1983_10 Insight October 1983

              'Features.
October 5,1983      Insight
Five-yeor master plan set
for CSUF computer needs
New technology, new programs, expansion of
facilities and a larger involvement of students, administration, faculty and staff are predicted for
CSUF's Center of Information Processing.
Discussing  tbe newly implemented five-year
master plan, which took two years to develop, Dr.
|   Jack A. Chambers, director of tbe center reported
|   that tbe plan was designed to provide an organized
:   growth direction for tbe school's computing needs.
*'We wrote a detailed plan with our recommendations for only one year because of such rapid changes
in technology ... the subsequent years are less
specific," he said. "We are proposing a broad-based
: group of campus technology coordinators to help
assure adequate campus participation."
Lack of adequate housing space is a common
: complaint from most campus departments and the
:   center is no exception.
"CSUF has about 25 percent less square footage
for office equipment areas and 25 percent less space
for computing laboratories than other CSU campuses
of comparable enrollment," said Chambers. "Plus
tbe fact that our office center equipment areas are
housed in two separate buildings. When the proposed
new business building is constructed, we will move
The center initiated a pilot program—Tbe Personal Adventures in Learning Project—last year,
which was designed to develop original computer-
assisted instruction (CAD programs. Student and
faculty teams from 18 of the 19 CSU campuses competed with original design programs for CAI
courseware. Thirty of the 67 designs submitted were
chosen as winners by a panel of experts, Chambers
said.
"Four of the winning project designs belonged to
students, one was from CSUF," he said. Tbe names
will be announced at the first CSU Courseware Conference to be held on Sept. 28, at the Sheraton Plaza
La Reina Hotel in Los Angeles.
The winning designs covered programs in music,
jfnthropology, English, nursing and mathematics.
"The winning designs will be copyrighted in the
name of the project and tested in CSU classes for one
term," said Chambers. "After a final evaluation and
revision, they will be commercially available outside
the CSU system."
Any revenue generated by commercial sales will
be used to provide 25 percent royalties to the
faculty/student design teams, to reimburse the project for expenses incurred, arid provide ongoing sup
port for tbe project, be added.
This year's competition begins in October according to Chambers. "Student and faculty teams have
from October to March to complete their project
design," he said. "It takes about 40 hours to develop a
program. The students must have a faculty sponsor
wbo will agree to use it (tbe program) in their class."
Applications and instructions on tbe program are
available to interested students or faculty at the
center. The office is located in San Ramon 4.
Chambers said interested parties can contact Mike
Barden, CSUF's campus coordinator for further Information.
"Hackers" (a computer term used for individuals
who are obsessed with illegally challenging computer
codes) are not a problem at CSUF, according to
Chambers.
"We have a few individuals who have been more
of a nuisance than a real problem," said Chambers.
"When we find them and talk to them, they cease to
cause problems."
Federal and state statutes provide stiff punishment and fines to individuals who attempt and succeed in breaking into computer programs. "There
was a case in Michigan where some individuals broke
into a hospital system and shut down the life-support
systems," Chambers said. "Tbey are being pro-
Consultant Peter Heync assists a student with bis computer work.
Whizzes admit computers
secure but not invulnerable
fl was just showing off
Fresno bowler recalls record series
By John White
Insight Reporter
It was just tbe weekly night out with the
Guys and Dolls, a mixed-foursome summer bowling league at the Blackstone Bowl. Dick Brown
was paired up with his new girlfriend, Frances
Liquori. It was the first frame. .
Brown reached down to pick up his black
•AMF Angle bowling ball, one of six in his collec-
bon. He approached tbe lane, swung the ball
back, and fired a strike.
He felt good.
Frances Liquori and the other couple took
their tur^and Brown was up once again.
1   And wBen it was time for him to bowl again,
he knocked down 10 more pins.
Brown was persistant He bowled strike after
strike after strike.
When Brown had finished that night of June
22,1983, he had bowled an 879 series—three consecutive games of 300, 300, and 279-to register
tbe third highest bowling series in history.
