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NORTH TEXAS DAI
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
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Pounding the stage
Relocated Alpha Phi Alpha's Step
Show Saturday was a hit.
Student Life, page 3
Paving the way
The offensive line jj
will play a vital role
this season.
Sports, page 8
Another administrator resigns
Tamaal O'Neal
Staff Writer
First it was NT Presi-
dent Norval Pohl and his
announcement in July to
"explore new opportuni-
ties" as of August of 2006.
Now another NT adminis-
trator stepped down from
his position - however, not
for the same reasons.
Lloyd Chesnut, vice presi-
dent of research and tech-
nology transfer, announced
his resignation last Tues-
day.
His resignation comes
with a lot of speculation.
Chesnut was placed on
administrative leave with
pay on July 27, escorted off
campus by police and told
Chesnut
Under the Standards and Principals Section of NT's Ethics Policy for faculty
and staff, clause 2.4 states: "No faculty or staff member shall make personal
investments that could reasonably be expected to create a substantial con-
flict between the faculty or staff member's private interest and the public
interest." Clause 2.7 states that, "Faculty and staff members shall put forth
honest effort in the performance of their duties."
To read the entire Standards and Principals Section, go to www.unt.edu/
policy.
not to destroy or remove
any documents that my be
related to the investigation
and was banished from
entering the NT campus.
According to the LeAnn
Breading, first assistant
to the District Attorney of
Denton County, NT has
filed no criminal charges
in this case. However, NT
police launched an ongoing
investigation.
In a written statement
sent to the NT community
by University Relations,
Chesnut "acknowledged
his participation in nego-
tiations on behalf of NT for
a services contract with
an outside private firm in
which he held a significant
financial interest."
The message did not dis-
close the private interest.
"Although the university
prevented the contract with
the outside firm from being
executed, NT determined
that these negotiations
and the non-disclosure of
Dr. Chesnut's significant
financial interest consti-
Fling welcomes students
Emily Hughes/NT Daily
Ryan Nelson, Duncanville freshman, gets a mold of his hand made by Wax Hands artist, Heather Pierce on Sunday
evening, August 28 at the Mean Green Fling.
NasreenIobal
Intern
An estimated 1,600 students, faculty and members of the Denton
community gathered to celebrated the end of summer and the
beginning of Howdy Week. While hamburgers were grilling on
barbeques over small flames, freshman ate colorful snow cones
at the seventh annual Mean Green Fling, which started at 6 p.m.
Sunday outside of Willis Library.
"The Mean Green Fling is really an event to kick off the new year
and show our appreciation to these new students," Ona Tolliver,
associate dean of students, said. "There are various sponsors
including the athletics department, the Student Activities and
Organizations office, and businesses from around the commu-
nity."
The Mean Green Fling provided activities such as horse-shoe
tossing, miniature basketball, moon bounces, and making a rep-
lica of your hand from wax.
There was also a line of booths set up where student organiza-
tions and businesses, such as Chicken Express, advertised and
promoted awareness.
As students browsed, the band Liquid G played from the nearby
gazebo.
But the free hamburgers, chips and drinks proved to be a big
incentive.
"I mostly came here for the free food," Brian Baugh, Coppell
freshman, said. "I'm a little nervous about school starting but after
today I'm more excited."
Ashley Bork, North Richland Hills freshman, agreed.
"I made up my mind to go to NT at Eagle Camp, where I really
saw the school spirit and diversity the university has to offer."
Emily Hughes/NT Daily
Rivae Kliman, Piano sophomore, searches
for walnuts in flour at the Albino Squirrel
Preservation Society's booth Sunday, August
26 at the Mean Green Fling.
tuted conflicts of interest
in violation of the Universi-
ty's strict ethics policy," the
statement said.
Deborah Leliaert, vice
president of university
relations, said "NT has a
high ethical policy for all
employees, regardless of
the position they hold at
the university."
Due to the ongoing inves-
tigation, Leliaert was in "no
position" to comment on
anything related with the
on-going investigation.
Chesnut refused to com-
ment on the issue.
Chesnut came to NT from
the University of Montana-
Missoula on July 1, 2003,
where he served as vice
president for Research and
Development. While at NT,
Chesnut served as chief
research officer. He is cred-
ited for NT's large increase
in patent applications and
the positioning of the NT
Research Park as a future
location for start-up com-
panies.
Chesnut is on paid leave
until Nov. 30 and current-
ly earns a base salary of
$197,513, Leliaert said.
In the University Rela-
tions statement, NT officials
said Chesnut is cooperating
with their investigation.
NT administrators will
name an interim executive
to replace Chesnut in the
coming months.
Hackers
invade NT
Claudia Nwaogu
Staff Writer
NT students are at risk of
identify fraud after unau-
thorized persons gained
access to NT housing
records and financial aid
inquiries this summer.
In two separate events,
hackers broke through
NT's firewall system and
accessed over 38,000 stu-
dents' credit card numbers,
home phone numbers,
Social Security numbers,
student identification,
EUID identification (per-
sonal identification num-
bers for NT students) and
passwords.
In the first security
breach, a server containing
housing records dating back
to 1999 was hacked into,
Kelley Reese, NT director of
university relations, said.
In a separate incident,
financial aid inquiries
containing 584 credit card
numbers along with Social
Security numbers were
exposed, Reese said. The
amount of information
made available to the hack-
ers varies by student, she
said.
University officials noti-
fied students of the secu-
rity breach by e-mail and
letters during the second
week of August. A toll-free
telephone number, 1-866-
868-5323, and a Web site,
www.securityid.unt.edu,
were created to help stu-
dents learn if their informa-
tion was accessed. It also
outlines steps students
should take to prevent iden-
tity fraud.
Over 3,000 students called
the hotline, Reese said.
Lauralee Espinosa, Pharr
freshman, said she used
the hotline and was told
that her information was
accessed.
"I was scared when I first
heard about it because
my aunt's Social Security
number was stolen and
someone used her Social
Security number to open
Espinosa
an account,"
Espinosa
said.
Espinosa
was told to
change her
EUID pass-
word along
with all other NT passwords
every month and to request
a credit report, she said.
Kira Cha, Grapevine
senior, checked the NT Web
site and learned that her
information was accessed.
"I was upset when I found
out about the hackings
because I would expect that
the university would keep
all of our personal informa-
tion secure," Cha said
Cha said she cancelled
her credit cards, changed
her EUID password and the
passwords of her pay pal
accounts and requested a
credit report.
"I felt that everything I
did was necessary because
I talked to a friend who
knew someone that had
their identity stolen," Cha
said. "You never know what
could happen so I did it just
in case."
One student has filed
a report of fraud, said Ed
Reynolds, NT deputy police
chief. The NT police are
investigating if the com-
plaint made is a direct result
of the hacking incident.
The NT police is work-
ing closely with the FBI
and 5 s following any leads
that come up, Reynolds
said. The investigation
is not focused on any NT
employees, Reynolds said.
Penalties the hackers face
depend on the amount of
damage and/or loss gener-
ated, Reynolds said.
The university is imple-
menting new security
measures to prevent fur-
ther security breaches.
Additional security mea-
sures were put into place
throughout the NT net-
work, Reese said
See Hackers on page 12
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