Steven Egger, associate professor of criminology, has been lending his knowledge about serial killers in the wake of the recent sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area.

Egger has appeared on MSNBC's "Nachman," CNBC with Brian Williams and many other news and radio programs commenting on the behavior of the sniper.

Steven Egger (right), associate professor of criminology.
photo by Angela Stone

With all of his high profile appearances, Egger says he is still a teacher at heart.

Egger says he became an expert on serial murder quite naturally.

While working as a police officer in Ann Arbor, Mich., he was assigned to a serial murder case. After solving the case, he became a homicide investigator, working for the police department for two years.

While teaching at a community college in Maryland he wrote two books on the subject-"Serial Murder: An Elusive Phenomenon" and "The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation."

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Used computers pile up in basement graveyard
By Martin Briones
UHCLIDIAN STAFF

There are so many computers stored in the UH-Clear Lake basement that it is being referred to as the "computer graveyard."

Some of these computers have been donated to public schools, but there are still many collecting dust.

Part of the reason for the stockpile is that UH-Clear Lake must follow rules and regulations as moderated by the state of Texas for disposal of surplus computers on the campus.

"Two bills passed by the 76th Legislature control the disposal of surplus computers by Texas institutions of higher education," said Greg Scoggins, UH-Clear Lake state property manager. "Senate Bill 1105 established the Surplus Higher Educational Instructional Property System, or SHIP, through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. House Bill 3226 established a computer recovery program through Texas Correctional Industries (a division of the Texas Department of Corrections)."
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