The Oswegonian Sept. 11, 2015

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Diversity Increases

Underrepresented students rise with campus enrollment

Friday, September 11, 2015

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Officers assaulted Phishing emails hook students, faculty into scams while investigating Computer Technology Services works with students to alleviate issues surrounding online hackers suspicious person Andrew Pugliese scam that went viral. incidents started on Friday, the department clean it, we could communicate with peoJoAnn DeLauter News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com Three University police officers were physically assaulted while investigating a suspicious person near Waterbury Hall on Friday, Sept. 4. Joshua Patterson, 24 of 104 W. Cayuga St. was arrested and charged with 15 counts, including one count of disorderly conduct in the first degree, 10 counts of harassment in the second degree, one count of resisting arrest in the first degree, one count of assault in the third degree, one count of obstructing governmental administration in the first degree and one count of false personation in the first degree. University Police got a call from Waterbury Hall about a suspicious person in the area at 11:07 p.m. Patterson was seen placing a backpack in front of the main entrance of Waterbury Hall and proceeding to run away, “muttering inaudible words and walking in a strange way,” according to University Police Chief John Rossi. “He dropped [the backpack] and ran away really fast,” Rossi said. “Other people said he was talking in an incoherent manner and then our officers found him down on Rudolph Road between Riggs and Johnson Hall.” Officer Thomas Marrone was the first to respond and was able to identify Patterson from the provided description. Once Marrone asked Patterson for his name and ID, he refused, giving the officer a false name. The officer recognized Patterson from other encounters and knew he was not telling the truth. He refused to provide any type of ID. “You have to be able to provide ID to any college official when you are on a state university campus,” Rossi said.

A campus-wide announcement sent out Thursday afternoon reported that approximately 1,150 of the 1,600 accounts were originally suspended due to suspicious activity. CTS is working to get them back online. According to Sean Moriarty, Oswego State’s chief technology officer, when the

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Campus Technology Services (CTS) was alerted of approximately 1,600 suspicious log-ins to Oswego State email accounts between Friday and Saturday in a phishing

began working on accounts it was certain would not impact people. Then, it tried to keep watch over the situation through the weekend. He knew the time would come when all compromised accounts would have to be examined. “By waiting until Tuesday to go and

ple, then be ready to go in and resolve the issues as quickly as we can,” Moriarty said. The college usually has to suspend one or two suspicious accounts per day. Mori-

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Oswego State commemorates 9/11 Students and faculty recall their memories of September 11, 2001 Shenandoah Briere Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com Members of the Republican Club and students walking by began placing handfuls of flags along sidewalks in front of the Campus Center in memory of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Thursday night, the College Republicans began their tradition of placing American flags on campus. They also placed a few near the Free Easy & Forever Memorial site located between Tyler and Seneca halls. “It’s honestly one of the best feelings to know that people can just come together and make such an amazing tribute,” said College Republicans President Kelly Dineen. It was at the Republican Club annual flag display that students and faculty recalled their own memories of this historic day. Freshman Sean Clerici was taken aback by how much of that day he doesn’t really remember.

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Oswego State students display flags in order to remind the campus of the lives lost during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

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Penfield Library aims to renovate first floor by next semester Project intends to relocate Writing Center to first floor, add more outlets for students to benefit from Abby West Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com A plan to renovate the first floor of Penfield Library is being finalized this semester. One of the primary objectives of the project is to move the Writing Center from its third floor office to the ground floor, allowing students to be closer to other resources in the library. The center will move into part of the

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existing space that occupies the Reference Room at the back of the first floor. The reference materials available in this room will still continue to exist, as will the large table and seating area for student study. Part of the back wall will be reconstructed as an enclosed space that will become the new Writing Center. “The goal is to make the Writing Center more accessible and to have it on the first floor, where it is close to research help and other facilities and technologies,” said Penfield Library Director Barbara Shaffer. Shaffer, who has been Library Director for the past four years, is spearheading this

project with the help of fellow colleague and Associate Director/Building Coordinator Marilyn Ochoa, Office of Learning Services Director Catherine Santos, Writing Specialist Steve Smith and Reference Coordinator/Assistant Building Coordinator Chris Hebblethwaite. The Writing Center itself currently offers hands-on peer tutoring in a confidential environment, where students help other students polish their skills in analyzing, brainstorming and crafting pieces of academic writing. On top of the center’s renovation, the library will receive additional electric

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