and refusals to cooperate with the audit process, there is a significant, irreversible risk that the NSCS employees will withhold essential information from auditors or will not share information that they might otherwise have had such directives and/or refusals not occurred,” the management letter states.

This far in the report, Dunlap’s criticism targeted the NSCS management as a whole; however, in the auditors’ recommendation section of the report, Dunlap referenced Carpenter specifically, stating “The actions of the NSCS’s Chancellor are difficult, if not impossible, to repair due to their long-term impact on auditor-auditee communications and the overall ability of the auditor to conduct a comprehensive, full, fair, and balanced audit of the State College System with full auditee cooperation.

The APA’s office also recommended that the NSCS Board of Trustee’s chair, Carter Peterson, communicate the importance of “complete, accurate, and unfiltered” responses to all NSCS employees for any information requests submitted by the auditor’s office.

The NSCS responded that it felt it was acting in accordance with the directive issued by the State Attorney General’s Office.

In the NSCS’ response, contained in the auditors’ management letter, Peterson stated “The Chancellor has kept me and the entire Board informed of the issues and communication related to Chadron State athletics and the Auditor. I am very satisfied with the actions of the Chancellor.”

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FastFACTS of the NSCS Audit 75-pages in the Auditor of Public Accounts’ management letter to the NSCS, published Feb. 28.

$41,136,627 Current assets of the NSCS for the 2011 fiscal year ending June 30. The total net assets of the NSCS for the same period is $158,204,727.

Three significant deficiencies the APA found in the Nebraska State College System in its 2010-11 annual audit.

Nine times the term “refusal” was used in the APA’s Management Letter. Uses include “refusal to discuss these comments; refusal to answer certain questions; refusal to answer specific APA questions; refusals to cooperate; refusal of NSCS to answer specific questions and provide requested information.

CSC clubs admit to off-campus bank accounts after BKD report is released, Chancellor says T.J. Thomson Executive Editor In a Jan. 6 email from Nebraska State College System Chancellor Stan Carpenter stated that he was informed Jan. 5, “after the BKD report was issued some folks came forward to disclose other accounts.”

In the email, Carpenter stated that he understood that the APA’s office was already aware of the rodeo club’s account, art guild club account, and the health profession’s club account; however, Carpenter stated he was informed Jan. 5 of the existence of two additional club accounts – “I learned that the health professions club had an additional account for the sports medicine program and the ag club had an account as well,” the

Exhibit “G” of the APA’s Management Letter, dealing with CSC student organizations. email states.

Carpenter stated that, to his knowledge, all the clubs with known non-foundation accounts had been transferred to custodial accounts under the CSC’s foundation purview.

The auditor’s office followed-up on Carpenter’s email, asking on Jan. 23 when the accounts had been transferred to the CSC

foundation, as well as account specifics, including what the purpose of the accounts was for, the individuals listed on the account, and the account’s bank activity for the past three years.

NSCS Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administration Carolyn Murphy issued a reply on behalf of the System Office Jan. 24. In it, Murphy stated “The NSCS position remains that student accounts are not College funds. Use of such funds are directed by the students. In accordance with Dale Grant’s earlier response, Chadron State will not provide the information requested regarding outside bank accounts of student clubs and organizations.”

Multiple calls to Murphy Wednesday went unreturned.

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Auditors find security breach in NeSIS access T.J. Thomson

Executive Editor Computer system security was one of the three “significant deficiencies” the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts identified in its management letter of the Nebraska State College System, released Tuesday.

“We noted 13 State College users with access to NeSIS had the ability to log in as any established user by bypassing the established authentication process,” the report stated. The issue involved the anonymous ability to access accounts, as well as the lack of any recorded history when doing so.

“These users were not limited to accessing subordinate, student, or employee accounts. The ability did not require knowledge of another user’s password, nor would the user know if their account was accessed or compromised in this manner,” the letter states.

The APA’s office stated that having such broad and unrestricted access to accounts and informa-

tion was an accountability issue.

“When users are allowed to circumvent established authentication controls, there is a decrease in accountability as one of these 13 users could log into NeSIS as someone else, and any changes made in the production environment would appear to have been performed by the actual owner of the user account.”

The auditor’s office recom- The NeSIS logo mended that unrestricted access such as this be removed, or limited if complete removal was not practical, and that a history and identity log be created to allow such actions to be documented in the future.

