At a meeting of PSU's Interfraternity Council on Monday, Police Chief Tom King said student volunteer officers may use their university identification cards to gain admission to parties.
The officers are not permitted to enter parties by force, but once they are inside, they may enforce alcohol regulations.
King's announcement met with objections by students.
"It seems like (the State College Police Department is) going pretty far out of their way to make sure students get busted," James Hornick, a senator on Penn State's undergraduate student government told The Daily Collegian.
King said officers are not obligated to reveal their identity to party go-ers.
But some fraternity leaders said they are supportive of police enforcement of alcohol laws.
If approved by the district attorney, King said, the program would be expanded and more student volunteers would be hired.
A graduate student alerted systems administrators of the break-in when he noticed unusual activities on his e-mail account.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is looking into the incident.
Computer users at Berkeley were notified of the break-ins and the passwords were changed by network administrators.
Other universities, including Harvard University and California Institute of Technology have been attacked by hackers.
Carnegie Mellon University's computer security center has a Website, http://www.cert.org/incident-notes/IN-98.03.html., that has tips to prevent hacking.
The current contract expires Sept.16.
Faculty negotiator Frank Smith told the Daily Kent Stater, the university's student newspaper, that the current contract may be used after Sept. 16 if an agreement is not reached to prevent a shut down.
"This has happened in the past," he said. "But there's no guarantee this will happen again."
Stephanie Booth, president of the campus faculty union, said there is a possibility of a strike.
The sophomore lived adjacent to the building's water heater, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
More than 30 other students in the residence hall were hospitalized, complaining of headaches.
The poisoning is still under investigation by University administrators, who are working with consultants to test air quality in campus buildings.
Carbon monoxide does not have a scent and cannot be seen, and it is produced by the combustion of fuels.
- Compiled from Daily Staff Reports.
09-09-98
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