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th^LACKAMASPri lia violence causes aggression in Armstead ry Editor Pulp Fiction,” video ‘Grand Theft Auto” groups like Suicidal lonstrate that much e has bought into the n seep themselves in main unaffected by shows violent media 1 that by thè time the s 18 they have seen violence and 40,000 y of television and carried out by psy- Anderson and Brad iblished in “Science” sure to violent media behavior. h followed children childhood to adult- d that among those ss than an hour of iy, 5.7 percent had lent act that resulted Among those who three hours per day, d been violent Of ted more than three hours a day, the rate of aggression was 25.3 percent While television and movies serve up an unhealthy visual of aggression, video games draw people in by allow ing them to take part in the violent action. Craig Anderson and psychologist Karen Dill found that play ing video games can increase a person’s aggressive thoughts, feelings and behav ior. One study found that young men who are habitually aggressive became more so when exposed repeatedly to violent games. The other study revealed that even a brief exposure to violent video games can temporarily increase aggressive behavior in all types of participants. Another form of media, hardcore music, particularly rap and heavy metal, is one of the most effective, promoters of violent behavior. In the book ‘The Psychology of Music,” Dr. Schoen says, “Music is the most powerful stimulus known among the perceptive processes.” A study in the May 2003 edition of “Personality and Social Psychology” resulted from experiments involving Tool, Cypress Hill, Johnny Cash and Suicidal Tendencies. Afterward, they were asked to perform psychological tasks in which they would answer questions, define words or describe their feelings. Violent songs increased Internet Photo feelings of hostility with out provocation or threat, according to the study. Even humorous violent songs increased aggressive thoughts. ‘Repeated exposure to violent lyrics may contrib ute to the development of an aggressive personality,” said Anderson. While evidence has shown that violent media is mentally unhealthy, sel dom do we hear any seri ous warnings against it The unhindered media is more than 500 college students and raking in the rewards of the consum was conducted by researchers from er’s taste for violence and they don’t Iowa State University and the Texas want to stop. Department of Human Services. If society continues to remain Researchers looked at the effects of unconcerned and inactive about the both violent and nonviolent songs on effects of violent media, the result students. will undoubtedly be a need for more Participants in the experiments prisons and a more dangerous world listened to songs by groups such as for coming generations. Student Poll: W^hatmsyour New Year’s resolution, and have you stuck to iß “I want to become fluent in Spanish, and travel more. I have been working on it.” Jenn Borowccak ncial services really is here to help rensen nas Print ago, in an office lived an evil queen ent on making sure Id ever receive an »lack of funds. of the rediculous ” floating around ing financial aid, le students haven’t ting pitchforks and director of Student es Mary Jo Jackson the black of night, y human nature to feigns to be under- the things to be said er minions, they are derstood. le Student Financial ment, which cov- I, scholarships, and > on campus, has 1 staffed with nor- iul people who are just trying to do their job. They’re as human as anybody, and as humans are just as susceptible as anyone to ... *gasp* errors! That’s right, Jackson and Co. have taken it upon themselves to improve the educational financing situation of over 3,000 students per term (that’s every single term) and they’re definitely aware of how dif ficult life can be when it comes to the big, bad world of government funding. “I know that it’s very frustrat ing [because] it asks for a lot of paperwork,” said Jackson. “I mean, the FAFSA [Free Application for Federal Student Aid] on its own is a pretty difficult thing to tackle.” The truth is Financial Services are there to help students actually GET money for a higher educa tion, not take it away. Like anything else in this country that’s feder ally regulated, there is a HUGE amount of paperwork involved in getting financial aid and student loans, and sometimes paperwork doesn’t match up and cor- te rections need to be made. That’s when Jackson or someone on her staff will try to contact the. student via e-mail, post-1 card, phone-call, or. even I carrier pigeon (OK, not really). “We want everybody to read the stuff we send them. that’s why we send it to [them] said Jackson. “[We know] that people don’t, [but] if we find out that there’s something that’s going to come up that’s going to