‘Confirm Your E-Mail’ message is spam, not from ITS

NIU is alerting students, faculty and staff about an e-mail phishing attempt that some individuals may have received. An e-mail with the following title, “Confirm Your E-Mail,” has been circulating and says that the user needs to click a link to confirm NIU e-mail account information. According to an ITS release, the e-mail is spam and individuals should not respond to the e-mail or provide any account information. The e-mail looks like an official NIU e-mail. If students have responded to the e-mail, they should change their password or contact the ITS Helpdesk at 815-753-8100.

Signups open for workshop on preventing hate on campus

Students, faculty and staff can sign up for a free workshop on “The Impact of Hate: Preventing and Combating Hate on Campus,” led by Shane Windmeyer, founder of the national organization Stop the Hate. Workshop participants will learn social justice tools for combating bias and hate crimes in all forms. The workshop will be Monday. Space is limited and participants have a choice of two time slots: 2:30 to

4 p.m. or 4:30 to 6 p.m. Call the LGBT Resource Center at 815-753-5428 to reserve a seat. The workshop is sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, LGBT Resource Center, Prism, Housing & Dining, Student Involvement & Leadership Development and Greek Affairs.

Reformed white supremacist to speak at student center

After 15 years as a neo-Nazi white supremacist activist and recruiter, Tom “TJ” Leyden experienced a profound change of heart, turned away from hate and began teaching tolerance. Leyden will visit campus at 7 p.m. today to speak on “Turning Away from Hate.” The speech, which is free takes place in the Holmes Student Center Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Call 815-753-1963 for more information.

NIU student named state Golden Apple Scholar

Nakia Frazier, pre-elementary education major, has been named a 2008 Golden Apple Scholar of Illinois.

“The scholars program annually identifies, recruits and prepares bright and talented students, who represent a rich ethnic diversity, for successful teaching careers in schools of need throughout Illinois”, according to the press release.

Frazier was one of 125 students recipients this year and the only one at NIU.

ONE-LINERS

As a part of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month, the Fourth Annual Ally Awards Reception will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room.

Ellington’s, the student-run restaurant on the main floor of the Holmes Student Center, will feature the Cocina Cubana meal today, beginning at 11 a.m. The entrees will consist of Cuban mojo chicken and Cuban black beans and rice. It is $8 a person and seating ends at 12:30 p.m.