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Fundraising exceeds $500 million BY ALLISON HENDRIX staff writer
USU celebrated the end of a seven-�year-�long fundraising event Friday night with an announce-� ment from University President Stan Albrecht: The campaign raised $512,861,412. When the campaign was announced to the public in 2007, the goal presented was $200 mil-� lion dollars. Tim Vitale, director of Public Relations and Marketing, said reaching even that goal was uncer-� tain in the beginning since this was USU’s first campaign of this kind. Consultants said to start with a more attainable goal. “Consultants didn’t think that we were ready for a $100 million dollar campaign and the presi-� dent said ‘We’re going to do that,’� Vitale said. “He said $200 million and we hit that goal a year later, and the president said we’re dou-� bling the goal to $400 million.� Vitale said when the announce-� ment was made that the president was doubling the original goal in
the middle of an economic down-� brought back to USU by President turn, he joked it was probably the Albrecht specifically to help with worst move he could have possibly the campaign. made. But alumni, friends, donors “The one thing we wanted to and foundations came through emphasize a lot was about stu-� and the larger goal was exceeded. dents and things that you could Kent Clark, the former social do that would benefit students,� vice-�president of development, Peterson said. was heavily involved in the cam-� This includes the 24 new build-� paign for the first five years and ings funded for USU campuses said he was amazed when the statewide and more qualified president announced such a spec-� faculty members with fellowships, tacular goal. professorships and state-�of-�the-� “When we went public, we art facilities. One of the largest had raised a little over one $100 amounts of the money — more million dollars against a $200 than $28.4 million — will go to million dollar goal. That’s about scholarship endowments. what you’d expect when you go “I think the students are now in public with a campaign. You a position where they can do what expect to take three or four more they need to do to have a quality years to finish that goal,� he said. education,� said Albrecht’s wife, “Astonishing.� Joyce Albrecht. “New labs, new The campaign’s slogan, buildings, new scholarships — it “Honoring Tradition, Securing just changes the whole face of the Our Future,� exemplified what campus.� Ross Peterson, the former vice Joyce said of all of the develop-� president for advancement, ments that have arisen out of this said: the administration’s focus campaign, the 200 new scholar-� has been on how this campaign ship endowments, perpetual will affect students now and See ENDOWMENT, Page 3 in coming years. Peterson was
USU CHAMBER SINGERS perform at the celebration of USU’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign. MICKELLE YEATES photo
IT dept. filters don’t always stop scams BY LEANN FOX staff writer
the ramp,� she said. “He didn’t slow down, didn’t turn around when I yelled at him.� Payne said the man riding the bicycle never said any-� thing, looked back, stopped or slowed down. “He clipped my stomach and just kept going,� Payne said, “I don’t think he cared. If he did notice, it wasn’t a big deal to him so he just went on his way.� The collision threw Payne’s balance off and nearly made her collide into the cement wall she was near. “I was shaken up and thrown off balance, luckily not enough to throw me into the concrete or the railing,� Payne said. “It could have ended badly. I could have hit the concrete or the metal railing.� The university bike policy states bicycles must yield the right-�of-�way to pedestrians, as well as signal inten-� tions when approaching. Dunn said there are few places where bicycles are pro-� hibited on campus. Roadside sidewalks and other areas specifically marked, such as the ramp by the TSC where Payne was hit, are also forbidden. Payne said bicyclists failing to yield the right of way to pedestrians and ignoring signs is a growing problem on USU campus.
In the past month, USU students and faculty may have seen messages in their email inboxes warning them they’re out of storage space. The IT department is warn-� ing that these and other suspicious messages are hoaxes that should be avoided. Hackers use many methods to intercept email address-� es, according to IT Systems Administrator Allen Hill. One method is called “spear phishing,� where hackers create fake pages that look similar to university pages. Once students have entered his or her information, the screen will glitch and redirect them to the real university page. The hacker can then access a student’s email infor-� mation and every email contact within their account. Much of the data solen through hacking includes credit card numbers and social security numbers, Hill said. “This hacking process is all based on gullibility,� he said. “It is organized crime, and there is always a finan-� cial incentive.� According to the privacymatters.com, one hacking organization called the Shadowcrew network had an estimated 4,000 active members when in was founded in 2002. In less than two years, they made $5 million dollars trading 1.5 million stolen credit card numbers before being shut down in 2004. According to the website, hacking accounted for the largest number of compromised personal records 2012. Large brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren and DSW Shoes have lost data through computer hacking. Hill said once a hacker has access to a student’s email account, they can sell information to scammers, who then sell to advertisers. Once they have a password they will try it on every account linked to the student, includ-� ing a bank account, Hill said. “This is why it is so important to have different pass-� words for different accounts,� said Blake Rich, an IT systems administrator. “Students are constantly under attack. Hackers are looking for quan-� tity.� The black market for email addresses is very strong. Hackers are making thousands of dollars off of students every day, according to Rich.
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THE RAMP OUTSIDE OF THE TSC was the site of an accident between a cyclist and a Disability Resource student. The ramp is a no-bike zone. SAMANTHA BEHL photo
Bike-�related accidents on the rise BY JERA WOOD AND LIS STEWART staff writers
A hit and run involving a bicycle and blind student drew attention to a need to follow traffic guidelines when crossing campus. Kasondra Payne said she was on her way to the Disabilities Resource Center when she was struck on her left side by the handlebars and front tire of bike ridden by an unidentified cyclist coming from the parking lot by the TSC Oct. 9. “The guy should have seen my white cane,� Payne said. Payne is a Disabilities Resource student who is blind and has cerebral palsy. Sergeant Travis Dunn of the USU Police Department said Payne was walking down the pedestrian ramp by the TSC when she got hit. The area was a no-�bike zone. “A bicycle came up behind going fairly quickly and I heard a thump,� said Nancy Roberts, the coordina-� tor of the Assistive Technology Learning Center in the Disabilities Resource Center. Roberts was with Payne when she was hit. “I asked Kasondra, ‘Did he hit you?’� Roberts said. Roberts said when Payne replied that the bicyclist had hit her, Roberts yelled to the passing bicyclist. “That’s why they don’t want people to ride bikes on