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Show News Monday • December 8, 2008 A 3 f. I . ^ V . & u —• * • Watch for phishing schemes Students take advantage out there, according to the email, instant message or FBI cyber crime investiga- chat to get to any Web page tion website, are the hit man if the message is suspected Personal information e-mail and FBI vs. Face- to be inauthentic or if it such as bank account num- book. comes from an unknown bers, usernames and passThe hit man e-mail is sender or screen name. words, and Social Security sent out claiming that the Avoid filling out forms numbers are especially valu- sender was hired to either in email messages that ask able to those who would ex- kill or kidnap the recipient for personal financial inforploit them. or a loved one if a ransom mation. There are many tactics is not paid by a certain time. Always ensure that the and tricks used to gain ac- For the ransom to be paid, website is secure when subcess to personal informa- bank account information mitting credit card or other tion, one of which is phish- was to be sent to the sender. sensitive information via ing. FBI vs. Facebook is an Internet. Phishing scams are e- e-mail sent out containing If in doubt, contact the mails that look like they a link to a fake news article organization by phone to come from a bank, school about Facebook and the check on the request. Do not administration, charity, po- FBI. When the site is visit- use any number provided by lice, the FBI, the support ed, the Storm Worm virus is the suspicious e-mail. staff of social networking downloaded onto the user's Regularly check bank, sites like Myspace or Fa- computer and is used to steal credit and debit card statecebook but are fake. These information and pass on the ments to ensure that all fake e-mails are used to lure virus to other computers. transactions are legitimate. people into visiting fake Ensure that all browser There are ways to avoid websites where their persoftware is up to date and phishing scams. The Antisonal information is stolen. security patches are apPhishing Work Group, a Phishing scams use at- global pan-industrial and plied. tention-grabbing subjects to law enforcement associalure their victims in. For ex- tion, gives these suggesMore info ample, some recent phishing tions: Visit the Anti-Phishing attempts on UVU subjects Be suspicious of any Work Group at http://www. were "four-day workweek email with urgent requests survey" and "verify e-mai! for personal financial inforantiphishing.org/index.html username and password to mation. or FBI Cyber Investigations avoid account shut down." Do not use links in an at http://www.fbi.gov/ Other phishing schemes cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm. jAVlDJiAIQHETT News writer BUDGET from* A1 The changes that will be made by the reduction this school year continue with UVU using all the positive balance from last year; in other words, they are using the savings they have in the bank. They will also use all the unused money from remodeling of the new Student Success Center. They are eliminating eight salaried positions, which consist of five staff, two faculty and one executive. Only one of these positions is filled at this time ~ that staff member will be invited to leave — the rest will be closed. There will be a reduction in the hourly staff in the Facilities Department and the services they offer. These budget cuts do not only affect this year's budget6ut also the following school year's. / Next .school year there will be another fifteen positions eliminated (five staff and ten faculty positions). Five or six of those positions arefillednow. Two academic programs, Apprenticeship and Lineman Technology, will be transferred out of UVU to either Salt Lake Community College or Mountainland Applied Technology College. Other reductions for next year include fewer hourly faculty, staff, services, and also of department budgets with reductions in fuel and power. There are two reductions that will happen this year and the next with the use of more lecture faculty instead of hiring tenure track faculty and also by rearranging six positions so that they get paid from other budgets that are making money for the university. Even before these budget cuts, UVU receives the fewest tax-fund dollars per student. With $68 million from the state before the cuts, it only makes up 54 percent of our operating budget. U.S.ARMY ARIVIY Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident. No experience necessary. We will train. Good pay, excellent benefits, education opportunities. Age 1 7 to -42. Enlistment Promises available if qualified. Earn up to $43,000 towards your education while serving part time information call (8O1 ) 226 8O98 or (8O1 ) 226 81 44. of free car care clinic • A U S A HAWKINS •_ j Staff writer Hoping that students and •community members would become more aware of their car care needs, the UVU automotive department hosted its third annual car care clinic Thursday Nov. 21. Students, faculty and community member were invited to bring their cars to the Sparks automotive building to have their cars inspected. "We do it to get people aware of things on their car, and it is a learning experience for the (automotive) students," said instructor Todd Low. The automotive students do notfixanything that is wrong with the cars. "They are there to provide the car owners with information. We are not in the position tofixthe problems with the car," said Low. "The object was to find small problems that could lead to expensive problems." said automotive student Chris Williams. "Last year about 40 cars came through, and this year it was around 20; hopefully we will have more next Photo courtesy of Alisa Hawkins Automotive students checked cars for free at a car clinic. "I think it is a great retime," said Low. The automotive students source for the community," used a checklist that looked said Hill. "I told my whole at both the exterior and un- office and my husband. He der the hood for things such told his family." as seatbelt function, solid "This service 'was probreak pedal, tire wear, motor vided for free by the automoand transmission oil, break tive department usually the fluid and a few others. Thursday before Thanksgiv"It felt good to help out ing because people are going people. Most people had to be driving their cars a lot problems with their air fil- for the holiday," said Low. ters in between the engine "I will be driving mostly and the air the engine was in Utah County," said Hill. getting," said Williams. "I trust them, and I know One of the car owners their teachers also check." was Nicole Hill, who has The department plans to brought her car in every year hold another car clinic in the to be checked. spring. Seeing the structure and are better preparing our management degree will students." The focus of the have students graduate with Construction Management more than the "how to" but The College of Technol- degree encompasses more also the "why," better equipogy and Computing and the than just the trade itself, ping themselves to be project Department of Construction teaching the skills necessary managers, superintendents Technology presented their to be leaders in thefieldof and industry leaders, said proposal to create a new construction. Hallsted. Bachelor of Arts program In addition to proposThe Board of Trustees to the Board of Trustees on ing the new degree, two overwhelmingly supported Nov. 13. courses were recommended the proposal, which will be The creation of a new B A to be discontinued. The two sent to the Board of Regents degree in Construction Man- courses are the AAS Degree to be approved before the agement has been a focus for in Welding Technology and construction management the last two years as Utah the AAS degree in Air Con- degree is officially offered at Valley University has seen a ditioning and Refrigeration UVU. As is normal practice, gradual decline in its enroll- Technology. In both courses, accreditation for the program ment rates for trade-based the primary reason for the will not occur until the first curriculum. recommendation was due to class graduates. With the increasing com- a lack of enrollment. The construction manpetition in the community According to the pro- agement degree is currently with the emergence of Ap- posal, in 2006 both programs an open enrollment program plied Technology Centers suffered "critically low" en- allowing any student to'regand employers offering on- rollment, causing first year ister. However, to complete the-job training, Utah Valley courses to be cancelled. the degrees, several of the adUniversity has struggled to Since then, enrollment has vanced'level classes require maintain enrollment num- not rebounded despite ef- taking certain mathematics bers in many of its trade- forts to increase community and accounting courses. based focuses. interests. In contrast, the new Students who do comAs the number of ways construction management plete a trade certification or to obtain trade certification degree already has 45 stu- another on-the-job training have increased outside of dents enrolled, without the program can apply that time a university, students have degree being formally ap- toward completing a degree simply stopped enrolling. A proved. Early expectations in construction management. degree in construction man- are to have the number of en- Students are still highly enagement will focus on proj- rolled students surpass 200. couraged to learn the skills ect and people management Before submitting their of the trades by working in as well as budget analysis proposal, the Construction internships and other related and business operations. Technology department sur- fie Id work. "We are elevating the veyed 128 industry-leading The addition of the new trades," said Barry Hall- companies and found that degree will provide students sted, Department Chair of there certainly is a need with additional skills, allowConstruction Technology, for trade-skilled workers. ing them to see beyond the in response to the idea that However, market needs are blueprint. UVU is getting rid of trades. changing. The construction "We have raised the bar H CHRISTOPHER HUNT Staff writer Affordable health insurance plans that fit ANY budget. Health care expenses are on the rise and getting the coverage you need can be a real challenge. We can help! Call today!358-1472 Providing insurance products nationwide for more than 50 years. S&gsgffi^^^-T^yr^^^ V |