| Show I Computer Offenders Face Strict Punishment By Theresa OConnor O'Connor Staff Writer Recent reports from several universities universities universities uni uni- uni- uni show that abuse of college computer access is on the rise is currently able to provide access to the Internet through Netscape Navigator this privilege may become threatened due to increased Internet abuses While there have not been too many problems problems problems lems with Internet use here concerns are mounting in the government over the availability of these services in schools In fact last year at the Utah Intercollegiate Intercollegiate Intercollegiate Inter Inter- collegiate Associations Association's meeting one legislator from Snow College proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed an resolution that would suspend suspend suspend sus sus- sus- sus pend any student who was found accessing pornographic materials while on any Utah college or university ty campus computer The resolution states The Utah State Code 76 1228 prohibits indecent indecent indecent inde inde- cent public displays of obscene material material material mate mate- rial it is our responsibility to support and remain consistent with those laws I If found guilty on their first offense the offenders will be given a written warning and on their second I. I offense they will be suspended for the quarter or semester in which the violation violation violation viola viola- tion occurred the deposition stated After the recent arrests of several public school officials along with two government officials concerns over the use of the Internet to buy and sell inappropriate materials have risen With this issue becoming such a heated topic among legislators it is Some students have gotten gotten gotten got got- ten in trouble for obscene Tiffany Phelps a Markosian Library lab aid We watch pretty closely and weve we've been able to catch the people who are doing it This process takes place for campus campus campus cam cam- pus computers as well as private com com- If anyone is caught logging into increasing the downloading m j 17 need for stu- stu They don dont t USUally or even view- view dents to be be ing porno- porno aware of the knOW It but the StudentS graphic materi- materi and als from cam- cam problem J the conse- conse usually mail e-mail US tOO pus computers lab officials With the Tiffany Phelps Lab Aide will be noti- noti need for com com- fied fled Repeat puter pater and Internet resources many students use one of the many computer labs on campus While the labs are funded by student fees and the labs are open for student use students need to be aware of the lab policies Every time a person logs onto an inappropriate web site containing pornography or illegal transactions a record is tak taken n of the event The record is logged into a memory bank and notification is made to the appropriate appropriate officials offenders will be sent to the Standards Review Committee for the appropriate ate action to take place Penalties for this offense range from a warning to being permanently banned from the facilities Many students wonder what will happen if something suddenly pops up upon upon upon on their screen unintentionally Will they be penalized If something offends the student they up and tell us It is better better bet bet- ter if they tell us so we can delete it so it does not offend another student Phelps said So what are the rules and regulations regulations regulations regula regula- pertaining to the use of these computers Be respectful of lab equipment and officials and do not This change the computer settings includes the addition of new software the deletion of software changing the wallpaper and downloading any program program program pro pro- gram that will remain on the lab machines Not only does the abuse of this rule cause problems for the aides but it can also result in banishment from the lab for any given amount of time Mass mailing e-mailing is not only an easy thing to catch but it is also a violation of lab policy They dont don't usually know it but j the students usually mail e-mail us too said Phelps The Computer Lab policy also states that All games played on the lab machines must be sufficient self-sufficient of their respective CDs CD or they must be on the network er People have been pretty good about it Phelps said when asked if any problems had occurred with these policies |