“We recommend the State College System remove this access. If this access is required in unique situations, we recommend it be temporarily granted only when needed. We also

recommend implementing controls to immediately identify and document users who authenticate to NeSIS by bypassing established authentication processes.”

In the in-letter response, the NSCS acknowledged the issue, and said it was “reviewing and removing, where appropriate, the identified individuals who have the ability to change a user’s password.”

Further, the NSCS administration also stated that it would create a system to track NeSIS user’s access of other employee’s accounts.

“The NSCS has initiated a change request that will allow for ‘checking out’ a password into a user’s account, based on the roles assigned to the person making the request and the roles assigned to the person whose account is being requested. These requests will be tracked,” the letter stated.

“When users are allowed to circumvent established authentication controls, there is a decrease in accountability.”

– OFFICE OF THE NEBRASKA APA, quoted in its 2012 report on the NSCS Foley

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NSCS committee reviewing proposals for new software Ashley Swanson Reporter

Software designed to manage work requests and inventory; archive work and project history for archival use and reporting; and providing staff with resources that will help prioritize and finish projects more efficiently is on CSC’s horizon, according to materials from the Nebraska State College System’s website.

An NSCS committee is currently reviewing bids for the software.

Blair Brennan, physical facilities coordinator, and Todd Baumann, office assistant for administration and finance, are CSC’s representatives on the committee. Each of the three member-schools of the NSCS will be receiving the software, according to the Request for Proposals document posted on the NSCS website.

Dale Grant, vice president of Administration and Finance, and Brennan said during the third week of February, that the CSC would implement the software as part of a strategic plan that, in part, will reduce paper use. Currently, inventories are kept physically by hand requiring multiple documents to keep track of campus equipment and resources.

“By implementing this, we can improve service to our campus customers and service organizations,” Grant said.

NSCS vice-chancellor for facilities, planning, and IT Ed Hoffman declined to comment on how much the new system would cost.

As of Wednesday, Hoffman said a proposal has not been chosen yet. Hoffman said the cost of each proposal will be released at the NSCS Board of Trustees’ April meeting in Chadron.

The NSCS-issued request for proposals of the computerized maintenance management software.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I didn’t know this school endorsed hypocrisy.

Vice President for Academic & Student affairs Dr. Lois Veath has been allowed to take another position before her contract at Chadron is complete.

Meanwhile, the school terminated Coach O’Boyle, only to discover he secured another position. So they brought him back and reprimanded him. That is not fair.

Too much on this campus goes unaddressed. Some people on this campus barely make a living, and here’s a woman pulling two double-digit incomes.

She splits her current responsibilities while the school forces O’Boyle to complete a contract ‘til July 1st, sitting in the basement of Sparks.

Let the man go.

Be the better establishment, and say proudly that you treated this man right, even though he might have done you wrong. He should be held accountable for his actions, but show some consistency. Chadron is playing the detention center, while its purveyor won’t follow her own policy.

I’m very happy for Dr. Veath, that her career is going strong. I just feel like we shouldn’t keep O’Boyle around like a ghost. The last thing this school needs is for its mistakes to take up haunting.

—Kelly Clarke, sophomore of Sterling, Colo.

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There is no ‘War on Religion’ Robert Jordan Contributor

I love guns, red meat, and the Bible just as much as the next God-fearing patriot, but I don’t understand why many of my fellow Americans are convinced that there is a “war on religion”. Before I go on, it’s necessary that we first look at taxpayer-sponsored wars of the past few decades: the War on Terror, the War on Drugs, and the War on Illiteracy. If you’re reading this, the last one on my list is probably the only one we are winning right now, but nonetheless, these are wars that have had the actual stamp of government approval.

It’s a common practice of pundits and leaders to slap on “war” in a half-assed attempt to give urgency to their cause, but the “urgency” makes about as much sense as throwing a wet blanket on someone suffering from hypothermia. It’s a sad thought that in an age of unreason, we cannot wage such a war on ignorance.

So I ask the people who sincerely believe the “War on Religion” exists, to answer this question: Where has the U.S. government overstepped its bounds and mounted a pogrom against the church?

You can’t, because the only war against faith is the one you start yourself through intolerance. If you cry of religious persecution, but remain silent when other faiths are being persecuted, can you honestly expect sympathy from anyone?

