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Show ipiew GREENWALD TO SHARE HIS SECRETS AT THE U .•••• law ill Just give me your honest opinion. BY MARY ROYAL /STAFF WRITER PHOTO COURTESY OF ELZA FIOZA/AGENCIA BRASIL 0 n April 7, secrets will be unleashed in the Gould Auditorium of the Marriott Library. Glenn Greenwald, a journalist famous for breaking the story of Edward Snowden's leak of confidential information from the National Security Agency's surveillance of American citizens, will be speaking at the U about topics concerning security and privacy. Matthew Potolsky, an English professor at the U, is teaching a course on secrecy Spring Semester, and Greenwald was selected to coincide with the class. Potolsky said he was also intrigued at the thought of Greenwald coming to Utah because of the NSA's new data facility in Bluffdale. Greenwald recently published a book about Snowden called No Place to Hide. His book illustrates how the NSA, with the cooperation of companies such as Facebook, Yahoo and Google, has swept up unimaginable amounts of data, emails, phone records and social media posts in an effort to track down terrorist activity. Greenwald believes this activity, which he suggests amounts to spying on American citizens without a search warrant, is illegal and damaging from a constitutional perspective. According to an article published by Greenwald in The Guardian on June 6, 2013, Snowden's documents exposed the "scale of domestic surveillance under °barna." In addition, the leaked information showed that the government 11111111111111111P 111111111111111111P collected phone records of millions of Verizon customers on a daily basis. Potolsky said this is something college students should pay attention to. "Students are among the citizens most dependent upon the web and social networking;' he said. "I thinks it's imperative that they be aware of just how vulnerable they are to the kind of surveillance Snowden and Greenwald uncovered. Even if you think you have nothing to hide, the mere possibility that you might be watched changes your behavior in crucial ways:' Nora Abu-Dan, a senior in economics, said students should be more aware of issues surrounding their privacy and is looking forward to hearing Greenwald speak on campus next semester. "Hardly anything is private anymore," Abu-Dan said. "When you think you are having a private conversation with friends online, you really aren't. It's weird to think that the government can be listening in or tapping into emails or phone calls at any time." Tickets to Greenwald's lecture are free, but supplies are limited to the number of seats available in the Gould Auditorium. As the event approaches, more information will be released about when and where tickets will be available. m.royal@chronicle.utah.edu @mary royal BY SPENCER EASTWOOD /STAFF WRITER PHOTO COURTESY OF SWIM CLUB E than Beseris, president and founder of the new swim club at the U, has always made athletics an important part of his life. "That was the aspect I felt was missing most from my life heading into college': Beseris said, "the incredible experience of training and competing with a dedicated group of individuals who have the same values as you do:' Beseris, a sophomore in biology, recruited a team of swimmers to join the club, which now competes with other swim clubs. During his freshman year at the U, Beseris said he continually returned to the idea of swimming and wanted to bring a competitive swimming program to the college campus. After meeting with Campus Recreation, Beseris began recruiting past teammates and friends who he knew would be interested. Within two months, the club was formed. The swim club meets for practice at the HPER natatorium on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The purpose of the club, Beseris said, is "building a community of motivated student athletes who value the role of athletics in their life and bonded through it:' 4 { THECHRONY I NEWS Beseris said the practices are not mandatory and there are no attendance policies, but the team works hard and attends practices because they want to be there. "There is always joking around, but when it comes down to it we are there to work hard and get better': he said. Polly Creveling, a sophomore in mechanical engineering and a captain for the team, serves as a liaison between the women on the team and the executive board. Creveling was once an NCAA swimmer at the U. "I learned so much about swimming and the university as a Creveling said. "Working with the team was fun but also incredibly hard.Trying out and making it on to a Division One team was an amazing achievement that I am still proud that I die She said she joined the club because she wanted to love swimming again and didn't want it to be work. "I missed the love I had gained for the sport, and I found it again through the club team:' Creveling said."I'm swimming again for a different reason": Guy Watson, a sophomore in computer science and physics, said he got involved with swimming just this year. He said he enjoys swimming because he likes pushing himself and seeing OPINION I ARTS I SPORTS I TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 } his improvements each practice. Watson said his favorite part of the club is the social aspect. "All those people in the lanes next to you aren't just people, they're your friends:' Watson said. "When the time comes for a swim meet, having everyone there cheering you on is awesome': Melissa Hofmann, a sophomore in exercise and sports science, said she likes using the club as a way to de-stress. "One of the things I love most about swimming is that it's an escape from the rest of the world': Hofmann said. "For an hour or two a day, I can just get in the pool and not have to worry about classes or tests or anything. It's a time to remember the little things that can kind of get pushed to the side in the chaos of college:' Beseris said he expects the club to grow. "My hope for this team is to see it persist after I leave the U or hand the management to someone else': he said. "I think there will always be a need for it and that through our efforts, we can make this a strong team with traditions and history far beyond my scope of influence': s.eastwood@chronicle.utah.edu @spenceast Gaelic Storm infuses performances with their own spunky Irish wit for a wildly entertaining experience. 1 HURSDAY Nancy Peery Marriott Auditorium 581-7100 INGT1X.COM U of U Discounts Available IPRINCE•YEATES1 Sound Thinking. Sound Solutions. KUED7 , BIRELEY FOUNDATION THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH U CITY ART WORKS. ARTS K INGSBURY |