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Ben Godar Four Providence High School students, including one from Glendale, were arrested on suspicion of tampering with school computer records in order to improve their grade-point averages, police said. The four boys allegedly used computers in a home or homes as well as computers at the school to change their grades in a variety of subjects. Police declined to release any further details on how the grades were changed, but said the alleged crimes occurred within the past 30 to 40 days.

Amber Willard GLENDALE -- After the alleged breach of computer files containing student information by Hoover High School students earlier this year, the question of such security has been raised at other area schools. Officials at the Glendale Unified School District, where the suspected violations occurred, were already developing plans to revamp the student information system. At a recent Board of Education meeting, members approved a contract to replace the data system.

Tim Willert DOWNTOWN -- Computers may be all the rage throughout the city's public library system, but reading a good book is just as popular as ever. "It's clear that people still love to read," said Laurel Patric, the city's director of libraries. "One of our major roles is to encourage reading." Each of the city's six library branches maintain a variety of books, periodicals and videos, as well as online resources. The value of the Internet as a reading, writing and research tool, though, cannot be overlooked, officials said.

Rima Shah There's a place in the city to do online business day or night. The C&C Business Center on Brand Boulevard is a 24-hour Internet cafe attracting college students, professionals and business owners throughout the day -- even during the busy lunchtime or the wee hours of the morning. And the place prides itself in being, a safe, clean environment, where families and young students can feel comfortable. "We try to stay away from the stereotypical Internet cafe environment, where it is dark and gloomy," said Justin Lee, assistant manager at the business center.

DAN KIMBER A number of years ago, when I first came to teach at Hoover High School, we had a full-fledged industrial arts program that included a wood shop, metal shop, print shop and auto shop. Today, only the auto shop remains, and its days might be numbered. The decision to excise these programs is reflective of a general trend in our society that places increasing importance on computer literacy. The industrial arts program at our school (and countless others across the country)

Glendale Community College's Continuing and Community Education program will offer computer courses this fall. A four-week Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 class will be from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Monday. A six-week advanced Microsoft Excel 2002 class will meet from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Tuesday. A six-week beginning Microsoft Word 2002 class will meet from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Nov. 12. Introduction to the Internet will meet from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Nov. 25. A three-day Introduction to Computers class begins Dec. 9. All classes meet at the college's Adult Community Training Center, 1122 E. Garfield Ave. For more information, call 242-4350, ext. 5690, or visit www.glendale.

GLENDALE — Two 25-year-old Los Angeles men were charged Tuesday with breaking into Glendale High School to steal computers and other electronics from the campus. The two men also hauled away the equipment in a stolen car, police said. Jason Hollick and Eduardo Hernandez were charged with four counts each of burglary, grand theft, possession of stolen property and grand theft auto, Sgt. Vahak Mardikian said. They were arrested Sunday morning during a routine field investigation by patrol officers in south Glendale, he said.

Gary Moskowitz NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- The Parent Teacher Assn. and Dad's Club of R.D. White Elementary School will be busy cooking pancakes and selling used housewares next week. The school's Dad's Club will host a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, at R.D. White Elementary, 744 E. Doran St. The school's PTA will host a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, also at the school. Books, toys, clothes and housewares will be for sale.

GLENDALE ? Senior Taron Sargsyan, an 18-year-old at Glendale High School, remembers the first time he used a computer. ?My first memory were the games, like solitaire and pinball,? he said. ?I played those when I was 11.? Sargsyan helps students and school staff troubleshoot computer problems as the Associated Student Body director of technology. ?I don?t know anyone who goes in depth through the computer system to figure out command prompts,? he said. ?[But] everyone is on Facebook.

A 19-year-old La Crescenta man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property after a concerned citizen contacted the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station about a suspicious person in their neighborhood. According to Sgt. Ray Harley, neighbors called in around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday morning stating that a suspicious person was walking their neighborhood holding a laptop computer. Because of recent thefts throughout Crescenta Valley and La Cañada concerning laptops, neighbors were concerned about the suspect's behavior.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away. And I am already annoyed. Though delicious, it will be the same meal, cooked the same way and eaten with the same people. The same tired stories will be shared, the same confounding statements will tick me off, and we'll end the night painfully full, leftovers in hand, dreading the hairpin turn into the insanity of Christmas shopping and overspending. Yeah. I'm a little grumpy. I think I've got bad metadata. Though I have a passing knowledge of things technical, just enough to get me into trouble before running to the computer repair shop, I work with geniuses.

