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Dance party for all UO students — Especially international
students and residence hall students
Saturday, February 12, 2000
9pm to lam
Riley Hall (corner of 11th & Patterson)
Free with UO ID card
Entertainment:
The Courtesy Clerks
and a live DJ.
Free non-alcoholic drinks and
snacks provided
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however each person with a *'
valid card can bring ONE guest
without a card)
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6 at the UO Department of Printing (346-3794).
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recycling process & the environment
Sponsored by the University of Oregon
Envrionmentai Issues Committee
Need committed and creative student volunteers
to advise the University Health Center regarding
programs, services, finances, and health insurance.
Student advisors will spend about 1-2 hours per
week as members of the evolving Student Health
Advisory Committee (SHAC) and will guide the
University Health Center in promoting a healthy
campus through the storm of health care reform.
Successful participants will gain an in-depth
understanding of health care delivery and its
financing, will learn about the health issues of college
students, and will develop interpersonal skills and
confidence.
Routine meetings are scheduled at 3 p.m. Fridays,
allowing members to plan their class schedules
accordingly.
Applications can be picked up at the
University Student Health Center front desk.
Completed applications should be
submitted to the University Health Center
Director's office by Friday, Feb. 25.
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Calendar
Wednesday, Feb. 9
An EMU Budget Committee meeting will be held at 4:30
p.m. in the EMU Board room and is sponsored by EMU
Board. For information, call 346-3720.
The Women in Transition Support Group welcomes
women who haven’t taken the traditional path of attend
ing college directly after high school, students with child
care or elder care responsibilities, transfer students, grad
uate students and others. The program begins at noon in
the EMU Owyhee Room, and it is free. For information,
call the ASUO Women's Center at 346-4095.
Napster
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illegal copies of digital music.
Chris White, residential com
puting network coordinator at
OSU said Napster was banned
because students using it perma
nently had used up to 10 percent
of the network’s bandwidth by
last November. White said the
primary use of the network is in
tended for educational purposes
and Napster is used for entertain
ment.
“Napster really wasn’t an edu
cational program in our eye,” he
said.
He said although some stu
dents have complained about the
ban, most understand that Nap
ster takes up too much band
width of a network that is paid
for by students and the state.
Curt Pederson, vice provost for
information services at OSU, said
at the rate students were using
Napster, the budget for the net
work would have been used up
within only two months. Peder
son said students can still access
Napster’s Web site, but they are
no longer able to download
songs.
Students at. the University still
have access to downloading
songs from Napster. Jake Jensen,
a senior majoring in computer
and information science, said he
listens to MP3s for three to four
hours every day.
“I get them to find out if I actu
ally want to buy an album,”
Jensen said.
He said using MP3s also al
lows him to transport music from
his home to college without
bringing his entire CD collection.
Jensen said he thinks the use of
MP3s and programs such as Nap
ster should not be regulated by
universities.
“I personally don’t think it’s a
very good idea to limit what can
and cannot be done with it by
students,” he said. But he said he
also realizes that some users
might take the use of Napster too
far.
“Everything can be taken too
far,” he said. “It’s kind of like a
double-edged sword.”
Joanne Hugi, director of the
computing center, said the Uni
versity has not considered ban
ning Napster yet.
“At this time, it just hasn’t
been a big issue,” she said.
However, Hugi said that if an
excessive use of bandwidth were
to become an issue, the comput
ing center might reconsider its
decision.
“Obviously we cire aware of
what’s going on around the coun
try, and we are watching the
use,” she said.
Sophomore computer and in
formation science major Tyler
Hayward, said he listens to MP3s
about twice a week mainly to
find music he might like to pur
chase later. Hayward said he un
derstands OSU’s reasons for ban
ning Napster, but he said he also
thinks the concerns are blown
out of proportion.
Hayward said he tealizes that
some students download music
to burn, or copy, it onto a CD and
sell it, but said most users of
Napster use it strictly for their
own entertainment purposes.
But that is exactly part of the
reason OSU banned the program.
White said the RCN staff did not
have the manpower to make sure
students were using Napster ap
propriately, so the only solution
was to ban it. He said students
are likely to find a replacement
for Napster soon and, although
Napster is likely to remain
banned, the problem of using
large amounts of bandwidth for
entertainment purposes is likely
to arise again.
“This is just a temporary solu
tion to a bigger problem,” White
said.
Pederson said the ban came
simply as a result of the band
width problem. However, he also
said that if bandwidth had not
been an issue, he might be look
ing into the legal issues, such as
copyright infringements.
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Make it Happen!
National Heart Month
The Health Center will be providing free on-site total
cholesterol and glucose screenings to registered students.
Come check us out!
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Monday, February 14
1 l:30am-2:00pm
Carson Dining Hall Lobby
Wednesday, February 9
1 l:30am-2:00pm
Hamilton Dining Hall Lobby
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HEALTH CENTER
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