Student's Web Study a Wake-Up Call for Oliver North
VALPARAISO, Ind. — A Valparaiso University senior induced conservative radio and television talk show host Oliver North to clean up his Internet site.
Senior Angelica Mortensen found links to the Aryan Nations white supremacy group on North's Web page, and asked the retired lieutenant colonel about the link when he spoke at Valparaiso earlier this month.
At the time, North scoffed at the suggestion such a link existed. But the next day, his Web site was down much of the morning for "repairs." When the site was back in action, North left a note saying his staff had erred in allowing the link to be posted — and he thanked Mortensen for letting him know.
North then dispatched a fax to the Post-Tribune of Gary:
"I was advised today that deep in the site, links to organizations which I vehemently oppose had been established without my knowledge or authorization. Those connections and references have been removed from my site. I appreciate the students at Valparaiso who brought this to my attention.''
"That's pretty cool; that makes me feel good," says Mortensen, a 21-year-old English major. "Imagine. Somebody in power to react to something I said."
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