"I waa Just allowing off," Brown stated
humbly from behind bis wire framed glasses in a
recent interview at Blackstone Bowl. Brown said
tbe achievement was "nothing I bad set out to do
on that particular evening."
But when be started throwing one strike after
another, utilizing his powerful spinning left hook,
people began to take notice.
"The first game ot 300 came easy. I felt real
good without any pressure," Brown said.
As the second game proceeded, he began pinching Liquori for luck prior to rolling the ball. AU
of tbe typical sounds that occur in tbe average
bowling alley—rolling balls, falling pins, casual
conversation—had no effect on bis peformance.
Tbe strikes kept coming, seemingly without end.
Soon, several members of tbe American Bowling
Congress had shown up at the bowling alley. In    '
order to have any record made legitimate, strict
guidelines and regulations must be followed coo- j
cerning tbe condition of the bowling lane.
mmtt-Ttoy&mrJSC) are like vultures,',' Brown
. _said during Oft interview. "Tbey live In the stone
-*2rgcs. And they just hate to give any awards
away. No matter how well you may bowl in a
year, you can only receive one award for an
acheivement per year." ¥■
Brown squirmed in his seat when reminiscing,
about that^vening. Just mentioning tbe ABC
turned bis-lmd hearted face to scorn. He has
reason to be upset with them. Last winter, the
bowling congress rejected an 859 series be bad
bowled because tbe lanes were improperly oiled.
"I don't consider mem to be my friends,"
Brown said.
Nevertheless, the ABC—which has around
(See 879 page •)
By Shirley Cavella
Insight Reporter
COBOL, FORTRAN and BASIC are
some of the languages used by the
skillful fingers that race across the
keyboard and translate them into an intelligible form.
This is part of the world of student
computer consultants — some do it for
love, and some for the money, but all do
it for the experience.
Peter Heyne, 18, "almost 19," he
quickly adds, is a self-described
"hacker." Mary Schilling, 21, and Lisa
Jensen, 25. both enjoy working with
computers, but neither claims to be a
hacker. They represent three of the
nine on-campus consultants. Consultants are students who have a knack
with computers and help other students
operate them.
Heyne works a 25-hour week in the
computer labs and as a teaching assistant in two IS-50 labsjn addition to his
13-unit course load. V
"I started with computersyin my.
junior year of high school, burl really
got into it my senior year. My own computer is an Apple," he said.
Jensen, a junior college transfer
student, got "turned on" to computers
when she came to CSUF. The former
pre-veterinary medicine major is now a
math computer science major and a
senior.
"No 'War Games' for me," confessed Jensen, referring to the current
movie in which a teenage computer wiz
breaks into the main computer at
NORAD (American Air Defense Command), "I'm too old to be a good
hacker."
Schilling, also a senior and a math
computer science major, owns her own
computer, but uses it only as a tool.
- "I lure to fool around with computers," she said, "but not enough to
take up my spare time."
The trio agreed that CSUF has an
excellent security system for its computers.
"Anyone with genius enough to
break into the school's security codes
would be known to us (the
consultants)," said Jensen. "We're
around it too much not to be aware of
that kind of talent."
While the school's system has backup security devices, it's not invulnerable according to Heyne.
"The school's system has built-in
security devices and it's pretty safe,"
but he agreed that nothing is completely safe nor impossible to break into.
"I'll probably be capable myself by the
end of the year," he added jokingly.
Another source, who asked not to be
identified, spoke of a friend wbo has illegal access to some of the priviledged
accounts at CSUF.
"He's not interested in purging
records or anything like that —he's
just interested.in whir, those accounts
can do," said the unidentified source
during an interview with Insight.
Insight asked several other questions during the interview in the computer lab.
Insight: Could your friend erase
school records?
Source: "I don't know of anyone
who could do that. The school keeps
permanent tapes — you know, hard
copies."
Insight: Is your friend aware of
the federal and state laws which govern
such illegal activity?
Source: "Sure, but the fascination
is worth the risk. He just likes to play
with the programs. It's really interesting ... As a matter of fact, California was one of the first states to have
laws against illegal computer access."
Insight: How did your friend acquire the codes to the special accounts?
(See Hackers page •)
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