SEMO back online
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 @ 01:38 pm

The server is functioning again at Southeast Missouri State University, following a hard-hitting computer virus attack that left faculty offline Tuesday afternoon and this morning.
John Weber, assistant vice president of information technology, said there are "less than a dozen" computers that were affected "to the point they are not functional." He said he knows of two students computers damaged. The others are in the library or among faculty, he said.
"Getting everything back up and functional is only the first step," he warned. Weber said the department must now conduct research on how the virus works and slipped through the university's defenses.
University President Dr. Ken Dobbins said there are national firms trained to combat viruses that were unaware of the particular Trojan horse virus that struck Southeast. "We'll probably be the ones giving them the fix," he said.

A nasty virus has spread quickly through computers at Southeast Missouri State University, coming at a time professors say couldn't be worse — as the mad rush before finals begins.
By the time I got to work this morning, I already had three messages from professors or staff detailing the problem.

Stacy Kinder, newly elected to the Cape Girardeau School Board, lives in the Jefferson Elementary attendance zone, but she sends her children to Clippard Elementary. The arrangement was allowed through an exemption made by Clippard principal Sydney Herbst and former superintendent Dr. David Scala.
Kinder said she moved from the Clippard attendance zone to the Jefferson zone last fall.

Authorities are investigating a playground incident in Leopold where a sixth-grader is accused of assaulting a fourth-grader.
A mother said her child suffered an "injury to his ribs, possibly a mild concussion, and bruises on his body" after he was kicked during recess last Tuesday by who she calls a "bully.

If you're looking for something last-minute to do tonight, consider India Night at Southeast Missouri State University. The free event starts at 6 p.m. at the University Center and will feature dancing, singing, a fashion show, and Indian food. It is sponsored by the Indian Subcontinent Student Association.