The pile of mail in the Financial Aid office has shrunk. The mountain of papers that even Sisyphus would have dreaded has been sorted, and filed. The staff in the Financial Aid office has accomplished this daunting task under the leadership of the new Director, June Schlabach. Fortunately, she has […]
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Can File Sharing Be Stopped?
Can File Sharing Be Stopped?The purpose of the Internet is to allow computers to communicate no matter where the machines are physically located. The Internet was designed with this flexibility in mind; the idea that computer resources can be dispersed over a massive network was thought of as a convenient […]
Smoking Bans on the Rise: Is it Worth the Risk?
In case you haven?t noticed, there has been a recent increase in cigarette sales tax. Twenty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have all recently accepted a new tax. Massachusetts tops the list with a $1.51 sales tax per pack. Currently, the average sales tax on cigarettes is […]
Student Summit on Responsible Student Celebrations
24 September 2003 Editor of The Clock: This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Student Summit on Responsible Student Celebrations at the University of New Hampshire. Big name players in attendance included Syracuse University, Michigan State University, and the University of Ohio. Plymouth State University was the smallest […]
File Sharing
Can File Sharing Be Stopped?The purpose of the Internet is to allow computers to communicate no matter where the machines are physically located. The Internet was designed with this flexibility in mind; the idea that computer resources can be dispersed over a massive network was thought of as a convenient […]
Who Turned Out The Lights?
Since opening weekend of the fall semester, over 8 light poles have been either damaged or vandalized in the White Mountains Apartment Complex. Lights near the entrance to the apartments, side parking lots behind the University computer store, and the walkway to Armory road all appear to be damaged. The […]
Underworld fails to see the light of day
Let’s face it, horror movies aren’t what they used to be. The movies that gave us the biggest frights of our lives and nightmares when we were kids, it’s almost like they don’t make them anymore. Classics like The Exorcist, The Shining, or even Freddy and Jason movies. Does anyone […]
Paul Vanouse’s Paradise Reconfigured shows in Boyd Hall
In the arts and events calendar for the new year, it reads under September 19 that a exhibit is opening in Boyd Hall. It doesn’t give any details on the calendar or tell you what it is. It seems almost like a mystery and the mystery is indeed, a beautiful […]
RIAA cracks down on file sharers
A email was send to all students on September 8th by the Dean of Student Affairs warning them about the lawsuits that are now being charged to file sharers by the RIAA. The RIAA (Recording Industry of America) is now pressing lawsuits against file sharers who are down and uploading […]
The world mourns the death of “The Man in Black”
Country legend Johnny Cash died Friday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Cash, known as ‘The Man in Black” passed on in the early morning hours due to respiratory failure caused by his ongoing battle with diabetes. Cash has been called the “legend of all legends” and one of the […]