The CSEE Department at UMBC has IT job positions available.  The positions include a Web Administrator and System Administrator.  Full descriptions for each position below.  Details include how to apply and what information is expected to be provided.

Student Web Administrator position.

Duties:

• Engineer solutions to Web-related problems in a UNIX environment.
• Manage Web applications and be able to extend functionality by writing new code.
• Support the users of Web sites/portals.
• Assist in ongoing projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Experience with a Linux/UNIX system.
• Program UNIX shell scripts, C/C++, PERL, Python, and/or PHP.
• Understand HTML, CSS, and modern Web technologies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Able to quickly learn new skills.
• Able to work well in a group.
• Available to work up to 20 hours/week.
• Active UMBC student.

Desired (will train as needed):

• Major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Exposed to content management system and revision control system.
• Manage databases and write SQL queries.

Please submit resumes by email to cseeit-jobs AT cs DOT umbc DOT edu . Resumes accepted until the position is filled.  Also provide an example of something cool that you have done with a Web site.

UNIX Student System Administrator position.

This position will provide computer hardware, software, and network support for the operational needs of the CSEE department at UMBC.  The CSEE computer infrastructure is extremely diverse, dynamic, and challenging. This position will be part of a technical team of experts, who support over 700 user accounts and over 600 Linux, Solaris, Windows, and MacOS machines in office, data center, and research environments.  The computers range from individual desktops to production servers which run 24 hours per day (such as Web portals, email, and database servers).

Are you the resource who people come to when they have a computer problem? Do you find fixing computers easy?  Do you run your own server?  Do you like learning new skills, making people happy, and gaining a sense of accomplishment?  If you relate to these attributes, this is a great opportunity for you.

Duties:

• Engineer solutions to problems in a UNIX environment.
• Support desktop and server computers for end-users (operational staff, graduate students, and faculty) and networking needs through the installation and configuration of computer hardware and software.
• Support the daily operations and maintenance of the CSEE computing and networking facilities (such as accounts, printers, applications, etc.).
• Support real/virtual server environment and real/virtual disk storage systems
• Assist in ongoing projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Experience with one or more types of Linux/UNIX system.
• Program UNIX shell scripts, C/C++, PERL, Python, and/or PHP.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Able to quickly learn new skills.
• Able to work well in a group.
• Available to work up to 20 hours/week (up to 40 during summer or breaks).
• Active UMBC student.

Desired (will train as needed):

• Major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Familiar with the CSEE Department's computing environment.
• A working knowledge of Sun/Oracle Solaris/OpenSolaris operating system and/or Windows.

Please submit resumes by email to cseeit-jobs AT cs DOT umbc DOT edu . Resumes accepted until the positions are filled.  Also provide an example of something cool that you have done with UNIX/Linux.

Game 5 will run from April 25th through April 29th!

Missions are going to be held every night! Monday & Thursday will begin at 7pm in Lecture Hall 4 and Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday will begin at 7pm at the Commons commuter lounge stairs!

Pre-game meetings April 19, 20, and 21. You must attend one in order to play.

April 20th will be at 7pm in Lecture Hall 7 and April 19th & 21st will be at 8pm in Lecture Hall 8.

Email umbchvzofficers@gmail.com if you are unable to attend any of the pre-game meetings or if you have any questions!

Thanks to Wikicommons.

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Bad News Folks.

The bloody conflict in Libya is in a sand trap.

A peace initiative peace failed this week when rebel forces refused cease fire terms.   Qaddafi wanted to stay, the rebels said NO WAY.

France and the United Kingdom are blaming a lackluster effort by NATO (the official organization running the no fly zone) as partly at fault.

NATO disagrees and has provided evidence of its success, such as the video above. Danger Room’s Spencer Ackerman notes thought that PR stunts like this can backfire as

NATO wants a propaganda win to show that it’s going to take the fight to the dictator. But every day Qaddafi hangs on makes the bombardment of an idling tank look impotent.

But there is something else to consider…

Unlike Egypt’s Mubarak, who was part of the governmental machine, Qaddafi IS the government of Libya.  Robert Kaplan, at Foreign Policy, wonders if Qaddafi

is not fighting about any particular issues, per se, but about a vision of honor that strikes us as primitive, connected as it is to region, tribe, and territory.

So… should the West be doing more? Andrew Sullivan doesn’t think so because President Obama is fighting a “half-war” which

inherently requires time to work – like the incremental but relentless isolation of Iran. And since the alternative is either to abort the mission or escalate it into a second Iraq, Obama’s patient minimalism is the best option we now have.

Do you, our readers, agree that patience is the best option?

Or should NATO do more? Will we ever see peace in the Middle East?

We have no idea so we’re looking to you.