Facebook: EPD does not monitor Web site
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football game against Ohio State Uni
versity to identify and prosecute fans
who rushed the field after the game.
“We are doing as much as we
can to identify people who violated
the law,” University Police Assis
tant Director Tyrone Parham told
Penn State’s student newspaper,
The Collegian.
“Facebook is a method we are us
ing, but it’s one of many. Some pic
tures are on people’s personal Web
pages and there are cameras inside
the stadium that can zoom in pretty
well,” Parham said.
Penn State junior Emilie Romero
told the newspaper that she
received a call on Nov. 1 from
authorities who claimed to have
identified her in a picture showing
her on the field.
Romero said she could face fines
up to $2,000, two years in jail and
sanctions from the university’s Of
fice of Judicial Affairs.
Other universities are paging
through Facebook to check for
conduct code violations.
Ryan Miner, a sophomore at
Duquesne University, a Catholic
college in Pittsburgh, was ordered
by the university to write a 10-page
essay after posting a comment on
Facebook that the university
perceived to be homophobic.
“I was surprised because I was
not aware that the First Amendment
was limited; that (the university) is
able to restrict my right, especially
on Facebook, which is a separate
entity,” Miner told The Duquesne
Duke newspaper.
Miner refused to write the essay.
Students at the University aren’t at
risk of prosecution yet, according to
the Eugene Police Department and
Department of Public Safety officials,
but it’s not out of the question.
DPS Director Tom Hicks said
Facebook.com and MySpace.com
could be used to gather information
about people, but neither have been
used so far.
“We’re aware of it because some
times people put info on there that
is a little too personal and people
get harassed,” Hicks said. "We
I
certainly advise people to be care
ful with personal information.”
EPD spokeswoman Kerry Delf
said the department is not using the
site to track criminal activity.
The University’s Director of
Student Judicial Affairs, Chris
Loschiavo, wrote an e-mail to the
Emerald outlining his reasons for
using the site.
“One, I just wanted to know what
Facebook is and what it offers. Two,
there was a complaint lodged last
year involving Facebook so I needed
an account to view the evidence
presented,” the e-mail said.
Loschiavo said he doesn’t search
Facebook for student conduct code
violations but said he will visit the
site to view evidence regarding vio
lations reported to his office.
Students across the country are be
ing advised by university administra
tors and other officials to be cautious
when posting information online.
Contact the campus and
federal politics reporter at
nwilbur@dailyemerald. com
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Toys: Survey evaluated hazard
of loud sirens on model trucks
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Karas said parents may also use an
empty toilet paper roll, comparable in
diameter, to check for dangerous toys.
Huls said simple balloons or water
yo-yos are the most common cause
of strangulation. Both were able to
stretch to a length of more than four
to five feet, easily long enough to
wrap around a child’s neck. The wa
ter yo-yo was dangerous because the
battery could fall out and fit inside
the choke tube.
According to the released report,
any prolonged exposure to sounds
louder than 85 decibels can result in
hearing damage. Road Rippers
trucKs, tne example usea in me
demonstration, had a siren recording
on it that measured 97 decibels from
a distance of 10 centimeters.
Karas said OSPIRG’s primary intent
is not to attack or single out any partic
ular toy company or manufacturer.
“We’re just trying to make it so that
children can have a happy holiday and
even prevent deaths,” she said. Karas
also added that concerned parents
should be mindful of what they buy
for their kids this holiday season.
“Awareness is the key,” she said.
OSPIRG’s full TYouble in Toyland
report can be found at
www. toysafety. net.
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