The Daily Collegian Thursday. July 18. 1985
Investigators crack teen computer case
By KATHLEEN BIRD
Associated Press Writer
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.
Seven teen-age computer buffs
called around the world for free,
usedother people's credit cards and
forced the Defense Department, a
military contractor and a telephone
company to check for security
breaches, authorities said yester
day.
The Defense Department said
there was no penetration of its com
puter system. AT&T Communica
tions said it is possible billing
systems were bypassed but that
satellite communications were not
interrupted.
The case was cracked by Patrol
man Michael Grennier, a computer
buff, who spent 150 houri i at his
keyboard with South Plainfield De
tective George Green to track - down
the, teen-age hackers.
Investigators said they are plow
ing through information the youths
stored and checking whether any of
the 630 people nationwide whose
Wasp from Russia brought to state
Parasitic insect latest recruit in war against the gypsy moth
By ANTHONY NEWMAN
Collegian Staff Writer
A small parasitic wasp from the Soviet Union is
the latest recruit joining Pennsylvania's continu
ing battle against gypsy moth infestations.
Mark Ticehurst, entomologist for the Pennsyl
vania Bureau of Forestry's Division of Pest Man
agement, said hundreds of the insects were
released throughout the state last May in hopes
that they will become permanent residents
effectively reducing gypsy moth populations re
sponsible for the deforestation of Pennsylvania's
Woodlands.
"The wasp, which is about the size of a small
mosquito, attacks only the gypsy moth caterpillar.
It does not attack any other insect, or man, or any
other organism of any type. For this reason it is
very safe," Ticehurst said.
Ticehurst went to the Soviet Union in 1981 to
exchange ideas on pest management with scien
tists there. He returned with several specieg of
parasites that are effective in controlling Soviet
gypsy moth species, he said. A number of tests
performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
showed the wasp to be an acceptable biological
control, so the insects were released to state
agencies, he added.
For the wasps, destroying gypsy moth caterpil
lars is part of their normal life cycle, he said.
The female wasps attack the caterpillars in
early June by injecting one egg into as many as 100
caterpillars, he explained.
• "After the female has deposited all her eggs, she
dies. Larvae hatch from the eggs inside the gypsy
moth caterpillars in about 24 hours. They will feed
on the internal organs of the caterpillar for about
two weeks l after which time they burrow out of
now-dead caterpillar and form cocoons," Tice
hurst said.
After one week, adult wasps emerge from the
cocoons, and these begin the cycle over again, he
said. The summer's second generation spends the
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names have been found so far were
involved in illegal behavior.
Green described the youths as
inquisitive teens from normal, ev
eryday families. Of the 630 people
whose names were found, he said,
"90 percent probably didn't do any
thing illegal."
Green said the youths were ex
changing information on a comput
er bulletin board that contained
information on false credit card
numbers, instructions for making a
letter bomb and directions for mak
ing devices that trick the telephone
company into charging calls to oth
er parties.
Grennier said the youths some
how gained access to AT&T man
uals that he described as corporate
secrets allowing them to make free
overseas telephone calls using a
satellite.
Green said the youths got list of
telephone numbers of Pentagon
workers and used their computers
to dial the numbers. He also said
there is evidence they were able to
access the computer system of a
fall and winter in the cocoon stage, emerging in
the spring.
Ticehurst said a European strain of the wasp,
that was released in New England in the mid-1900s
has since entered Pennsylvania and killed about
ten percent of gypsy moth caterpillars in the state.
After laboratory comparisons of the European
strain with the Soviet strain, Ticehurst believes
the Soviet wasps will be even more effective
against the gypsy moths because they produce
more females, the females have more collective
offspring, and, have a shorter developmental peri
od.
The use of natural gypsy moth enemies is part of
a combined effort by many researchers. Accord
ing to Dan Pennick, gypsy moth coordinator at the
Centre County Planning Office, "The focus of
attention in trying to control the gypsy moth
impact is an integrated pest management pro
gram."
Pennick said that studying the forest may pro
vide clues to how trees naturally deal with pests.
From this information, researchers may geneti
cally develop strains of trees better able to withs
tand attack.
Ticehurst added that silvicultural treatments,
such as thinning out infected trees and experi
menting with different sizes of trees, also are part
of the effort.
