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J November 21, 1989
Volume 11, No.
Campusllne
Exhibit eonemmB global wanning
A library nhibit concwming sMmiI warming'a cauM*. impact and altamaUvaa will ccmtinua until Monday, Nov. 87. Tha axhlUt, apon¬ aorad ba tha Bcoiogical Sociaty, faaturas photoa, objacta and aaaayt.
Campus pro-Ufa holda program
Campua Pro-Lib Mbvamant maata at 9:80 a.m. on Tuaadaya in tha Univaraity Cantar and at noon on Fridaya In MS a.OS.84. Anyona in¬ taraatad ia invttad to attand. IHaaaday Nov. 21, tha vidao "Concaivad in Libarty" will ba ahown. Friday Nov. 24. thara ia no maating. Fri¬ day, Daeambar 1, tiia guaat apaakar will ba Sally Franklin, formir intam with Ptaanad Paranthood and votuntaar with HiU Countiy Pragnanqr Ca^ar. Tuaaday, Dae. 5 tha guaat apaakar will ba Dorothy Barklay ot tha Taxas Cradla Sociaty.
City library achadulaa programming
Foraat Hilla Branch Librarv will praaant fraa fUma aad othar pro¬ grama. Nancy Rhdngar c^ Ploaoar Ftour MiUa «rill giva radpaa on nol day cakaa and oookioa at 7 p.m. on Monday. Oac. 4. Tha young adulu tUffl "Youra Tn^, Andraa 0. Stam" wlU ba ahown on Tfaws- day, Nov. 80 at 6 p.B. "nia efaUdrm'a film "A Chriatmaa Carol" will ba abown oe Monday, Dae. 4 at 8 p.m. Pra-aehool story tima on Tuaaday, Dae. 6 wiO hava "Pat" as tha thama. Chiklran may bring a tow or amali Uva pat to atoiy tima at 10:30 a.m. Foraat Hills Branch Library is laeatad at 6246 Ingram Road.
Book fair to ba hald
Tha Asaocia(i4» for ChiTdhood Education Intarnationai lACBl) la hokUng a book fair on Wadnaaday, Nov. 29 in front of tha MS betiding. Tha atttoant or(pu^tion for hitura alamantary aebooi taaehars ancouivgea studmtt to buy tha childrm's books for hoU- day gifta. Tha Rad Balloon, a chlUron's bookatora, ia providing the books for tho sala. For mora Infca-matlon, caU Virginia Canalaa, at 668-1996.
Slarra Club praaants public apaakar
K bee program wiH ba praaantad by Donna BaUn at tha nost maating of tha AhuBO Oroup of tha Sierra Chib on Tuaaday, Nov. 81 at 7:30 p.m. Tha program wlU ba about tha Brooks Range In Alaaka during BaUn'a work thera with tha U.8. gsotogical nirvay. Tha raaethig, which is opan to thia public, wiU ba held at tha First Unitarian Church, 807 Beryl — acroaa MO from Croaaroads MaU. Mora biformation about tha Siaira Club and thia maatiag can ba ob¬ tainad by cdling 882-8195.
Cadets honor veterans
POW/MIA week sponsored
English honor society holds first initiation
by B.C. Pattison
Staff Writ«r
The first initiation of the Beta Om ra chapter of the Knglish honor society Sigma Tau Delta was held in the HB building on November 7th at seven p.m.
Twenty naw memtwrs were in¬ ducted   into  the   organization,
which was formed in May of 1989. According to chapter president Koxanne Kelly, this raises total memberHhip in the new club to 32 people.
Ur. Mark Allen, UTSA English professor and scholar, was the guest speaker al the ceremony, lie addressed an audience of chapter members and Inductees and  their  families  and  friends.
Car rams barricades
by Brian SUrk
AssociaU News Editor
A one car accident on F.M. 1604 injured one person and reduced traffic flow to one lane. The accident occurred on Monday Nov, 6 at approximately 7:30 a.m.
