2A

NEWS

January 24,20,
2014
September
2013
Vol.
89,
No.
10
Vol. 89, No. 3
online at thelink.harding.edu

OPINIONS

3&4A

SPORTS

1&2B

FEATURES

3B

CAMPUS LIFE

4B

Searcy, Ark., 72149

HARDING REMEMBERS

Millions affected
by Target hacks
IS&T talks tips to protect
students online security
by Marianna Woodruff
student writer

After junior Kailey Massey died

in a car accident on her way back
to Harding for the spring semester,
students found ways to honor her
memory and help comfort her close
friends and family.
Jeremy Daggett, field director
for the Harding in Zambia group
Massey was in, accompanied
members of the group to Texas to
attend Masseys funeral last week.
Daggett said the entire HIZ 2012
group except one student, who was
out of town, made the trip.
We didnt expect to be able to
say much when we were there,
Daggett said. Words arent enough
with this sort of tragedy. The group
sang, and admirably let God work
through them in that way. We also
hoped that by our very presence God
would somehow reach and comfort
Kaileys family. Theres something
about human presence, the image
of God encountering the image of
God, that allows us somehow to be
conduits of Gods presence. That

was our prayer while there, not that

we would be able to say anything
or do anything ourselves, but that
God would convey his presence in
a very tangible way through us.
Masseys family asked that in
lieu of flowers, donations be sent
to The Haven, an orphanage in
Zambia that Massey worked with
while she was there.
In the days following her
death, Harding hosted two events
in Masseys honor: a student-led
candlelight vigil on Monday, Jan.
13 and a chapel memorial service
on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Additionally,
Masseys social club, Delta Nu, and
her Harding in Zambia group both
gathered to pray, sing, remember
and grieve.
She was your ideal Harding
student, junior Colleen Crowder,
one of Masseys club sisters, said. If
you could go through your Harding
experience without ever an unkind
word being spoken about you, that
says a lot about your character.

Friends and family remembered PA

graduate student Lauren Bump through a
candlelight memorial and two memorial
runs after she was stabbed to death on
New Years Eve.
Bump was part of a class of only 35
PA students, creating a tight-knit group,
according to PA program director Michael
Murphy. About half of those students
attended Bumps Texas funeral where
hundreds of pink balloons were released
in her memory.
Since one of Bumps passions was
running, she was also remembered with
a silent run through the park where she
was killed and another memorial run
held at a nearby park.
Once students returned to school for
the semester, they held a candlelight vigil
to honor Bump. During this vigil, Bumps
friends highlighted her mission trip to
Guatemala in a slideshow. According to
Murphy, Bump was someone who strived
to live a Christ-centered life.
On Jan. 4, Christian Bautista was
arrested and charged with Bumps murder
and is being held on $200,000 bond.

On Dec. 19, 2013, Target reported that between

Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013,
40 million customers had
their credit card information
stolen by hackers. As of Jan.
13, 110 million customers
had been affected.
According to CNN, further investigation into the
hacking of credit and debit card numbers revealed
that encrypted PIN numbers for debit cards had been
stolen. The investigation also revealed an additional
breach involving data such as customer names and
phone numbers. This breach affected nearly 70 million customers. Target said it was notifying as many
customers as it could, and that they would provide free
credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
Junior Natalie Heyen had her credit card information
compromised through the Target hacking. She said she
was pleased with how quickly her credit card provider,
Chase, came to the rescue.
I got an email from Chase saying they thought that
my card had been one that might be at risk, Heyen
said. They immediately sent me a new card with a
new number.

by Lyndsey Ruble Nuckols and Alexis Hosticka | READ MORE on Massey and Bump on thelink.harding.edu

amden -- Henry

According to CNN, dozens of lawsuits were filed

against Target in the days after it announced the breach
last month. Target said that sales dipped as much as 6
percent after it first revealed publicly that it had been
hacked. Senior Andrew Emerson, a Dormnet student
worker, encouraged students to be aware of new threats.
He said to know what websites you are on and keep
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business to reputable sites.
When it comes to computers, youre only as good as
your weakest link, Emerson said. Hackers are always
going to find a way.
Keith Cronk, vice president of information systems and
technology, said in the Target case, it was not a database,
but their web server that was breached by the hackers.
doing so this semester.
Hackers gained access to
Due to the remodeling of the
the
information by loading
art building, there are new security
malware
on the point of
cameras being added to the Olen
sale terminals at the cash
Hendrix building, a feature which
registers.
the department regularly updates.
In addition to exercising
Construction on the science
precaution in stores when
building will also add additional
using a credit card,Cronk gave
security measures including access
tips for keeping information
control and possibly new security
safe while shopping online.
cameras.
Russell emphasized that the
1. Stick to known vendors. Never take an offer
department of public safety is con- from a website you do not know.
cerned about the safety of students
2. Look for https:// in a web address. Do not
at all times.
put information on a site unless it has https:// at
We are very much a part of the the beginning of its URL.
Harding community and we take
3. Do not use public computers to order prodthe safety of students seriously, ucts online. Do not use WiFi hotspots. There are
Russell said. We want students secured wireless networks all over campus, not
to be cautious and safe at all times. just in the dorms. There is also an open network
Think what you can do to protect (unsecured) network. You should always use the
yourself, things like wearing your secured network. You know it is secured because
seatbelt every day.
there will be some form of authentication required
This semester the department when you join the network.
of public safety has plans to host
4. Check bank accounts regularly. Set up actraining seminars and is already counts to alert you when suspicious activity occurs
organizing the annual spring disaster within your account. Be vigilant.
drill which will happen in April. art by Tyler Carmical | graphic designer

Public Safety considers police force,

increased measures for campus safety
by Alexis Hosticka
news editor

The department of public safety is

still in the process of deciding if and
when Harding will have a university
police force.
According to Craig Russell, head
of the department of public safety,
some of the factors the school is
considering are the process, cost and
personnel who would be needed.
If Harding does decide to have
a police force on campus, Russell
said the average student will likely
not notice any major changes. He
said if there were to be police on
campus, they would be able to pull
people over and operate like normal
police officers.
The police on campus would
have the authority to make traffic
stops and give tickets, Russell said.
But that would not necessarily be
our highest priority. We are a service-oriented department and that
is how we would remain if we had
a police force.

According to Russell, a decision

will likely not be made until at least
the end of the school year.
We think a police department
would be beneficial in the future,
but it wont prevent us from being
a successful department, Russell
said. We have wonderful resources
at our disposal.
The police on campus
would have the authority
to make traffic stops and
give tickets. But that would
not necessarily be our
highest priority. We are a
service-oriented department and that is how we
would remain if we had a
police force.
-Craig Russell,
director of public safety

Although there is not yet a conclusive decision, the department of

public safety has still been working
to improve safety and security for
students throughout the past semester and has plans to continue

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