USD Magazine, Fall 1995

I

LMANAC

G11os1 STORlfS Roger, Were you here last night? Are you the one who pushed all the towels into the tub? Was it you making the candles flick– er when you walked by? Did you break the picture in the room upstairs? We talked to you but you didn't answer, even through the Ouija board. We missed hearing from you. Debbie and Don Feb. 11, 1995 Diary, Room 309 Horton Grand Hotel he isn't listed in any phone book or counted in any census. He's a ghost, a mid-1800s gambler whose last bit of luck ran out the night he was shot while hid– ing in an armoire. And though he wasn't shot at the Horton Grand Hotel, or even in the armoire that graces the infamous Room 309, he seems to have hung his otherworldly hat there just the same. Roger is just one of the spirits high– lighted in Haunted San Diego, a ghostly guidebook written and published by Gail White '88. She says simple curiosity was the inspiration for the book. After notic– ing a number of newspaper articles about local ghosts one Halloween, White, who enjoys historical research and has volun– teered at the San Diego Historical Society for years, decided to see just how many ghosts have taken up residence in San Diego. Of course, there are the well-known, high-spirited residents of the Thomas Whaley House in Old Town and the Hotel del Coronado. But White discov– ered other ghosts in her research. There's the lady who rides her horse in the moonlit neighborhood of Harmony Grove in North San Diego County. There's the Indian maiden who hums softly and strolls the grounds of the Roger Whittaker is one of the most sought-after residents in San Diego, but

I N FORM P L E A

0 N

AT I 5 E

Today's technology is easing our lives in every way, from withdrawing $20 at the bank to calling home from the car. Unfortunately, that same technology also makes it easier for others to gain access to our personal information. USD's Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has produced a set of fact sheets that explain how to keep our personal infor– mation private. The clearinghouse staff updates the sheets regularly and adds sheets as new areas of interest develop. The growing collection now consists of 18 fact sheets covering such issues as cellular phones, employee monitoring and your social security number. The fact sheets are available free of charge simply by calling the clearing– house at (800) 773-7748 (for California residents only) or (619) 298-3396 (for those calling from out of state). THE FACT SHEETS ARE: 1. Privacy Survival Guide: How to Take Control of Your Personal Information. 2. Cordless and Cellular Phones: ls Everybody Listening? 3 . How to Put an End to Harassing Phone Calls. 4. Junk Mail: How Did They All Get My Address? 5 . Telemarketing: Whatever Happened to a Quiet Evening at Home? 6. How Private ls My Credit Report?

7. Employee Monitoring: ls There Privacy in the Work Place?

8 . How Private Is My Medical Information? 9. Wiretapping and Eavesdropping: ls There Cause for Concern? 10. My Social Security Number: How Secure ls It? 11. From Cradle to Grave: Government Records and Your Privacy. 12. A Checklist of Responsible Information– handling Practices (For use by employ– ers and managers who want to conduct privacy audits and train employees to safeguard the handling of personal information in the work place.) 13. What to Do When Your Wallet ls Stolen. 14. Are You Being Stalked? Tips for Protection. 15. Paying by Credit Card or Check: What Can Merchants Ask? 16. Employment Background Checks: A Job-seeker's Guide. 17. Coping With Identity Theft: What to Do When an Imposter Strikes. 18. Privacy in Cyberspace: Rules of the Road for the Information Super– highway. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse was established in 1992 and operates as part of the Center for Public Interest Law at USD's School of Law.

MAGAZINE