According to Aixil Arevalos, a UTSA police officer at tha scene of the accident, the car "was traveling too fast for tite condi¬ tion |fog| and somebody ahaad of him stopped, and ha coukln't stop. He went to the left and hit soma barricades. One of the bar- ricadee went over the hood of the : car and took out the windshield. : 'rhe car veered across both lanes end into the median."
Arevakia stated that judging "from the initial treatment of the victim's haad it hxAad Uhe heJuat gut a iot of glaae in hie eye. There : wara no viMial eigne that he liad : received or had been struck by any Uunt objacta."
by Albert Talamantes
Contributing Writsr
From Nov.8 through Nov.ll, the week of Veteran's Day, the Arnold Air Society in conjunction with Air Force RUTC sponsored l>OW/MIA Awareness Week.
The events began on Sunday, Nov. 6 with a symbolic bread and water luncheon al the downtown's Veterans Memorial Plaza. The participanlN of this ceremony toasted in memory of the POW/MlA's with bread and water, a symbol of Iheir Huffering.
Guest speaker Retired Brigadier Oeneral Kenneth Fleenor gave his reflections on the subject as a former prinoner of war.
The week continued with the ly¬ ing of yellow ribbonn around the universily   trees   as   a   symbol
hope tor tbe homecoming of those missing. A screening of the movie "Hanoi Hilton" was shown the next day.
In the final two events Air Force ROTC cadets participated in two 24-hour events. The first event began al 7 a.m. on Nov. H with a "Warrior Run. '
The Air Force cadets ran at scheduled intervals for hours. They accumilated more than 714 miles in honor of the POW's.
During the run a "Warrior" guidon (flag) was carried al all limes by the runner and was never allowed to touch the ground.
The week was rounded oui with a second continuous 24-hour flag vigil which began alll.
AFROTC cadets stood guard in I front  of  the   American   flag   in :)U-minule intervals.
An AFROTC Cadet participates In a 24-hour flag vigil.
Innocent death row convict talks
By Melissa Muse
News Kditor
Convicted of murder, sentenced to die, proved Innocent: Kundull Dull' Adiiiiis, ii lormer duulh row iMiiiuU' proved inno¬ cent by a docuiiienlury fihn, ' descriU'd his experience und enlerluined qui'HlioiiH, in the l.aurel Kuoin on VVediieMdiiy, Nov, M.
"The 'I'hin Hlue Line" provided the evidence Adams needed to win his freedom, which he did on March 21 ot this year, afler living in prison lor I.') .years.
Adam is writing a book aboul his experience. He hopes lo have it on bookshelves this lime nexl year. "Nobody may even buy the thing," said Adams The book, he said, is a chance for him and his family to explain what they went through.
1 disassociate myself as much as possible, " said Adams. 1 could not be Randall Dale Adams 24 hours a day... 11 would drive me crazy."
Adams does have faith in Ihe justice system. " It's ihe people in the system lhal misuse it," ex¬ plained Adams.
Accused hy the real killer, Adams wus convicted of murder¬ ing a Dallas police officer in l«7H. He came wiihin 72 hours of liis May 8, 1979 death dale liefore ihe United Stales Supreme Courl granted him a slay of execution.
According to Arevak>s, tlie vic¬ tim "was being treated by a passer-by when we (Arevaloa along wllh police officer Argen¬ tina tlarcia) first got there. As soon as we found out it was not of a serious nature we went to try to position our police vehicle where we could do the moat good to veer the traffic oway from the acci¬ dent,
'The ambuUnce arrived two to three minutes after the Univerai¬ ty police," said Arevalos, "and then took the victim to Fort Sam Houaton."
According to UTSA'a Chief of Foiice, Manuel C. Chavez, "1604 it not in our jurisdiction—it's the jurisdiction of the Sen Antonio PoUce Department."
According to Arevalot "We left there and they |lhe San Antonio Police! never arrived. Everyone cleared from there Including ut and tliey ttill hadn't arrived."
The Supreme t-'ourl overruled Adams' conviclion in I9H(), und sent his cuse buck In llie Irial court level. However, in order lo prevent u re-Uiul, which would eslublish AdaniN' iniKuence, (iovernor William ClemenH com- muled AduniN' seiiUMice lo life in prison.