Glendale Unified officials this week set in motion a new wave of school-bond funded projects, including a $5.9-million overhaul of the district's computer network. It signals growing momentum in the rollout of Measure S, a $270-million school bond passed by voters in April 2011 that will finance major capital projects throughout the district. Also among the projects school board members approved on Tuesday was $74,870 for the abatement of the Wilson Middle School gym floor, $160,850 to re-carpet the district administration building, and $310,569 for a new media lab at Clark Magnet High School.

The Glendale and Pasadena central libraries on Thursday were not places to seek peace and quiet as city officials unveiled a new digital lending technology - the 3M Cloud. In Glendale, an ice cream and cookie truck attracted dozens of people in the late afternoon as librarians sought to give as many library cards to people as they could. Using the “cloud,” patrons can download ebooks to their computers, iPads, iPhones, Androids and ereaders with their library card's PIN, checking out up to five books at a time for up to two weeks with the ability to read them without the Internet.

Federal prosecutors have seized several additional computers as part of their investigation into allegations that campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee misused the political funds of clients, according to documents released Monday. The seizures were cited as a reason for seeking another month's delay in a preliminary hearing in the case. A hearing that had been scheduled for Tuesday in federal court has now been set for March 16. "The investigation has continued, and since the last continuance in this case, the government has seized a significant number of computers which need to be processed," said a court filing by Assistant U.S. Atty.

I am so sorry to hear that “City Views” is no longer published. I feel awful for people who don't have Internet, especially retired seniors. Even me, I don't and can't read well on the screen of computer. I understand there is budget problem. But I do believe that we should still issue this flier, for this might be the only one to reach those who don't have Internet or computer. These people certainly do have the right to know what is going on in our society. How can they participate without knowing the events or issues?

As a tight knit family in a tight-fit house - four people, three ladies, two bedrooms, one bath, no space - we share everything. Besides my T-shirts, the most intimate thing we share is germs. So when Thing 1 and Thing 2 came home with a bug last week, I knew my time was short. It hit full force Monday at work. Otherwise courteous and friendly co-workers became plague-fearing villagers, fleeing the vicinity of my cubicle, screaming through hands they prayed stopped bacteria. I know when I'm not wanted.

Police are looking for help in identifying two men wanted in a series of break-ins at Glendale and Redondo Beach schools last year, stealing a total of 23 computers. Surveillance video footage at Keppel Elementary showed the men, wearing hooded sweatshirts, entering the building and using a trash can to hold open a classroom door. One of the men held a flashlight and looked into classroom windows. Keppel and Redondo Union High School were each burglarized twice by these men between Aug. 24 to Dec. 4, police said.

Two computers were stolen Wednesday from the principal's office at Keppel Elementary School, police said. The computers didn't contain student information, but did have office memos and other documents, Principal Mary Mason said. “It's really disappointing,” she said. Sometime between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday, burglars broke a window to enter the school's main office on the 700 block of Glenwood Road and stole the computers, according to Glendale Police Department reports.

Wake up! Do more research and less name calling. Regarding the Sept. 1 letter, “Pay no attention to nutty fringe groups,” I am a member of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and believe that they do a lot of good work for the protection of animals. I suggest your readers look further into how humans make a buck by terrorizing and slaughtering animals. That's what is really nutty. What does an elephant have to do with Glendale anyway? I grew up in this city and a circus theme as a New Years float has no correlation.

Fremont Elementary School is reeling after $10,000 worth of computers - purchased with the help of its parent-run foundation - was stolen from classrooms late last week. The computers were donated by the school's parent organization, Parents and Community for Fremont. “It is devastating. What kind of human being comes and steals from an elementary school?” Principal Christin Walley said. District officials continue to take inventory to determine exactly what was taken, Walley said.