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September21,2000 The Blue Banner Page 11 news Helms will publish book PHOTO BY WALTER FYLER Glenn L. Helms, professor of management and accounting, will have a book on electronic commerce published. Sanna Raza Staff Writer Glenn L. Helms, professor of man agement and accounting, will have a book published this fall on elec tronic commerce (e-commerce) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). “I teach people how to embezzle and not get caught,” said Helms. “I teach them how to do it so they know how to catch it. Controls and security over information technol ogy has always been my area.” Helms was born in Asheville, went to college at UNC-Chapel Hill and returned to the area after 30 years. He teaches auditing, accounting systems and principles of account- ing- The book is primarily going to be used by certified public accoun tants (CPAs) who audit computer systems and have to know which controls to use, according toHelms. In the book, “I talk about differ ent ways you can break into e- commerce and Web sites and dif ferent types of controls that you can enclose to prevent an intruder or hacker from breaking into the sys tem,” said Helms. “It is a useful tool or guide to help people prevent unauthorized individuals from ac cessing the Web site. E-commerce is going to expand and become very important, ac cording to Helms. Business-to-busi- ness e-commerce has been around for a long time, but consumer e- commerce is rather new. The book discusses “a lot of differ ent controls you can put in to pro vide consumers and businesses with confidence in the system, so that they will use e-commerce,” said Helms. “Since most systems do not have controls, e-commerce has a lot of fraud, embezzlement and hack ers going in.” Helms, who majored in account ing, worked for CPA firms for some time. He was the Arthur Young Fellow in electronic data process auditing and holds certifications as a CPA, as a certified internal audi tor and as a certified information system auditor. Helms is also a good teacher, ac cording to Suzanne Jones, a senior accounting major. “He is very knowledgeable,” said Jones. “He has worked in this field for a long time, so he brings a lot of practical examples to class.” The ability to teach and work with students is a top priority in the search for a new professor, accord ing to Claudel McKenzie, chair and associate professor of management and accounting. “If you take someone who is a top- notch teacher and scholar and com bine that with high quality stu dents, there is potential for a lot of recognition to come to the univer sity,” said McKenzie. Helms’ professional seminars throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, will in crease UNCA’s international rec ognition, according to McKenzie. “When AICPA needs speakers anywhere, they contact him,” said McKenzie. “He is one of the lead ing speakers, and his schedule is booked for at least a year in ad vance in a lot of cases for speaking engagements. UNCA had to be good to attract someone like Helms.” Helms has presented numerous seminars and published a wide range of articles. Students benefit from research and publications that can translate to classroom work, accord ing to McKenzie. “He worked in his field (and) knows exactly what is expected and what will be expected of students,” said McKenzie. “He worked at the national level in the field of ac counting, so he in turn knows people in all states, in all areas, so he can help to place students nation ally.” Officer continued from page 1 dards department before he was hired, according to the Banner ar ticle. Before Rathburn could be hired as a public safety officer, the state Department of Justice checked his background for criminal employ ment and civil backgrounds, as well as drug testing, fingerprinting and psychological testing. Rathburn was certified before coming to work at UNCA, according to the Blue Ban ner article. Eric lovacchini, vice chancellor student affairs, said that he has no new public comments to make in regard to the Rathburn issue. Dennis Gregory, director of pub lic safety, did not return telephone calls to comment regarding Rathburn’s conviction. The Rape Crisis Center has changed its name to OurVoice, inc. Voice stands for Victims, Out reach, Interven tion, Counseling and Education. For more infor mation, call (828) 252-0562. Bike continued from page 1 on the Move was born. I dreamed about being a part of it and I think it is a crucial time for this event.” A portion of the money raised through sponsorship and commu nity support will be used to pro vide scholarships for girls across the country, according to Chapman. “This whole bicycle tour is pro moting awareness and raising money for scholarships for young women and girls,” said