AduniH uppeuled lo llie 'I'exii.s t^ourt of Criniinul AppenlH for ii re-trail in 19HI. 'I'he lourlH original decision ordered u re- trial, but llicii il wus reversed lo leave Adunis serving u life sentence in the 'I'exiis Depurl- ment of Correction's lOu.stliiirn Unit.
Documenlury filniniuker l''.rrol Morris visited Aduiiis ul the Kustlium Unit in l'.)Hr) with regards to unother d<K'umentury when he liecume interested in what  Aduins  culls  "the  Adums
cuse.
Once Ihe film and evidence discovered during its niuking was turned over to Ruiulv Schuffer, Adams' lawyer, it was used in eourt til prove tlial tlie priiseiu- linn's ciise was perjureil. Ciinse- quently, the sUile iiiurl ileniund- eil on March 1 ot lliiH year that Ailanis he re tried or released. On March HI of this ,\eur Adams was released on his own recoKni/iiiice. 'I'he stale of Texas still retains the option In re-try Aiianis.
Doris Krdmun, u student who heard Adams' presenlation, said afterwards thut she found lhal option "hard lo believe " She add¬ ed, "Il makes nie ruther fearful and really doubt the syslem."
Adams does nol huve un option to sue 'I'exas. Permission would huve to be grunted from the slate for him to do so.   "I have asked
Randall Dale Adanifi
the slate of 'I'exas very nicely lo let me sue them ' explained Adams. "Tliey .saiil no. I cannot sue them." He udded. "I would sue for un apology, hut I won't gel il.
Adams is now opposed lo cupitui punishment Hefore he wus arrested in 197(1, he wus in fuvor of il. "I'here ure other Kan- dull Dale Ailums' on the death row," said Adams, who is con¬ vinced that innocent people olher than himself have lieen sentenced lo deulh. "If ynu ure willing lo SHcrifice innocent people, then vole for the ileiith .sentence, " remarks Adams.
The presenlation was pari of a speaker series sponsored liy the Universily Center Program Coun¬ cil.
Computer virus defenses examined
David Fbdier, computer aer- > manager
by T, Matthew HuonI
Contr.buling Writer
As computer viruses continue to spread, security safeguards en¬ sure that UTSA muinframe com¬ puter system is protected from the destructive effects of these programs. However, the library's personal compuler lab is "virtual¬ ly " unguarded against viruses, according to ils supervisor
David Fischer, manager of Computer Services, oversees UT¬ SA's network. Fischer says, "We've never experienced any kind of problems." He attribuU-s this lo layers of password securi¬ ty along with frequent backups of the system. "Thai gives us a lot of protection; somebody can't just walk In and do it." Fischer feels that the network is "safe, ac¬ curate and well-protected."
Virus programs ure spread via compuler modem over telephone lines. These programs cun then be stored on floppy disks. When ex¬ ecuted, the programs can obstruct or erase data. Some viruses can render the computer completely useless.
Mosl remote terminals on cam¬ pus have access lo the mainframe. Each user has varying degrees of access lo different functions of the system. Since terminals do nol have disk drives, a virus could not be put inlo tbe system.
Judy Lankford, adminlslrative assistant lo the library director, supervises the library's personal computer laboratory. Sludenls use tbeir own software on the seven free-standing PC's. What protection does the PC lob have against virus-contaminated soft¬ ware?    Lankford    explains.
"None " She aMiiiiends that com¬ ment by statliiK that all the machines are "cleared once a week." Six of these PC's have hard disk drives, making it possi¬ ble for someone to store data in the computer's memory, in¬ cluding a virus
If a virus were to destroy records stored in the main com¬ puter system, they could be retrieved from backups. These backups  are  stored  al  the  UT
Health Science teenier. Converse¬ ly, free-standing PC's like those in the PC lab would lose all infor¬ mation stored in memory.
According to Fischer, the office of Computer Resources hat received a program to identify and remove viruses. Thit diskette will be available to tha UT System.
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