Pennick said a biological spray, which contains
a bacteria deadly to gypsy moth caterpillars, is
the most widely used pesticide. The bacteria is
suspended in a liquid medium and sprayed onto
leaves
When the caterpillar eats the leaf, the injested
)acteria kills its host by puncturing the caterpil
lar's stomach wall. _ _
Pennick said the spray is harmful only to the
gypsy moth caterpillar and does not effect any
other organisms. While found naturally in Penn
sylvania, scientists have modified the liquid medi
um, increasing its ability to stick to leaves and
withstand decomposition.
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cal library that should have been
limited to subscribers.
Green said two youths have ad
mitted the telephone and credit
card charges. He said police know
the two received a car stereo speak
er system, a radar detector and
magazine subscriptions and they
suspect that thousands of dollars
worth of goods and services were
obtained free.
"They're a bunch of little kids
who have computers and they're
thieves," said Assistant Middlesex
County Prosecutor Frank Graves.
The youths were charged with
juvenile delinquency in connection
with a conspiracy to access comput
ers without proper authorization.
Their computer equipment was
confiscated, but the teen-agers
were allowed to stay in the custody
of their parents.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that
the youths had access to the private
numbers of Defense Department
officials, including top generals,
and prosecutor Alan Rockoff said
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their activities included "changing
the position of satellites."
But Graves said later that the
prosecutor was referring to the fact
that when telephone calls are re
layed by satellites, parts must
move to make the transmission.
"There is absolutely no way com
puter hackers can interrupt or
move satellites," said Neal Nor
man, district manager of corporate
security for AT&T Communica
tions.
He said it is possible the hackers
used satellite circuits to make rang
and bypass the' company's billing
equipment. The company has not
determined to what extent AT&T
equipment was involved or any
losses, he said.
A Department of Defense
statement Wednesday said there
was no reason for a formal investi
gation or security change.
"There have been no breaches
involving ... encrypted (classified)
systems. We have no details about
the events surrounding the charges
filed in New Jersey.
Despite the sprays success in gypsy moth con
trol, Pennick said it is only used for severe
infestations.
"Wherever possible, we try to find long-term
solutions to the problems," he said, adding that
spraying is "very expensive Pennsylvania
spends about $2.5 million a year."
Biological controls such as natural parasites are
often more environmentally sound weapons
against pests than chemical sprays, Ticehurst
said. However, results with biological controls are
not as dramatic because it takes so much time and
research to establish a parasite population in the
environment. •
"Chemical controls, however, are very short
term. Biological controls are very long term,"
Ticehurst said.
"Countries with established gypsy moth ene
mies don't have nearly the problems we do," he
added
Weather can also be in important enemy to the
gypsy moth.
"Weather factors are important on caterpillar
mortality. Geneially, snowy, mild winters have
the least effect. The biggest changes are observed
when a freeze occurs after a thaw in late winter,"
Penick said.
Thus, the severity of the winter is a good
indicator of the amount of spring defoliation by the
hungry caterpillars.
The gypsy moth was introduced into the United
States from Europe in the mid-1800s, Pennick said.
"A budding entrepreneur brought over the gyp
sy moth from France, hoping to mate it with the
silkworm from China and obtain a better type of
silk," Pennick said.
When the mating wasn't successful, the gypsy
moth was accidentally released in Massachusetts,
and has since spread to over 40 states.
"Because they have no natural predators, no
natural parasites, they spread very rapidly. They
are most prevalent here in Pennsylvania, primari
ly because of all our open forest," Pennick said.
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By MICHELLE ROSE
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If Hitler had died before the Ho
caust, he would have been regarded
today as one of the greatest political
leaders of all time, said a University
history professor who gave a presen
tation yesterday on the "The Lessons
of Nazi Germany."
Jackson Spielvogel, speaking to
about 100 Penn State alumni, who are
attending a series of adult lectures,
said Hitler was not "just a stupid
maniac."
He was instead an intelligent, polit
ical genius with a photographic mem
ory, whose "flawed idpas led to evil
consequences," Spielvogel said.
Hilter wanted to expand eastward,
a step toward world domination, and
he planned to establish a pure Aryan
race eliminating the Jewish race,
he said.
Spielvogel spoke of the spiritual
needs of all human beings: the need
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and be loved.
"Nazi Germany tried to meet these
basic spiritual needs, which I think
Hitler recognized," Spielvogel said.
But these needs cannot be met by
force they can only be fulfilled
through freedom with responsibility,
he said. "What it comes down to is a
question of responsibility," he said.
Spielvogel said of the most impor
tant lessons learned from World War
II is that "we are all ultimately
responsible for ourselves and for the
actions of society collectively.".