The fact is that we don’t live in a Christian nation

any more than we live in a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation or an atheist nation; it is simply “One Nation.” We may say “under God” in our pledge, but so many of us forget the “indivisible” part. People of all beliefs and walks of life continue to serve and sacrifice to ensure that the freedom of religion still exists. The “liberty and justice for all” is not established under any pretense by the state solely for Christianity to be entitled to, it applies to all.

I understand that for many followers of the Christian faith, there is an inherent duty to spread “The Good News,” and I have no problem with that. What is unacceptable are individuals who complain when they are not free to proclaim their beliefs on government time, spend government dimes, and ram their beliefs down everyone’s throats. Other beliefs aren’t entitled to those considerations, so what makes yours so special?

If you and your denomination are as holy as you profess in the pews, then I implore you to go out and love thy neighbor, no matter how unsavory a character you perceive them to be.

Invite non-believers to church or Bible study or whatever it is that you do. But if they respectfully decline, then likewise you should respect their differences, and leave it at that.

Religious freedom is our right, but for those who are steadfast in ignorance and intolerance of others’ beliefs, I sincerely hope you keep your mouths shut.

We all need to engage and embrace the wonderfully vast palette of humanity, because like it or not, we have to share this big blue pearl in space. I’m convinced it would be a lot easier for everyone to get along if we had fewer zealots in the way.

Live and let live, love and let love.

That is the only way to be fair, and being fair is how I would like to be judged for eternity.

MAN ON THE STREET

What event have you enjoyed most so far this year? Why? “Basketball game against Kearney, because it was a close game and awesome school spirit.”

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“The basketball game against Kearney, because it was crazy packed.”

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“The RMAC Track Championship, because we got to compete on our own track.”

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THE EAGLE’S TOP ATHLETES

Chris Curtis

Basketball Position: Guard Year: Senior Hometown: Tustin, Calif.

Curtis scored led the floor with 22 points in Saturday’s game against University of Nebraska, Kearney.

Alex Graham

Track Events: Sprints Year: Sophomore Hometown: St. Leonardo, Jamaica Graham won the 55 meter dash in 6.25 seconds during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Indoor Track and Field Championships.

SPORTS ACTION

Eagles trampled in tourney opener Chris Clark Sports Editor In 1980, the U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey team, a group of amateur and collegiate players, beat the best hockey team in the world and won an Olympic gold medal. But for every “miracle on ice,” a thousand teams must fail.

In 2012, the Eagles joined the ranks of those teams.

The Eagles have been riding an unexpectedly successful late-season surge, winning 11 of their last 13 games and clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 2002.

Their post-season experience was cut short, though, as they crumbled on the road to the rival University of Nebraska, Kearney Lopers, 86-63 in the first round of the RMAC Shootout tournament on Tuesday night.

The Lopers, who lost to Chadron 75-73 on the preceding Saturday, played like they had something to prove.

Kearney, led by freshman forward Ethan Grozek of Norfolk who scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, shot 54 percent from the field in their victory Tuesday, which advanced the team to the second round of the RMAC tournament. They will play the No 1. seeded Colorado School of Mines, this Friday in Pueblo, Colo.

The Eagles on the other hand, who played with a remarkable intensity in their weekend victory over Kearney, struggled through Tuesday’s game. They held just three leads during the contest, all of which occurred in the first five

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Senior guard Kevin McClelland (3) of Long Beach, Calif., shoots a lay up while Lopers Ethan Brozek (44), tries to block the shot during the game against the University of Nebraska, Kearney, Saturday in Armstrong. minutes. UNK even managed to reach a gaping 27-point lead four minutes into the second half.

CSC also struggled with turnovers, giving the ball up 16 times.

UNK scraped 20 points off of Chadron’s turnovers.

Chadron has had difficulty with turnovers all season, ranking second-to last in conference turnover margin.

Kearney also suffocated the Eagles’ San Franciscan powerhouse Moala Tautuaa, holding him to just five points.

Saturday, though, was a different story. The Eagles looked like a playoff-ready squad as they stretched past Kearney for the narrow victory. CSC shot 47 percent from the field and senior guard Chris Curtis led the floor with 22 points.

UPCOMING CSC SPORTS

Softball

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Senior guard Chris Curtis of Tustin, Calif., leaps for a dunk during Saturday’s game against the University of Nebraska, Kearney in Armstrong Gymnasium.

