Local briefs OUS budget still awaiting Kitzhaber’s approval After a marathon final day that lasted until dawn, the Oregon Leg islature adjourned Saturday, but Gov. John Kitzhaber has yet to sign or veto the Oregon Universi ty System budget that legislators sent him last week. Once the budget is signed, University ad ministrators will begin to calcu late how large fall term’s tuition increase will be. The hike is sus pected to be around 4 percent. Secure Shell will replace Telnet Computer hackers may soon find it much more difficult to invade the privacy of University e-mail users. As of January 2002, the e-mail server Telnet will be replaced with a program that prevents third-party users — often referred to as “hackers” or “crackers” — from gaining access to University accounts through intercepted e mail messages. With Telnet, Joseph St. Sauver, the assistant director of academic user services said, computing cen ter monitors often detect hackers “probing” the system, but he re fused to comment on whether any break-in attempts had been suc cessful. Replacing Telnet will be a pro gram called Secure Shell (SSH). Like Telnet, SSH allows users to log in to the University e-mail server from a remote location. But unlike Telnet, messages sent over SSH are encrypted, or “scram bled,” so that they can’t be read by another user while in transit. Universities across the country that use the Telnet system are now switching to SSH, St. Sauver said. Free SSH software is available at the Microcomputer Support Center in 151 Grayson Hall. Users will know they need to in stall the new software if they see a warning alert appear at the top of the login screen when they check their e-mail. St. Sauver added that those using Telnet from a home computer can find out whether hackers are trying to access their accounts by in stalling a monitoring program such as ZoneAlarm. The University’s Web-based e mail programs will not be affected by the change, as they are already encrypted. Peer Health Education Program seeks students for photos The Peer Health Education Pro gram is looking for lesbian, gay, bi sexual, transgendered student couples or families to have their pictures taken as part of the "Healthy Relationship" series for domestic violence awareness week in the fall. Anyone interest ed in participating should contact Chicora Martin at 346-1134 by Wednesday. Sacred Heart holds breastfeeding photo contest With World Breastfeeding Week a scant month away, Sacred Heart’s Nurse Midwifery Birth Center is preparing by holding a breastfeed ing photo contest. New mothers have until July 27 to turn in a photo of any size to the center, located at 511 E. 12th Ave. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries and may be displayed at the center’s open house on Aug. 4 to commemorate World Breast feeding Week. The photographer’s name and phone number should be included on the back, and only one entry per person is allowed. Entries will not be returned. Man finds pipe bombs in vacant house Police evacuated City Hall Friday morning after the city received an unwelcome delivery: two pipe bombs in a box. The bombs were brought to the front counter of the police station at 11 a.m. by a man who discovered the devices in the closet of a vacant house he was cleaning. The house is at 1159 Mill St. The city’s Explosive Disposal Unit removed the bombs with a re mote-controlled robot, transported them out of city limits and detonat ed them. Police are investigating to learn who made the bombs. Police spokeswoman Pam Ale jandre said people should call 911 when finding an object believed to be a bomb. “We do make house calls at times like that,” she said. Multiple Sclerosis Society to offer yoga class The Oregon chapter of the Na tional Multiple Sclerosis Society will begin holding a “Gentle Yoga” class for people with multi ple sclerosis on Wednesday. The class will be held at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., and will run every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon until Sept. 19. Times may change. Yoga “enhances quality of life so much,” said Kent Wiles, a society chapter service coordinator. “It helps with fatigue, concentration ... you just feel better all around. Any body who can breathe can do yoga. It doesn’t matter if you’re full time in a wheelchair.” The class costs $30, though the society offers need-based scholar ships, and pre-registration is re quired. To register or for more infor mation, call (800) 344-4867. EWEBto hold public hearing tonight The Eugene Water & Electric Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a new citywide telecommunications plan today at 6:30 p.m. in the McNutt Room at the Eugene City Hall. The plan includes development of a network of high-speed fiber op tics to core areas of the city with a system expansion in six years. Eu gene voters granted EWEB authori ty to provide telecommunications and associated services in the May 2000 election. Summer school continued from page 1 While the sessions are shorter than the regular academic term, longer classes and more frequent class meetings make up for the loss of time. “The work is condensed into a shorter amount of time,” he said. “But the same material is cov ered.” The average undergraduate takes nine credits during the summer session, he said, and many work or travel in addition to going to school. Students attending summer classes have their own reasons for choosing to spend their summer at the University. With fewer distractions around campus, senior Faris Matin said he finds it easier to concentrate on the classes he is taking. “I feel more focused as a student during the summer because there’s nothing to do,” he said. For Matin, the decision to attend summer classes was not so much a choice as a necessity — in order for his parents to pay his tuition bill, he said, he agreed to graduate within four years. A timely graduation was also a motivating factor for summer ses sion student David Fewell. Fewell, a senior, added that after attending school last year, it seemed natural to keep taking classes during the summer. “A body that’s in motion tends to stay in motion,” he said. “I was just in the academic groove.” The summer is a good time to earn credits quickly, junior Megan Rafferty said. 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