Chapman. “This can help them become out door leaders for others and become stronger for themselves.” Every major stop in the tour will include a five to 10 mile “Girls Ride” for young girls and all inter ested community members to ride together. This allows young girls who are unable to participate in the long distance trips the op portunity to contribute to the cause. “At certain times, they will have girl rides for the young women to get on their bikes and join the women that are making the trip,” said Chapman. “There are no young Asheville + North Carolina Employment Hotline: 828-255-1144 Visit the Biltmore Estate Web site at www.biltmore.com for Estate information and links to our job postings. girls maki ng the cross-country trips, however.” Girls who participate in organized athletics are 75 percent more likely to graduate from high school and are 92 percent less likely to be in volved with drugs, according to sta tistics given from the AAUW Edu cational Foundation. The founda tion also said that, in 1999, one in three girls took part in high school sports. “In our society, girls are often pressured to limit their dreams and goals to areas that are deemed ‘ap propriate,’” said Nancy Stevens, a Girls on the Move rider from Frisco, Colo. “Our riding team will teach girls how to stretch their limits, be curious about opportunities and believe in themselves.” “This ride is about lighting a fire across the country to empower fe males to be strong, beautiful and bold,” said Rae Gaa, an instructor at the North Carolina Outward Bound School. Sponsors of the trip include Ralph Lauren Girls, Home Depot, Xerox and Women’s Sports and Fitness. The YWCA of the USA, Girls In corporated and the Girl Scouts of the USA are all partners of the event. “Ralph Lauren Girls is probably our largest sponsor. They are sup plying us with jerseys, bicycle pants and other equipment,” said Chapman. “Thesponsors havedone a great job supporting us and help ing us get the word out to the local communities.” Outward Bound has set up Girl Festivals at five stops during the trip. These full-day events will in clude entertainment, interactive exhibits and celebrity appearances. “These festivals will unite local communities in a celebration of girls and women and provide ben eficial hands-on experiences for at tendees,” according to the press re lease. In order to attract young girls to the event, Girls on the Move has gathered several celebrities to speak and participate in these fes tivals. These individuals include Susan Sarandon, Kristine Lilly, Summer Sanders, Kerri Strug, Mia Hamm, Picabo Street, Courtney Thorne- Smith and Wynonna Judd. The Arise and Shine! Toastmasters Club meets every Thursday moming. For more information, call (828) 232-5169. 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Hurricane Gordon forces evacuation On Sept. 17, authorities sorted the evacuation ofsome coastal areas along Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hurrican Gordon came closer. With maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, Gordon was expected to increase in speed and strength. On Sept. 16, Gordon flooded western Cuba with about 10 inches of rain, and on Sept. 15, the storm flooded the streets of Yucatan, Mexico. Europe protests fuel increase Fuel protests cause chaos on streets all over Europe. While England and Germany stayed firm, Holland promised $300 million to compen sate taxi, bus and trucking compa nies for high fuel prices, while Hun gary agreed to postpone the in crease. Space station ready for living On Sept. 17, after more than five days in a 13-story space station, astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis started preparations to leave the station on Sept. 18. In Novem ber, rotating crews of three U.S. and Russian astronauts will start living on the station that is now equipped with household necessi ties to make the quarters livable. $1.3 billion promised to Cuba The United States promised $1.3 billion to support Colombia’s presi dent Andres Pastrana’s fight against drug trafficking. The program, known as Plan Colombia, seeks to strengthen the economy and reach a peace accord with the leftist rebels. Negotiations for peace resumed Negotiations between Israel and Palestine resumed on Sept. 17. Pal estine had delayed the declaration of statehood until Nov. 15, giving peace another chance. The talks were held without U.S. participants. No other details have been made official. United Nations member killed A United Nations staff member was killed in Guinea, West Africa, on Sept. 17. He was murdered at his home in Macenta by an un known gunmen, according to a U.N. spokesperson. The identity will not be released until relatives are notified. Another staff member was reported missing.
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