News Briefs (9/17/10)

Staff Students must register internet gaming devices As of Sept. 10, students are no longer able to access the Internet with unregistered gaming devices. IT Services removed filters on residential networks that allowed gaming devices like Xbox 360, Wii and PSP to bypass network security. Miami's primary network defense component, CCA, malfunctioned earlier this year, causing problems with wireless service. However, CISCO and IT Services said the problems have been fixed. The CCA system aids Miami's network in virus prevention and identity protection in addition to network attacks. Students can register gaming devices through their BlackBoard homepage. For any questions or electronic support, contact the IT Services Support Desk at ITHelp@muohio.edu or (513) 529-7900. Ecologist to lecture on landscape destruction Rutgers University professor of ecology, evolution and natural resources Steven Handel will speak Sept. 21. Handel works as the director for the Center for Urban Restoration Ecology Handel works as a plant ecologist to restore damaged landscapes including the Kills landfill. His free lecture, Can We Restore Nature Where We Live and Work?, focuses on environmental restoration. Handel will discuss topics including destructive practices that have contributed to the suffering of wetlands, forests and lakes. Handel will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 in 128 Pearson Hall as part of the Gene and Carol Willeke Frontiers in Environmental Science Lecture Series. Scholarship honors past MU football coach A scholarship to honor Miami University's all-time winningest head football coach, Randy Walker '76 has been made by Tammy Weikert Walker '75. The private gift was given to Miami University's department of intercollegiate athletics and Miami football. The gift has also help to establish the Randy and Tammy Walker Endowed Football Scholarship. The scholarship will provide annual help to at least one Miami football student athlete. The Walker family, including Tammy and Randy Walker, will be honored after the first quarter of the Colorado State University home football game on Saturday at Yager Stadium. For more information about the Randy and Tammy Walker Endowed Football Scholarship, contact Jude Killy, director of development at 513-529-0343 or killyja@muohio.edu