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Allison Weiss’ fingers fly across the keyboard. She’s memorized the Web addresses of each of her social networking profiles and is not ashamed of showing them off. Weiss is a University sophomore, an established singer and an Internet junkie. There’s http://www.

Triple championship a tall order for Isner

Take note: John Isner plays tennis. That’s t-e-n-n-i-s, for those of you only familiar with football. Yes, he’s well-built (236 pounds) and looks like he might make a good tight end. Sure, he’s 6-foot-9, and probably finds success on a basketball court. But it’s tennis, and don’t worry, he’s playing the right sport.

Felton agrees to extension with Bulldogs

Men’s basketball coach Dennis Felton received a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, according to a news release from the University Athletic Association.

The extension includes a $50,000-per-year raise. Felton had only two years remaining on his current contract, which paid him about $700,000 per year.

Goalie comes out, reveals double life

Joey Fisher lived in two different worlds.

On a typical Tuesday afternoon, the junior from Athens would attend a Lambda Alliance meeting, a student organization aimed at strengthening the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Athens.

Fisher, a sociology major, would grab his goalie gear and then hop into his car to drive an hour or two to the Atlanta Ice Forum for hockey practice with the Georgia Ice Dogs, a club team affiliated with the University.

Information systems dated

Imagine OASIS available 24/7. Imagine registering for classes using only your Web browser. Imagine watching your name on a visible online queue for full classes. Imagine pie graphs that tell you where you stand in completing degree requirements. And imagine the University using random numbers, not Social Security Numbers, when identifying students.

Athletes discuss time management issues

Being a University athlete, if nothing else, takes time.

Even in February, football team members are waking up at 4 a.m. for heavy conditioning.

On Tuesday, nine University athletes answered questions about time management and their University academic experience.

Hackers’ motives unknown

Computer hackers who exposed confidential information on a University database did not necessarily intend to steal the information, University spokesman Tom Jackson said.

“They may have just been trying to hack to see if they could get in,” Jackson said.

An overseas hacker gained access to the Disability Resource Center database last week, exposing 3,500 student Social Security numbers and information regarding clients’ disabilities.

Athletic Board tables student ticket proposal

University freshmen classes are growing, but Sanford Stadium’s student section is not.

During a meeting on Wednesday, The Athletic Association Board of Directors did not pass a student ticket proposal aimed at giving ticket pick-up priority to students with more than 90 hours.

Security gap allows access to information

The University is contacting about 3,500 former and current students after a database breach exposed confidential information.

The breach exposed the names and Social Security numbers of clients in the Disability Resource Center, as well as their disability accommodation information.

MyID password changes promote campus-wide use

Eighty percent of MyID account holders now have a strong password.

Forty-five thousand of the 55,000 University students, faculty and staff who have a MyID account changed their password by the Jan. 31 midnight deadline.

“We were pleased with how the University responded,” Enterprise Information Technology Service (EITS) Communications Director Bert DeSimone said, adding the more MyID is used, the more important security is.

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