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Regis University 12 p.m. Saturday at CSC Softball Field 11 a.m. Sunday at CSC Softball Field

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NCAA Division II Championship March 9-10 at Colorado State University, Pueblo

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“Somebody smells like waffles.”

— Thursday, Old Admin “Clearly these people are poor. Homeboy doesn’t have any pants on.”

— Tuesday, Cafeteria “Is it cheating if he pays?”

— Wednesday, Old Admin

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Dozens of masked and costumed individuals swirl around CSC’s ballroom during a Mardi Gras dance sponsored by The Pit and RLA.

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CSC professor wins publication award Hannah Clark Reporter “Diaspora” means “the scattering of people away from their homeland”. Shafiqur Rahman, associate professor of communication arts, employs this term in his new book; “The Bangladeshi Diaspora in the United State After 9/11: From Obscurity to High Visibility”.

According to the book’s description, it centers around how “After 9/11, Bangladeshi-Americans felt pressured to see their identities in binary Muslim vs. American terms.

They refused to accept this identity not only because it does not fit, but also because it curtails their ability to engage society in multiple terms and to exercise their rights as citizens.” The one-pound tome is part of a series called “The New Americans: Recent Immigration & American Society” which Texas-based LBF Scholarly Publishing has created to focus on the diverse populations of America.

After its publication on February 15th, “Bangladeshi Diaspora” has already won the Honor Award for the Asian/ Pacific American Librarian Association’s Award for Literature for 2011-12, under the adult non-fiction category.

The Eagle sat down with Rahman to discuss his new book.

Q. Why are you so interested in the diaspora concept?

A. “Because I’m a part of one. Historically the term was used to describe the Jewish peoples’ exile from Jerusalem, but now there are so many small packets of people it has become a modern term. I also specialize in international communications, which diaspora is an important part of.

So many people are moving around the world; I wanted to address the issues of their life, their identity, and their

problems. Our numbers are growing. I certainly hope people will learn about Bangladeshis, and all our interesting stories and histories.”

Q. When did you immigrate to America?

A. “Sept. 1st, 1999, I moved to Louisiana, where I got my masters, and then I lived in Illinois, where I got my Ph.D. from Southern Ill. University.”

Q. So you came to America to continue your studies?

A. “I looked to Canada and the U.K, but only America’s financial assistantship allowed me to continue my scholarly work and education. It would have been difficult to support my education in Bangladesh.”

Q. In the book’s title it says “ from obscurity to high visibility.” What does that mean?

A. “Bangladesh is a tiny country, not strategically important, and so not usually known to Americans. 500,000 people of Bangladeshi origins live in the U.S. All these people are rarely noticed. Suddenly, after 9/11, we became “visible” to the government. People connected us to the idea of an unwelcome people. I tried to capture that feeling in my work.”

Q. How does it feel to win this award?

A. “I didn’t know I was participating. My publisher sent in the book, I think routinely. I had no clue, then I found out Tuesday. They are an association of librarians, so I am very happy about how much promotion it will mean. It’s a good feeling, having recognition, it gives me confidence to pursue other works. “ Rahman is currently working on another book, about a Bangladeshi artist, living in N.Y., which he hopes to have published.

The APALA will present Rahman with a plaque this June in Anaheim, CA.

Two years Rahman spent working on the book.

238 pages in Rahman’s book, “The Bangladeshi Diaspora in the United States After 9/11: From Obscurity to High Visibility.”

Rahman’s book was published Feb. 15.

The book is available from Amazon.com.

Classical tunes, smooth jazz, and melodic pieces filled the Atrium in the Sandoz Center, at Sunday’s faculty recital.

Faculty members James Margetts, Adam Lambert, Michael Stephens, G. W. Sandy Schaefer, Una Taylor, and Michelle Lambert displayed their talents to a full house.

Margetts played “Nocturne in C-sharp minor”

by Chopin, a piece which was both soothing and mesmerizing to hear.

Stephens and Schaefer then played a piece by Akira Yuyama by thrumming notes through an alto saxophone and marimba. Taylor, a soprano, sang five songs all with different ranges in sound, composition, and variety.

Adam and Michelle Lambert created a harmonious piece called “Fandango,” which circulated the room with soft dance beats and tap-your-feet rhythms.

Once the recital was finished, the performers were lauded with a standing ovation.

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Stephens, assistant professor of music, plays the alto saxophone during a piece by Akira Yuyama at the faculty recital, Sunday.

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