The Pendulum
NEWS
Thursday, October 9, 2003 • Page 9
Bridgette (>uedri / Photographer
Each morning, free newspapers are available in the lobby of the McEwen
Communications building. Freshman Emily Weisberg picks up a copy of USA Today
Top 10 places Elon students get their news
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USA Today
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The New York Times
5.
CNN.com
6.
USAToday.com
7.
Fox News Channel
8.
Netscape.com
9.
“NBC Nightly News”
10.
“The Daily Show”
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School limits Social Security
number access with Datatel
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numbers as a way of accessing student
profiles and now only allows the last four
digits of the numbers to be displayed
because of the possible security concerns.
Most departments on campus, includ
ing the Registrar and Bursar’s offices,
will only be able to view the last four dig
its of each student’s Social Security num
ber.
Some departments, including payroll
and the Office of Admissions, will still
have access to a student’s full Social
Security number. Fulkerson explained
that the transition was not easy to exe
cute.
“Blocking the Social Security numbers
was not the issue,” Fulkerson said. “The
difficult part was deciding who needed to
see the information and allowing them to
have access to it without letting everyone
in the department have access as well.”
Discussion of the transition began in a
committee that met over the summer to
discuss information security issues. Since
then, the Datatel transition has been
planned and implemented.
Students will now be asked for their
Datatel numbers in place of their Social
Security numbers when filling out certain
paperwork on campus. Organization ros
ters, for example, will no longer ask stu
dents to sign up with their Social Security
numbers.
Fulkerson said that Elon is in line with
many other schools in the state that are
also transitioning away from using pri
vate information for record keeping pur
poses. He said the move is a preventative
measure for the university and that no
particular incident has sparked the need
for a change.
“People need to be more careful with
their personal information,” he said.
“We’re just trying to be responsible
here.”
Students can access their Datatel num
bers by logging into OnTrack for students
and clicking on “My Profile.”
Contact Matt Belanger at
pendulum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
State Fair diversifies attractions
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are the TopSpin and the Adult Bumper
cars, which Overton predicted to be crowd
favorites this year.
Fair organizers have also diversified
the entertainment component. An eclectic
concert line-up includes rock, country and
contemporary Christian acts. In addition
to live music, there will be a variety of
comedians slated to perform at the Donton
Arena.
“Acts such as Foreigner and Trick Pony
have the 1980s rock feel, which is.coming
back into style and should be popular with
the college audience,” Overton said.
Advance tickets are available at a dis
counted rate online and at designated sites
throughout the Triangle and Triad, includ
ing Colonial Mall in Burlington. Tickets
for the Donton Concert series are also
available and are being sold separately
from the fair admission.
The State Agricultural Society founded
the State Fair in 1853'as a method for area
farmers to exchange agricultural informa
tion. The first fair site was a 16-acre area
located 10 blocks from the capitol in
Raleigh. After being moved several times
to various locations in the Raleigh area,
the State Fair moved to its present loca
tion in 1952.
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With the new rides and
appealing music, people will
have more incentive to visit
the fair and experience the
excitement.
-Heather Overton, State Fair
public information officer
More recently, $1.5 million in renova
tions and improvements were made to
several fairground structures in 1999. The
State Fair and grounds operate on a year-
round basis with 57 permanent employ
ees.
Total attendance throughout the 10-day
period last year was 696,977, just slightly
below average. Overton said she expects a
larger attendance this year.
“With the new rides and appealing
music, people will have more incentive to
visit the fair and experience the excite
ment,” she said.
Contact Jay Dome at pendulum@elon.edu
or 278-7247.