"Contemporary America is in a
state of disintegration" because of
our society's emphasis on selfish indi
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The 862 series preceeds the 865 and
863 numbers that were given to stu
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randomly in the past.
The change will not affect faculty
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which will still be either 863 and 865.
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Kuhns, Director of Voice Services
and Administrative Support said.
"The new system was a require
ment, not a choice for the University,
he said. Bell Telephone installed new
switching equipment downtown, and
that is the reason for the change," he
added.
"There were no problems with the
old system," he said. "And the sys
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• Because of a reporter's error, Sowers St., onto the roof of a parked
Monday's Daily Collegian incorrectly van. Total estimate of damage is
reported that Andy Fernando was the unkown, police said
victim of an assault. Fernando re
ported the assault of his friend
• Because of a reporter's error,
Monday's Daily Collegian incorrectly
reported that a male , fell from the
roof of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, 220
N. Burrowes Road. The male fell
from Phi Delta Theta fraternity, 240
N. Burrowes Road.
• The State College Police Depart
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from the roof of C.C. Peppers, 102
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• The Graduate School and Office
of Summer Sessions is sponsoring the
fourth Evan Pugh Summer Seminar,
at 3:45 today in 101 Kern. Stanley
Rosen, professor of philosophy will
speak about "Nihilism: Much Ado
About Nothing".
• The Student Assistance and In
formation Center is holding Student
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He said no extra charge will be
incurred by the students.
"The new system may help to avoid
some of the wrong numbers that
annoyed the students," he said.
The new system will provide com
parable, if not better, telephone serv
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The 1985-86 Student Directory,
which should be in circulation by mid
to late-October, will have the new
numbers listed. If people call num
bers from the old system, they will
get a recording directing them to call
the operator for the new number. .
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• A baby stroller valued at $35 was
reported stolen from a Bedford, Pa.
couple's artist booth on Saturday,
July 13th, Univeristy Police Services
said.
• McElwain Hall Housekeeping
Supervisor Dorothy Carolus, report
ed to University police that a female
student kicked the glass window out
of the ground floor entrance to "B"
level, McElwain Hall. Value of the
damage is unknown, police said.
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• The Penn State Ultimate Fris
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By TOM SCHAFFNER
Collegian Staff Writer
Youth Volunteers in Action on Campus marked their
opening day yesterday by committing themselves to
making a difference in the community.
The purpose of the group, located in 206 HUB, is to
take the energy and talents of University students
between the ages of 14 and 22 and channel them into
community service.
Andy Mozenter, assistant director of student organi
zations and program development, said that YVA on
Campus "finds what jobs are out there and then links
the students up with them."
'I think (YVA on Campus) represents Penn State students at their best.'
Andy Mozenter, assistant director of student organizations and program
development
YVA on Campus is an outreach program of On
Drugs, Inc., State College. When On Drugs received a
federal grant from ACTION, the national volunteer
agency, Mozenter asked On Drugs, which has a YVA
program in their organization, if an on-campus office
of YVA could be established.
The training of the staff members was supplied by
On Drugs, although YVA on Campus does not focus on
drugs or alcohol. The volunteer staff consists of mem
bers from Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, Gamma Gam
ma Sigma sorority and the Circle K service
organization
Mozenter said the project started about a year ago
when the office of student organizations and program
development realized there were few students volun
teering in community service. He then began contact
ing service organizations and making arrangements.
On Drugs supplied the training for staff members and
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There was a need for those students who were
interested in personal involvement, or for those who
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"(YVA on Campus) is a great joining up of Universi
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Mozenter said he thinks the program will benefit the
students and broaden their educational experiences.
Maureen Doughty, a volunteer at YVA on Campus,
said the program provides services for people with an
interest in public service but don't know where to
volunteer.
Perspective volunteers can page through a folder of
over 40 agencies with job descriptions and choose a
preference. After doing so, a staff member will inter-
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phone number of an agency and it is then their
responsibility to set up an interview. The agency has
the final decision on the volunteers.
YVA checks with both the individual and the agency
to make sure that both are satisfied.
Volunteer staff member Kevin Kloesel said YVA on
Campus, which services Bellefonte and the State
College area, is great for someone who would like to
join a service fraternity, but doesn't have the time. On
the average, a volunteer gives about two hours a week
and the agencies are pretty flexible about when to
work, he said.
The organizations summer hours are from 7-9 p.m.
Monday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday; and from 10 a.m.-
2 p.m. Fridays.
Mozenter said he hopes to extend the schedule to 40
hours a week in the fall.
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