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Recently, you couldn't connect. UCONNECT, or the UCO News and Networking Educational Communication Tool, is the university's authenPAGE 9 ticated portal system, which Volleyball on the road again combines e-mail, Weber and other services. Recent upgrades Staff Writer Steve Vidal to the system and an increase in previews the women's the number of people who use volleyball season the product have led to perforPAGE 7 mance issues. Tuesday, the system began to become unusable and "the decision was made to incorporate our disaster recovery resources from our off-site bunker facility," an update on the UCO Web VIDEO ON UCO360.COM site says. UCO360 Hi N1 virus For several hours, people who Experience a day with John P. Mabry, assistant professor of criminal justice and law enforcement coordinator, FSI

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tried to log on to UCONNECT instead reached an error page describing the UCONNECT challenges, and how to access "backdoors" to WebCT and Broncho Central School Services. Currently, people are able to access UCONNECT through the old login page while IT troubleshoots the problem. Broncho Central School Services is the web access to Banner, "the campus-wide information system where you can apply for school, enroll in classes, get your grades, etc.," Dr. Cynthia E. Rolfe, vice president for information technology, said. Because the previous version of the UCONNECT software was incompatible with the latest version of Banner, the Office of Information Technology was

"compelled by the University's vendor, SunGard, to upgrade the software application that powers UCOnnect," the update says. "That system feeds into UCONNECT," Rolfe said. "These two products have to work together." "We've been working with the vendor nonstop form days," she said. "We've had people in here until midnight, and then people come back in at two in the morning." If UCONNECT continues to encounter issues through a 24-hour test period, then "we'll do a clean install and install it as a new product," Rolfe said. That test period ends around 5 p.m. on Sept. 2, and at that time they will decide if the next step includes reloading the applica-

tion. "We're trying to avoid that," Rolfe said, and added that if they do reload the software, students who have customized the pages by adding channels or changing the look would lose that customization. As of Sept. 2, UCONNECT is running on a disaster recovery server. This off-site server is in place in case of an emergency like a tornado or fire, Rolfe said. Because the connection from the off-site server was slower, Rolfe said, they physically brought the server here and have been using that to provide the service. Though Rolfe said they see UCONNECT, page 10

University prepares for second wave of swine flu Buono)/ McCaslin .S'iajf me,

The HiN1 virus, or swine flu, could be a new epidemic looming on the horizon as flu season nears. The truth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is swine flu is no more lethal than any other strain of the flu. The only difference is swine flu is a new strain for which antibodies and vaccines have not yet been developed. This only means is that more people may become infected. Unlike typical flu strains, the CDC said, the swine flu strain is less lethal. One danger of the swine flu, as with any strain, is the possibility of other illnesses — bronchitis, pneumonia or other infections — that could be made worse by the flu. The symptoms of swine flu are the same as for any other strain of the virus: fever of 100 degrees or higher, body aches, chills, stuffy or runny nose, coughing, sore throat, chills, nausea and diarrhea. To prevent. infection, the CDC recommends the same steps as with any other strain: wash your hands, cover your nose or mouth when coughing or sneezing and avoid contact with those who are ill. Also very important is to not touch or rub eyes, nose or mouth until after washing your hands, because that is how the virus enters the body. The good news is a swine flu vaccine is in the making and will be distributed before flu season is in full swing, according the CDC webpage. "UCO Health Services is set up to administer the vaccine once it becomes available," James Allen, assistant airector, health promotion and programs said. It will be administered in two doses about thirty days apart. "Cost information is not yet available to

us," Allen said. He said that the CDC has benchmarks in place to assist universities that have a large breakout of the virus, which can be located on the Web site the CDC has dedicated to the illness. The way in which an outbreak is handled is dependant upon how many people become infected and how severe the illness becomes. The CDC recommends people who have the flu, or flu like symptoms stay home and avoid contact with other people. They should wait to return to normal routines until at least 24 hours after the fever breaks, which should occur without the use of

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fever-breaking medicine such as Tylenol. "Those measures are at the discretion of individual faculty." Allen said that at this point UCO is in a wait-and-see mode, meaning school officials are keeping an eye on how many students get sick, whether they live on or off campus and how severe their illness is. He also noted that UCO is being kept up to date on swine flu illnesses by state and county health officials. "Any decision regarding closing campus would be made by the university president, and that is not anticipated at this time," he said.

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