Weather Friday December 5,2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 65 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom Cloudy with snow showers throughout the a ahnd 2f 7 wins fom ~ W -26 the northeast at 20 miles per Tomorrow: hour. .2O www.michigandaily.com RONNI 1:1 k New server makes files moressecure By Naila Moreira Daily Staff Reporter Students who access their e-mail using Telnet will soon have a more secure inbox. Beginning Jan. 5, Telnet will no longer access the Information Technology Central Services Login Pool, a group of servers that stores e-mail, file system space for students and faculty and other information. Instead, Telnet will be replaced by Secure Shell, or SSH, a program designed to increase computer security. The new server can be downloaded from the Internet and also comes on the new Blue Disc. "We're trying to help protect users' accounts - specifically to protect the integrity of users' passwords and their data," said Adam Bisaro, a technologist at Information Technology Central Services. SSH provides an encrypted connection over which to transmit data such as passwords, he said. In contrast, no cryptography is used in Telnet. "Eaves- droppers will sit on networks and look for username-pass- Word combinations," said Paul Howell, information systems security officer for the University's Administrative Informa- tion Services. These usernames and passwords can then be used to log into the University network, giving hackers access to a host of University resources. "If you store your dissertation in your (Institutional File System) space, they could potentially get in there and delete the whole thing," said Janine Ovens, computer systems con- sultant for the geology department. Hackers within or outside of the University community could also send e-mail from student or faculty accounts, change data on Wolverine Access, or change test scores if a graduate student instructor used IFS space to store grades, she said. Switching to a more secure system will have some costs. "There is certainly overhead and cost in terms of individual administrators running around installing software - there's effort involved," said Bisaro. Much of this effort will come from tech support, who must educate and assist users as the change is made, he said. Bisaro added that many students are worried they will no longer be able to use Pine, the program used through Telnet to access e-mail. "We will run Pine," Sandy Colombo, director of the UM Computing Environment, said. "That's the biggest confusion that people have had with this." Both Telnet and SSH allow users to log on to the servers where programs like Pine are stored, she said. Slight differences may be visible in menus and program setup between SSH and Pine, said Bisaro. "But after you've made your connection ... you should see absolutely no dif- ference," he said. Larger differences will be noticeable in SFTP, or Secure File Transfer Protocol, which will replace its predecessor, FTP, at the same time as Telnet is phased out. Students with older operating systems are most likely to suffer from the change, Bisaro said. SSH programs will not run on some older operating systems, especially on older Macintosh computers. Also, students traveling abroad may have difficulty accessing their e-mail with SSH. "Let's say you're a student and you're traveling someplace, and you walk into a cyber- cafe. How do you get SSH on that cybercafe machine?" Howell said. Some students who use Telnet expressed ambivalence See E-MAIL, Page 3 White House hopefuI Ku nich campaignsin A2 aBy Michael Gurovitsch Daily Staff Reporter Although U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio ninth nationally among the nine Democratic presidential candidates in a November CNN poll, the zeal exhibited by his frequently cheering supporters during his visit to campus yesterday suggests a popularity the polls does not show. Kucinich, the first presidential candidate to campaign at the University for next year's election, spoke in the Michigan League's Courtyard Garden about Iraq, health care and tuition, before walking to Borders Books and Music to briefly join a picket line on East Liberty Street in sup- port of the striking workers. Organizers were forced to move the speech outdoors after supporters filled the hallway outside the already over-crowded room in the Michigan League. Kucinich, a former mayor of Cleveland, spent the majority of his speaking time dis- cussing what he called the Bush adminis- tration's failure in Iraq. He said if he were to be elected president, he would withdraw American troops within 90 days and turn the occupation administration over to the United Nations. He added that he was the only candidate to present a comprehensive plan on how to withdraw U.S. troops while still maintain- ing Iraqi stability. "I stand alone among all presidential candidates. We cannot continue the occu- pation of Iraq," Kucinich said. "We are very lucky to have a presidential candidate who understands peace. We all See KUCINICH, Page 3 SETH LOWER/Daily Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich marches with protesters at Borders Books and Music on East Liberty Streetsyesterday after delivering a speech to supporters at the Michigan League. Female undergrads increase numbers nationwide By AdirajDutt Daily Staff Reporter Higher education institutions nationwide are seeing more women on their campuses - increased female enrollment has women cur- rently comprising about 56 percent of the 288,368,698 college students in the United States. The numbers were equal five years ago. Experts say the cause for this emerging trend is unknown, but educators point to sev- eral factors for explanation. That trend is hitting close to home, where female undergraduates outnumber males by 600 students on campus. The University's undergraduate male enrollment has decreased by 310 from 1999 to 2003 while female enrollment has increased by 334 during the same period. Male enrollment declined every