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Oct. 5, 2004    

Contra: the new square dance



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Ignorance no excuse for downloading

Soon, three students will discover downloading 50 Cent’s music off the Internet will cost them more than a dollar.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced last week it would be taking to court 762 copyright infringers from all across the nation.
In the case of Appalachian State University, the three students live on-campus (including University Highlands and Mountaineer Apartments) and were all using Kazaa Media Desktop.

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Testosterone rules road when men drive

Yeah, we have all heard it.

“Watch out for those women; they’ll run you off the road!”

It is very obvious that men don’t think women can drive.

Well you know what guys? I am putting an end to all of this big talk once and for all. Take a deep breath because this is going to be a shocker.

Men are the ones that can’t drive!

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Old and new, history makes baseball great

It’s not even my favorite sport. Not even close. It’s slow and the games last forever. Boredom comes to mind and there are too many games. But baseball is the greatest American sport, no question.

I’ve never been a baseball fan. I’ve never wanted to watch it on TV, and I actually did not care it existed. That is until last season’s playoffs. Yeah, I’m one of those people who jumped on the Chicago Cubs bandwagon. I’ve been riding ever since. I got hooked and reeled in.

With this season’s playoffs here, I’m getting excited about baseball.

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Letters to the Editor

Ashford's opinion 'malarkey'

Poster restriction hypocritical, inconsistent

Bias column shrugs off major incidents

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