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Sterling Chamber Players p sent the music of Brahms a Schubert, 8 p.m. today, the St ling Garden Center. $10 in advar $12 at the door. 252-2001. Yoga r< staff writer AMMO A PRESLEY Sophomore Ashley Albertson goes bike riding to relieve stress. Junior Chris Curtis just tries to cope and then takes a nap or goes out drinking to shake off any remaining anxiety. Yet, sometimes it feels like the normal remedies for stress aren't working well enough. Tension headaches and stiff shoulders can signify it's time to employ some new techniques to the daily routine. Yoga, tai chi and massage therapy provide relaxation and stability to many people facing stress and anxiety. Yoga is derived from the Hindu and Buddhist religions, and there are three major types of yoga in practice today: jnana, bhakti and hatha. Jnana focuses on the attainment of wisdom and mental clarity. Bhakti is the spiritual side of yoga, centering on love and one's relationship with God. Hatha is the most familiar kind of yoga to Westerners; it's the more physical side of yoga. Hatha is about stretching and releasing tension through various postures. Another kind of yoga, gaining popularity in the West is kundalini yoga. Kundalini involves opening chakras, or energy centers, which are believed to he along the spinal column. Frances Craig is a yoga teacher from Toronto, Canada. "Yoga... is still providing benefits to those who practice [it]," she said. "Inner peace, harmony, flexibility and fitness can be achieved." Students o staff writer APRIENNE THOMPSON The Internet can be a dangerous place, and students should be aware 01 the risks involved, knowing how to iden tify dangers when using the Internet Director of Computer Systems/Da ta Security Bill Mowery said students are frequently the victims of "spam ming." Spam is unsolicited commercial e-mail, or UCE, meaning that it's Internet junk mail. First of all, spam clogs up the e-mail system. Then, the hordes of spam mai that come through the system here affect the system's ability to communi cate with other parts of the Internet For instance, if America Online users have been getting spam mail from someone at USC, AOL might choose not tc ~ :i n TTon atuepi cuiy man iruin auyuue at uoo Mowery said. Those who do get spam shouldn't send it back because the) would just be contributing to the problem. Another thing students should be aware of is that e-mail is not a private form of communication. According tc Mowery, anybody with a simple hacking program could look through all the traffic going through the system, and e-mail isn't encrypted when it travels "You must be aware that when you send e-mail, you shouldn't send something you don't want others to read,' Mowery said. "Don't send anything you F^K hF I appearing live at..? ?tt>0* Moon Come Visit Us a 1215 ft - In t "Same People/ Sami 79' rend erlce, ilieves s "Yoga... is still providing benefits to those who practice [it]. Inner peace, harmony, flexibility and fitness can be achieved." Frances Craig yoga teacher The YnPfl anH Wellness Center nf Columbia is located on Devine Street. Instructors there offer several different kinds of yoga classes, and the cost for six-week classes is about $35. The center also publishes Avenues, a guide to holistic health in the Midlands. Avenues contains a listing of most of the yoga classes around Columbia, as well as phone numbers of the instructors or the studios. USC also offers a yoga class through the physical education department. Another source of stress relief is Tai Chi Chuan, a martial art characterized by slow, graceful movements. Many martial arts movies have elderly Chinese men demonstrating tai chi. Its roots are in Chinese history, and they're very complex. There are five basic styles of tai chi, and they all provide a good way to learn flexibility, concentration and peace of mind. Some of the styles, like the Lao Jia, are filled with large movements. Othften victim: wouldn't want your mother to read Don't send anything you wouldn't wan 5 to see on the front page of the news f paper." Programs, such as Pretty "fVm't Good Privacy, can ^UIi 1 5 make e-mail pri- yOll WOlllx ^TOPworkst* y?Ur m?t] using a public/pri- DOH t SCIl vate encryption you WOlll< code. The person . sending the e- See Oil mail enters