year since 1999 except for a slight increase in 2001, whereas female increased every year since 1999. Women presently make up 51 percent of the under- graduate student body. Andre Gill, admissions counselor in the Office of Undergraduate Admis- sions, said women will probably continue to make up a higher per- centage of the student body. "This has been a national trend. There are more women on the U of M campus than men," he said. "The trend will probably increase to 55 percent in a few years." Other campuses across enrollment has also experienced a greater change in enroll- ment. The Univer- sity of California at Who rules the school? Berkeley sawa female enrollment Numbers show female undergraduate rise from about 51 , percnt in1999to enrollment overtakes male at 'U, percent in to nearly 54 pecnrcent in 2002. Female undergrads outnumber Gill said when males by 600. the University admissions office The number of female under- admits about half grads increased by 334 between of its applicant 1999 and 2003, while male under- pool, the office graduate enrollment fell by 310. doesn't try to admit a specified number Nationally, 56 percent of college opfimednumand and university students are female. of men and women. For unde- termined reasons, the country have more women ultimately accept their admit- tance than men. "You have to look at some of the reasons men and women go to college," Gill said. "Many men go because their buddies go to college. Many women go to pursue a career or to receive an education." Psychology Prof. Jacquelynne Eccles said the trend of increased female enrollment is occurring around the world. "I don't think we know why (the trend is happening) but that females have always got- ten better grades than males. The better grades might be getting more women into college," she said. "Males might be finding something better to do with their time" like entering the work force. The number of black women enrolling in some universities has increased because they are more likely to attend college than their, male counterparts, Eccles added. The rise in See FEMALES, Page 7 Prof receives /pple' award for excellence University history prof wins award for excellence in teaching By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter History Prof. Matt Lassiter has only been at the University for four years, but he's been thinking about giving his ideal last lecture since yesterday, when he learned that the day would come much sooner than he had ever thought - Jan. 28. Before his biweekly "History of American Suburbia" lecture began yesterday morning, films, books, eval- uations and his students were at the top of his mind. The lecture started off slowly, with Lassiter handing out class evaluations and asking his students to carefully consider which films and books should be included in the class next semester. As he paced across the stage of the Lorch Hall auditorium where his lec- ture is held, a group of students sitting in the front stood and told the class that they also had an announcment to make: Lassiter was this year's winner of the Golden Apple Award. As Lassiter's students applauded and cheered - one surprised student responded with a loud "Oh My God" - Lassiter stood on the stage looking modest and slightly embarrassed. "Well, let's do your evaluations. tion," he later told his students, saying that he had had no idea what was hap- pening. "But the Borders strikers got some free publicity out of this," he added, pointing to a pin he wore on his shirt. Despite Lassiter's surprised reaction, his students said they weren't shocked by the announcement. "He's awesome. This is the best class I've taken here at Michigan," said LSA senior John Schwartz. "He uses a lot of media and he involves a lot of pop culture and things we've grown up on." The Golden Apple Award is an annual award given to professors through the group Students Honoring Outstanding University Teaching. Stu- dents nominate their favorite profes- sors, and the recipient gives the annual "Ideal Last Lecture" in January. The actual Golden Apple Award is given at the lecture. According to the UM-SHOUT web- site, the theme of the lecture comes from the belief that all educators should teach as if giving their "last lec- tures." Students who nominated Lassiter for the Golden Apple said Lassiter inspires them through his creative lectures and because he is not afraid to take up con- troversial issues. "He presents fair and unbiased pre- sentations of history while highlight- ing injustices that are often downplayed. He inspires student JEFF LEHNERT/Daily Christian Scientist David Stevens speaks about religion, spirituality and sexuality during an interfaith dialogue in the Michigan League yesterday. Paneli sts discuss roe of sexuM.ality within religiYon By Victoria Edwards and Ryan Vicko Daily Staff Reporters A panel representing four religions discussed how their faiths view premarital sex and homosexu- al marriage, among other spiritual and sexual top- ics, last night at the Michigan League. Christian Scientists sponsored the event, which featured Islam with Mucahit Bilici from the Mus- lim Graduate Student Association, Buddhism with Robert Senger from Brown University, Judaism with Hillel Rabbi Shoshana Dworsky, and the Christian Science movement with David Stevens. During the course of the night, the panelists members could ask their own questions. A recent Massachusetts court ruling legalizing gay marriage and the ordination of a gay Episcopal bishop made the topic of homosexuality and reli- gion especially relevant. "It is viewed as unnatural ... it is a sin' Bilicl said about the Islamic view of homosexuality. He added he supports the Rainbow Coalition, a gay support group, but his religious beliefs are in conflict. Stevens, Dworksy and Senger expressed no direct conflict between their beliefs and homosexu- ality or homosexual marriages. "Sex is not strictly prohibited as long as there is SHUBRA OHRI/Daily Uitn rfl.,.5 h I aitn.. is .uwmnmici wtlh the I i I