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| RIAA targets Internet piracy at
Appalachian |
by Leslie
Rasimas
Staff Writer |
On-campus violations
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act reached 1,000 last year,
Dr. Douglas B. May, director of Academic Computing Services, said.
Now, the recording industry actively pursues people in violation
of the DMCA.
The record companies file lawsuits, issue subpoenas
and fine Internet users that violate the DMCA by sharing or downloading
copyrighted materials.
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| Robbins: support building to be expanded |
by David Forbes
Senior Staff Writer |
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| Peter Larkins | The Appalachian |
| Students make their way past construction
fences between the new Chiller Plant and the Annas Student
Support Building. The construction includes expansion and
renovation of the building, which houses the Counseling Center,
Student Health Services and the Post Office. |
Two construction projects in progress around the
Annas Student Support Building will expand the Post Office and Counseling
Center and add a temporary sidewalk, Clyde D. Robbins, Director
of Design and Construction, said Friday.
Robbins said the sidewalk is scheduled to be finished by the end
of the week.
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| SGA elections leave 28 seats undetermined |
by Justin
Boulmay
Staff Writer |
Nominees running for
Student Government Association student senate saw the results of
their campaigning Thursday afternoon, when online voting came to
an end.
Eighty students ran for the senate, a decrease
from 96 participants in last year’s election.
Last week, 1,481 students voted via AppalNET for
their choice of nominees, either from their respective residence
halls or a selected number who live off-campus.
On campus, 1,096 students voted, while 385 off-campus students participated,
SGA Chief of Staff Heather A. Robertson said.
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| SGA needs overhaul |
 I
like to vote, really.
I was raised by one of those families that voted
in every election, no matter how insignificant the office. More
often than not, my sister and I were dragged into the voting booth
as well, so my mother could point to each of the tickets, telling
us what they were and why she was voting the way she was. I’ve
voted in every election since 2000 and am proud of that fact.
So, when Student Government Association elections came up this year,
I went to do my duty. I figured it couldn’t be hard. I spent
all last year covering SGA for The Appalachian, and I thought I
had a good grasp on things.
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| Coffee Time |
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Jessica Hines | The Appalachian
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| Chris Collins prepares steamed milk Monday
in Crossroads Coffeehouse. Crossroads serves coffee drinks
and pastries, hosts local musical talents, and is used by
students for studying between classes. It is located on
the first floor of Plemmons Student Union. |
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| The Juliana Theory |
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Peter Larkins | The Appalachian
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| The Juliana Theory performed last Thursday
in Legends. The band played many of their most popular songs
to a large student crowd. |
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| Catching up |
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Foster Hunt | The Appalachian
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| Brandon K. Walker, a junior psychology
major from North Wilkesboro, flips through the news section
of The Appalachian. In addition to the biweekly campus newspaper,The
Appalachian, Student Publicationsalso produces the literary
magazine The Summit and the yearbook, The Rhododendron. |
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| Autograph please |
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Foster Hunt | The Appalachian
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| Karin Gundisch signs a copy of her book
for junior elementary education major Meredith A. Brumley
after last Thursday’s reading. |
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| Building for success |
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Peter Larkins | The Appalachian
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| Workers began excavating the area between
the Annas Student Support Building and Plemmons Student Union
in August. Director of Design and Construction Dr. Clyde D.
Robbins said a temporary sidewalk should be completed by the
end of the week, but noise and inconvenience will be commonplace. |
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