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Show a ut. QKM,ml, ( ih D fO TO I Campus police offers advice after thefts occur in Durrant and Main buildings QiSGBffi Mni) by MaryAnn Southards ' editor 950iIWiESkIi ESWZIEEJIHiWD ' mms (sp0 -- aftWStfcligHHMiM W fsSpaar d(Pk M4Ht full-siz- wistdJiwMi- - iftm' (5B3iaterest 'th lu$h t PtahJC " dfl ii Ifr W 4 AhiUIn i i B" ahM int yt'4iy. Itf MU 0 iVi 1 Mi)fi MUH4i m (0 Mi - Dfii M II ' ' i il4 jhiH'P I iniJIt i im iNfltH- - I iii i nlH AA i, i Have you wondered how secure the College of Eastern Utahs campus is? Last week between 5 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. on Friday', a lap top computer was stolen from an employees office in the Durrant Building. The computer belonged to Utah State University and contained data from six month's worth of work. The owner of the computer, Milton Green, says when he left Thursday night his office was locked and everything was in its place. When he returned on Friday morning, his office was still locked but when he entered, his computer was gone. Green feels that the person who look the computer is someone who either knows himor has taken enough time to scope his office. Not only was the computer taken, but the computer case and a disk were stolen. He is confident that the computer thief had a key to his office to gain entry. He feels this way because his office door is not marked. If a person were to walk by when the door was open and Green was working on his lap top, it was hard to tell that he had a lap top computer sitting in front of a e computer. He also feels that someone took the time to scope his office out because even though the computer carrying case was in the same room, it was located in a different spot than the computer was. Whoever took the computer, entered through the locked door with a key, took the time to unhook it from the printer, find the case and leave the office door locked upon leaving. Green felt the person was not pressed for time or nervous about being Caught. He lost a half year's worth of work because as he says, I never thought to make a backup of the backup disk. The disk which he used to backup his hard drive was ejected from the disk drive but still in the drive door. . He highly doubts that the computer will ever be retrieved but he docs ask that if anyone knows of the where- abouts of the disk or may have possession of it to please address it to him and drop it iqthe campus mail drop. He is also concerned that some RAs (resident assistants) have master keys to this building and that docs not rest easy with him. He feels someone knew too much about his equipment to be a theft. "If someone had taken a wrecking bar and busted the door open it would have made some IN! I,'), iMiii ill IW i0i non-plann- cd CEU's physical plant staff have spent much of spring quarter planting 200 trees and 300 shrubs primarily around the CBB. Total cost of the project is $25,000. Photo by Bryan Bernard sense but having access to a key is a little spooky for everyone on this campus." According to Phyl Johnson, CEU chief of police, only two other cases of theft were reported within the last few weeks. These consist of a projector and cassette player which were stolen out of a locked cabinet. The $ ,200 projec 1 tor was taken from a locked closet in a classroom in the Main Building. Johnson says that out of the five years he has worked here these thefts have been only the fourth or fifth that were not opportunity crimes where access to the material was easily acquired. He feels that this year the total overall crimes were down. He added that the recent thefts have been committed by someone who has a key because for both crimes there has been no sign of forced entry. He says this person knows what is there or they know what they want. Many rooms on campus would have been easier to gain access to other than see Theft page 10 Virtual University is a reality by Dani Weigand editor - Western Virtual University was presented to College of Eastern Utah faculty and staff by Dr. Jeff Livingston, associate commissioner for the Board of Regents May 7. Livingston discussed the oals, visions and concerns of a virtual university to bringcampus members an understanding of what lies ahead. The concept of the virtual university was presented to Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt and Colorado Gov. Roy Romcr in June of 1995. Since then, the Western Governors Association has assigned its staff to present a detailed work plan of WVU in June 1996. In February 1996, the document, Western Virtual University: From Vision to Reality was released presenting the vision goals and a design and work . plan. Three phases of implementation arc planned for WVU: the virtual catalog, the degree and the decrease of class time and focus on competency and outcomes assessment. "The virtual catalog will be a centralsource of information on ized, advanced technology-base- d courses, and modules offered learning programs by traditional higher education institutions and a variety of other courses, including businesses in the West. The virtual catalog will constitute the essential link between learners and providers," according to information published by Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications. The catalog will bis available only through the Internet and will describe courses, learning modules and programs. As the phases of the catalog progress, WVU would like to focus on accreditation and certification through the university. One of the obstacles the uni on-li- ne versity will face will he figuring out how to figure class time and credits. Dr. Livingston's presentation of WVU explained, A key feature of the Virtual University is not only the use of technology for delivery but also the of formal recognition and certification of learning achieved provision through alternative and traditional vices." ser- Benefits of the university will include: reduced funding for higher education through the use of other providers and the university will provide a variety of people with the opportunity to expand intellectually through course completion or the pursue of a degree. Progress in Utah has been rapid. There is $400,000 in base funding available for the university as well as appointing a design team, presenting numerous presentations and answertwo-memb- er ing inquiries from faculty in Utah. mo WVU pagt 3 |