Over The Edge Page 14 STUFF November 30,1999

internship Program

Twas the night before finals, and all through the lab
Not a student was sleeping, not even McNabb.
Their projects were finished, completed with care Purpose

In hopes that the grades ‘would be easy (and fair). To provide recent university graduates with an interest

The students were wired with caffeine in their veins __ in public affairs an opportunity to supplement their g
While visions of quals nearly drove them insane. academic insights of the legislative process with

With piles of books and a brand new highlighter, » practical legislative and administrative experience.

| had just settled down for another all nighter —- 3

When out from our gateways arose such a clatter, Who is Eligible

| sprang from my desk to see what was the matter;
Away to the console | flew like a flash,

And logged in as root to fend off a crash.

The windows displayed on my brand new Sun-3,

Students who have received a degree from a British
Columbia University by the program commencement
date. 7 interns will be selected for the 2001 program.

Gave oodles of info —- some in 3-D.  &§ Location :
ells Suna hie Saft Uae chi rhea ret | : Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. E
With a blitzkrieg invasion, so virulent and firm, : :
| knew in a moment, it was Morris’s Worm! : When 4
More rapid than eagles his processes came, : January though June 2001. :
And they forked and exec’ed and they copied by name: 5 a
“Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! Stipend :
On Comet! On Cupid! On Donner and Blitzen! $10,500 for 6 months (under review). :
To the sites in .rhosts and host.equiv 5
Now, dash away! dash away! dash away alll!” Application Deadline ;
And then in a twinkling, | heard on the phone, Friday January 31, 2000, 4:00 p.m. :
The complaints of the users. (Thought | was alone!) 4
“The load is too high!” “I can’t read my files!” How to Apply 4

“| can’t send my mail over miles and miles!”

| unplugged the net, and was turning around,

When the worm-ridden system went down with a bound.

| fretted. | frittered. | sweated. | wept.

Then finally | core dumped the worm in /tmp.

It was smart and pervasive, a right jolly old stealth,

And | laughed, when | saw it, in spite of myself.

A look at the dump of that invasive thread

Soon gave me to know we had nothing to dread. 5

The next day was slow with no network connections, ° :
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Program Applications are available from the Political
Science Departments and the Student Employment
Centres on Campus, at the University of Victoria,
Simon Fraser University and the University of British
= Columbia. They are aiso available from the Assembly
= Services Office located at 431 Menzies Street, Victoria,

British Columbia, V8V 1X4.

For further information on the program,
please call 250-953 4645.

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For we wanted no more of those pesky infections.

But in spite of the news and the noise and the clatter,
Soon all became normal, as if naught were the matter.
Then later that month while all were away,

A virus came calling and then went away.

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