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Show W E B E R S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y Signpost Students serve country in Iraq see page 11 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23,2005 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 67 ISSUE 74 Election week for Wildcats Candidate interviews debut online By MONIKA WAWRZYNIAK correspondent | The Signpost It is that time of the year again. Wildcats have from March 22 to March 25 to vote in the primary elections for their representatives for the Weber State University student body offices. Final elections start March 29 and end at noon on April 1. This year's elections are different from the previous years at WSU. Students will be asked to vote for or against the union of student government and Student Activities, along with voting fox their representatives. So far, only one party is officially registered for this year's elections - Wildcats United. Two other parties have representatives but are not officially registered. Those not yet registered are the Vision and Exclamation parties. A confusing complication is the fact that students are asked to vote for candidates who are running for the merged positions within the two organizations. Yet the merge of the Student Activities and the student government is not yet official. The bylaws for the union of the two have already been made, but the union has not been formalized. The formalization will not occur until the final voting is over on April 1. It is up to the students whether or not to merge the two organizations into one entity. The question about the merge will be on the ballot during the final elections. Voting for that union and the elections for positions within the merge will be conducted at the same time. The one registered party, Wildcats United, supports See Election page 9 By BLAIR DEE HODGES assistant news editor | The Signpost During last spring's student elections, the students at Weber State University experienced some technical difficulties when tryingto vote online. This year, WSU hopes that some upgrades in software can help overcome any trouble. Online voting will continue this year, along with a new feature for those with Internet access: an online interview reel featuring students who are running for office. The idea was spawned last spring shortly after the elections when WSUSA President Cody Jones appointed Brady Clifford to the position of executive technical director. "I presented a portfolio of some work I had done, and I was chosen for the position based on that," said Clifford, the 23-yearold computer science major. Clifford envisioned a Web site where students could obtain more information on how to get involved in campus activities and to learn more about student government. "I had this idea to post videos See Debut page 14 BKAUY JUIFtOKD ^STA My Stucfrni Service! oiul Annuunc I'mrnts You rurfffttfy hove no Since February of this year, Weber State University has offered students, faculty and staff access to a new golf center located on the first floor of Promontory Tower. Work on the golf center began in December as the WSU golf teams worked in conjunction with Campus Recreation and the student housing coordinators and directors. With the golf team in need of some winter practice, it had good reason to get involved with the establishment of the facility. "They say that skiers should learn to ski in the summer and golfers should learn to golf in the winter," said Jeff Smith, coach for the WSU women's golf team. With the spring season starting in February, the teams needed a facility that would allow them to practice their short game and driving skills. The new PT Golf Center has a netted driving area with mirrored walls that allow users to check body positioning and swing technique. There is also a portable putting green where users can putt up to 18 feet. This facility will allow both the men's and women's team to keep up on their game during the winter season. The new golf center is reserved Wt*b«r C. Cldinpus AnnrmncemcrnU are no dimpiK a Day 21-Mar-200 S Login Into your stiKtont portal and - - f - ^ - ^ ' dick th« link shown abov« in your browser... 21M*?0O5 9:00 AM 22-440^2005 WSU students can view candidate interviews and vote onine at weberstudents.com. Golf center tees off on campus By SCOTT SHURTLEFF correspondent | The Signpost Index WSUSA Administration tackles virus, malware harms By NATALIE CLEMENS editor in chief | The Signpost Weber State University Chief Information Officer Don Gardner opened Monday's Student Senate meeting by discussing new repercussions for students found downloading "malware" onto student computers. "What this is is a protocol," Gardner said, "a way of dealing with a problem that we see a lot more of now with student computers - and this is primarily in the resident halls - that will connect to the network and have viruses or Trojans or worms or whatever and then create problems with the entire network potentially." Gardner said that as soon as the malware is detected on a student's computer, the student will be notified. According to the WSU Information Technology Division Web site, malware can include "computer viruses, spyware, Trojan programs, peer-to-peer file sharing programs, etc." The first violation for a detection of malware will result in the student's account being immediately suspended. Gardner said that the first time there is no charge for repairs. The student's account is reactivated when the student assures that corrective action will be taken. |