Perspectives

The RIAA is using the fear factor in hopes of deterring illegal downloads instead of researching technology. By Jordan Morris Perspectives Editor The Recording Industry Association of America is fuming. It’s losing billions of dollars as thousands of cyberspace file traders incessantly exchange music the way children trade baseball cards – only in this case, the files can be … [Read more...] about Should record labels target universities for illegal downloads?

Universities are hubs for file sharing, and it could be the gateway to find the primary copyright law abusers. By Erica Randall Staff Writer Part of becoming an adult means taking responsibility for your actions. Record labels are issuing subpoenas to universities and college students regarding the illegal download of copyrighted music. This is the right step to reduce and … [Read more...] about Should record labels target universities for illegal downloaders?

By Dr. John Jones Professor of Communication From the beginning of his administration, I have contended that President Bush should learn a lesson from Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt about the importance of frequently updating the public on the nation’s progress through televised (and in Roosevelt’s case, radio) addresses. More than a mere rehearsal of American values, … [Read more...] about Finishing what we started in Iraq

In keeping with our Christian mission, the successful Waves of Mercy concert, held in Alumni Park Saturday, attempted to blend an SGA-sponsored event with charity. As a religiously based university it is particularly admirable that a good portion of the students supported the event. Approximately 1,300 paid the $12 to $25 price to see the acts and support the concert’s causes. … [Read more...] about SGA should refocus concerts

By Rudabeh Shahbazi Assistant Perspectives Editor The day my father came to see my new apartment had to be the night a homeless man collapsed on the sidewalk below my fifth story window, where he continued his drinking rampage, violently screaming obscenities at the top of his lungs, echoing through the streets and up my building.  People yelled back at him to shut up. We … [Read more...] about Schizophrenia: Inner demons contribute to the homeless plight