GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY
February 18, 2009
Volume 12 No. 10
Serving the Gardner-Webb University community for more than 60 years
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■ In campus news.
Find out what Dr. Jim
Lawrence had to say
at the first of the Joyce
Compton Brown lec
tures. See p.2
The Big South Quiz
Bowl brought brainiacs
to campus. See p.2
Miss GWU hip-hopped
her way to the crown.
See.p.2
Chris Shaver just
couldn’t get into “He’s
Just Not That Into
You.” Seep.3
■ Opinion/editorial ■
Blake DuDonis puts in
his 2 cents with his Top
10 way you know you
go to GWU. See p.3
Pilot writer Sean Bar
rett believes that Black
History Month has
outlived its usefulness.
— In sports ■
The women’s basket
ball team is beating the
competition. See p.4
The GWU swim teams
are at the top of the
academic heap across
the nation. See p.4
The wrestlers went out
onto the mats at region
al competitions and
split the bill. See p.4
Lanny Newton says
that the UNC-Duke
rivalry is a microcosm
of the NCAA.
See p.4
Weather
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No losers at campus
charity Casino Night
By Karia Cruz
Pilot staff writer
Friday’s “Casino Night” in
Bost gym was a winning experi
ence for Gardner-Webb students
and two worthy causes.
In exchange for bringing a
non-perishable food Item or a
new toiletry item, students re
ceived “funny money" that they
could use to play blackjack,
poker and roulette.
All the items collected that
night were donated to the Cleve
land County’s homeless shelter
and the Cleveland-Rutherford
Kidney Association.
Students also had raffle tick
ets they could use to win prizes
like a Wii^^t screen^^DVDs.
CDs andfl(cards.
Justin Tiuthrie enjoyed his
time at Casino Night.
“All the games that they had
been entertaining and you could
tell that the person that was in
charge of games knew what
they were doing,” he said.
“The person at each sta
tion and the light music in the
background made it seem very
casino-like.
“Not a lot of people showed
up to the event but, the people
who did attend had a good
time,” said Guthrie.
Casino Night turned out
well because students donated
four boxes of canned goods and
personal hygiene items for the
shelter and kidney foundation,
said Sandy Hammett, assistant
director of student activities.
Karrissa Weir, director of
student activities, said the Stu
dent Entertainment Association
sponsored the event through her
office.
Change in Facebook policy riles users
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From IDS staff reports
Indiana Daily Student- UWIRE
After Facebook changed its Terms of Use this
month, many bloggers responded Monday in an
uproar, concerned that Facebook now has more
ownership of users' content than ever.
Despite a response from Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg on Monday afternoon, lU law experts
said it appears Facebook has the power to use
content in any way it chooses.
The terms of use, which were updated FeMk
removed a few critical lines that previousl^^
lowed users to remove content, at which point
the license granting Facebook content ownership
would expire.
Theblogosphere began buzzing after The Con-
sumerist, a blog published by Consumer Reports
magazine, published VFacebook’s New Terms of
Service; 'We Can Do Anything We Want With
Your Content. Forever,’" on Monday.
The new Terms of Use, without these lines,
allows Facebook rights to all user content, names
and photos, even after a profile is deleted.
Facebook’s Terms of Use state the site has
permission "to use your name, likeness and image
for any purpose, including commercial or adver
tising ... on or in connection with the Facebook
Service or the promotion thereof. You represent
and warrant that you have all rights and permis
sions to grant the foregoing licenses.”
But whether or not that is full ownership is up
for debate.
Zuckerberg issued a statement Monday by
posting on Facebook’s official blog that people
still control and own their information.
“In reality, we wouldn’t share your informa
tion in a way you wouldn’t want,” Zuckerb^^
wrote. “The trust you place in us as a safe p]fl^
to share information is the most important pai^m
what makes Facebook work.”
But the statement does not address the lines
removed from the terms of use.
Anthony Fargo, associate professor of com
munications law, said by removing these lines,
users still own the information, but now Facebook
does, too. Users who post content on the site give
Facebook somewhat of a “quasi-o-wnership,” or
more ownership rights of the content, and he said
he believes there are some ethical issues.
“When people join Facebook, they don’t read
the terms of service,” Fargo said. "I don’t see how
the new terms can be applicable without an op
tion for members to pull out content before the
agr^^^ent changed."
" Mr Cate, lU School of Law professor and
director of the Center for Applied Cybers'ecurity
Research, said this change of terms is just a clari
fication and isn’t a big surprise, even if there was
no prior announcement about the changes.
“Cate said the contract appears to say Face-
book can use content for any purpose, including
advertising, activities such as publishing a book
using any pictures, or even as an introduction if
someone is selected for the Supreme Court years
from now.
Just because the law allows for a service
to change its terms pretty easily, Cate said that
doesn’t mean he thinks it’s fair.
"It’s a particular challenge for students, ’ he
said. “It’s known that a large number of future
employers check Facebook before they hire peo
ple.
“People should be upset,” Cate said. Face-
book might have been trying to clarify its terms
on ownership, Cate said. Other social networking
sites make it clear whether or not the content is
owned by the network, Cate said.
The idea of the Internet, though, makes any
thing posted online accessible at any time, and if
people do not want information released about
the'j^fcey should watch what they post online,
Cafe^id.
“This is the Internet,” Cate said. “It’s not a
place where you want to put things. Think of the
Internet like a postcard; anyone can read it.”
Don’t worry.
More parking
comes along
with new dorm
By Emily Burgess
Pilot staff writer
The area around the Campus
Apartments will be crowded this
spring with the building of the
new dorm and the construction
of the new parking lot that will
accompany it.
The new dorm is currently
being called Building G, ac
cording to Wayne Johnson, the
associate vice president for Op
erations
“The new lot will tie into the
new parking lot to the right of
Building G,” said Johnson. “It
will almost mirror in size the
parking lot that is between E
and F and G and H.”
This lot will have 131 new
spaces for students to park their
ears.
Because the new dorm only
accommodates 88 people, then
there will be 43 spaces avail
able, Johnson said.
Eight of the new 131 spaces
will be designated as handi
capped parking. Also, there is
a shortage of about 20 spaces
right now.
“If every student in Building
G has a car ... then there should
still be about 10 or 11 spaces
left in the area after the dorm is
completed,” said Johnson.
The new parking lot has been
covered with gravel now so stu
dents can use that location if the
construction machines block
current spots.
There are also spaces that are
blocked off in the apartments’
lot for safety reasons.
“We’re not going to pave it
till the construction is , done,”
said Johnson.
“The reason for that is the
heavy equipment coming in and
out could damage the asphalt.
It. probably won’t be paved till
sometime in the summer.”
The lot has been finished
ahead of schedule because they
wanted to get the parking done
as soon as possible to not in
convenience the students in the
apartments.
Johnson suggested that the
occupants of Apartment H park
in the new gravel lot. ■