a code page of tli that encrypts the ner ? message, and the * person receiving the message > types in a differ- Director of Con ent code to decinhpr the mpsspcrp r r or more mlormation about PGP, look up the Internet site a ; http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html } Another issue is the risk of buyinj , things over the Internet. Stephen Bajjaly, an assistant pro ; fessor in the School of Library and In [ formation Sciences, said purchasing things over the Internet can be safe "Reputable vendors encrypt all sen sitive information that goes to or fron > them," Bajjaly said. i magmyivd p.00^ ..November 7 Tour in Support of ieir New Album.., Driven World :packek t Our New Location fayne Street he Vista * Service/ New Location" SBBBHH >-7571 Ei .tress he piM a lllf^ *. v: . . .;* "'' % , ' . 'wvw,saw' '' .... ^ ! ___??* Senior Cale Hernaudev and freshmai learn eight other standing postures ? the body and mind. The class meets ers are more complex and can contain ( up to 75 postures. s Tai chi is also offered at the Yoga and Wellness Center and is listed in { Avenues. The postures can be a little s s of security But Moweiy said students should t be careful of copyrighted materials, such - as music from CDs, which can be sent over the Internet. Students who have these materials id anything In t Want versity, open for litter to read. ahl1^ - , . When downa anytiling loading from the In't Want Internet, students /? . should run a virus uie ironi scan on particle neWSpa- ular program immediately. Otherwise, students could be infecting Bill Mowery their computers iputer Systems/Data with all sorts of Security viruses without knowing. "The downloader should be t mindful to have virus-detection software installed [and updated regulary ly], only to download from reputable sites, and immediately discard any ex ecutable files that come in via unsolicited p-mail or nthpr solicited mpans " y Bajjaly said. The Computer Services Center pro vides free virus software to students, i For details, call 777-1800 or send an email to software.distribution@sc.edu. ^! (i wonder (THIS MEBL'S frONNH a ll"SHOULD'\rt GrONE T( :c. adaches ^ -3 : / ' * V S^V, i Meg Gordon learn the Utthita Trikom dong with this one. Yoga uses these po in Blatt P.E. Center. sverwhelming at first, but a good instructor can make a big difference. pen USC offers various types of martial- for irts classes, so check course listings for ach spring semester. are problems Mowery said he's seen all kinds of chain letters come through, which have involved students, faculty and staff. Students shouldn't send such letters on or back to the sender. This contributes to the problem the same way ennHincr cnarh KqpIt rlnoc ovuuuig Ij^uiu k/uvn uuv<o< Moweiy advised students against leaving their computers on if the machines are hooked up to the mainframe, 1 because hackers can get into students' computers and look around. I He also said students shouldn't let other students download programs onto their computers, because the other students could be downloading a virus or perhaps a hacker program. According to the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, people shouldn't '1 send out virus warnings they get without first checking with an authoritative source. CIAC said real warnings come from response teams like CIAC, CERT, ASSIST and NASIRC, among others. The CIAC Internet site, gives a fisting of many current virus warning hoaxes. * Moweiy said hoaxes usually end up being chain letters, because people get scared and send the letters to warn others. If students have questions about or problems with Internet security, they can send an e-mail to security@sc.edu. dstm^A ^ n 3 mi-) <n U( P<i / /Ah v 3hours V Q y you u i)v^^ 1/( Help child" receive pn* How http:/ re , stiff m a cei " sage 1 il ^ dura ? illl a ?; . ..... ...... :"?* I relie ^ " " ins^ % fr?n \\\ omn \| : fore, )f[ sons : , % : ^ thro ASHTON JUNE The Gamecock mas: isana pose. The class must for ? stures and meditation to relax ( apy Massage therapy is the. most ex- at a i sive of the three kinds of treatments tific; stress, but it can do.wonders for ferin ing muscles and headaches. There rate many kinds of massages as well, ad is Aver l||| 1 . : V : j HE WEEKLY TOP FIVE TLMS 1. 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