impact students, we like to give them a head’s up.” Trouble is, if people don’t want to read or take respon sibility, then there’s not a whole lot they can do. So the moral of this little fairy tale is simply that if anyone is having trouble getting their money situa tion figured out, don’t be a strang er around the Financial Services office. The people over there, might not be available on absolute Internet “I want to get back in. shape and get more tatoos. I’ve gotten more tattoos.” Austin Rose demand, but usually a phone call or (preferably) an e-mail will generate a response, according to Jackson, in no more titan 48 hours. Until then, take comfort in know ing that things like suggestion boxes are on the way, and that those people holed up in that office back there for eight-plus hours per day are actually decent folks who are set out to make sure that everyone can afford to learn and live happily ever after. The end. “I would like to spend more time reading the Bible. I have been.” Reggie Stegmeier »st activist should be grateful for inaugural prayer n Armstead y Editor dow, the man who /ords “under God” Ige of allegiance, to eliminate public I, this time target- jural prayer; how- nts are unfounded s to press his own omplains that the d in government ing left out as an nse of the highest the leader of our wearing to uphold - publicly violates nent upon taking :e,” Newdow said ASn^: J' dalla Ave. OR 97045 >8 ex. 2309 ■atìon ¿a ¡s'dy «dnesdayexœpt The part of the constitution sive to him that his daughter had that Mr. Newdow speaks of is our to hear “under God.” Newdow’s First Amendment, ;W^tt^begins, daughter was not under his custody “Congress shall make no law and her mother was not offended respecting an establishment of reli by the pledge, which her daugh- gion, or prohibiting the free exercise ter was not required to recite. Mr. thereof; or abridging the freedom of M^vdow’s lawsuit was later thrown speech...” That means that there is out because the words “under God” to be no state-sponsored religion, |fi|iht cause sufficient harm to any and that the government cannot tell us how to worship God, wheth- 1 What Mr. Newdow demon- er you call Him Jehovah, Allah, sfrates is that he would like to insti Buddha, or Jesus. It does not say gate his own religion of no god, and we cannot freely invoke the name repress the liberties of others who of any god. do believe in a god. What he fails to The so-called “separation of recognize is that government is to church & state” is not even writ take no official position on religion. ten in the U.S. Constitution but is It cannot take a position against someone’s analysis of what they religion any more than it can favor believe that portion of the First a certain religion. Amendment means. There is room in our country Mr. Newdow originally took 14) for every religion—Jews, Muslims, a lawsuit against the mention of Christians and atheists alike—as long “under God” in the pledge of alle as they work peaceably. Fortunately giance. Apparently it was offen for Mr. Newdow, America was E ditor - in -C hief : Isaiah Creel C opy E ditor : James Tombe N ews E ditor : Ben Maras C ommentari E ditor : Shannon Armstead F eature E ditor : Karlin Johnson A&E E ditor : Hilliary Ferguson S ports E ditor : N.P. Delzell P hoto E ditor : Joel Gaynor A d M anager : Ben Holm D esign E ditor : Michaele Cooper S taff W riters : Frank Jordan, Cassie Mathieson, Mike McCormack, Joe Piazzisi, Amanda Polopolus, Jacob Ray Jeff Sorensen, Jadon Triplett, Katie Wilson, Laura Cameron, Christa Danielson, Jeremy Freid, Mike Guidice, JaSon Pirtle, Amy Sandell, Kyle Slate, Elizabeth Tobey Norma Martinez P roduction A ssistants : Jesse founded on the Protestant reli gion of our forefathers that allow him to have his own soapbox. Mr. Newdow, a minister of the “Universal Life Church,” should realize that allowing President Bush to recognize his god is an affirma tion of Newdow’s right to practice and preach atheism. Have an opinion about the opinions on this page? Write a letter to the editor: opedta elackamas. edu “I have decided to be more assertive and upfront with people. Yes, I have already had a few discussions with people about some issues.” Sara Stokes “I want to quit smoking. Nope”- With a smirk. Chris Sèrbo Arguello,Stephen Bostwick, Myque Obiero, Gregg Radspinner, Ryan Richards, Monica Gizowski, Madeleine Atwood P hotographers : Brie Daykin, Angela Gerhart, Stephen Hayes D epartment A dvisor : Linda Vogt D epartment A ssistant : Pat Lichen This week’s, poll compiled by Joe Pia^pisi and Taura Cameron. G oals The C iackamas Riut aims to report’ the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed do riot nec essarily reflect those of the student body, col lege administration, its faculty or The Print. E-mail comments to chiefed@dackamas. edu.__________________ ______
