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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
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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
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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
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n Armstead
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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
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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.
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“I want to quit smoking. Nope”-
With a smirk.
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