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FORUM Sept23i2005 WWW. A rti||Hiii ravoliillon in ‘Mns-me’ while. staning_ Your iPod . . . - . . ... _ . ic Beth Bass Staff Writer 1 waved at a friend and called his name on the way to class. He walked right by me without looking up. 1 might have been offended if 1 hadn't noticed the tiny white wires trailing from his ears to his pockets while try ing to wave for the second time. Some people are annoyed seeing disconnected zombies wandering around campus, but 1 really don't mind. Drifting around campus in a haze certainly isn't a new phenomenon. College students have been wandering around with head phones since the walkman appeared in the ‘80s. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 11 percent of Americans over 18 now have an iPod or similar MP3 player. There are reasons people like MP3 players so much other than their obvious amusement value when standing in lines. Looking through friend's playlists and asking acquain tances if you can look at their iPod helps people discover their similar tastes. You real ly can make a pretty good assessment of a person's personality based on their playlists. Whether you like it or not, if you're on the schools network and sharing music with iTunes, people are judging you by your music. I've made friends by knock ing on someone's door after looking through their MP3 collection. Try not to put too much weight on your neigh bors' taste though - even if they listen to garbage they aren't necessarily bad peo ple. Don't feel too guilty about downloading your friends' music either. Another Pew Internet and American Life survey states that two-thirds of musicians believe peer-to-peer file shar ing poses little or no threat to them. Of people under age 20, 77 percent said someone in their household has downloaded music. 38 percent of internet users have downloaded music files. The danger of being robbed is more foreboding than the RIAA, though. The NYC Transit Authority issued a warning about wear ing iPod earbuds, which PC magazine calls "mug-me white." Apple only sells the white earphones alongside its remote - which brings the price up to $40. I remember when people would just buy the head phones and use them with their CD players a few sum mers ago, but now people are dumping them for any old headphones. iPod Wearing the Apple earbuds is basically advertising you have a device worth $300 in your pocket and attracts thieves. You don't look cool anymore by wearing them, just stupid. However, there are ways to get an iPod without paying for it or stealing it from someone on the New York subway or a backpack in the caf6. Freeipods.com actually does give iPods out for free (with out asking for a credit card or shipping) after you complete the trial offers from their affili ates. The pyramid scheme rttlp part of the program is a ' more difficult - you haje trick 5 of your friends signing up also. .j-prs' Signing up for advert^, promotions is a hassie, it's making iPods aval people who don't wan $300 to have a iggs player that helps make of a status symbol like what it should be - way to listen to and music. 'enioy your digl«^;t, and player. Just the white earbuds.» iPod cire you? iPod sh«jrfTl€f nano iPOti lists and asking acquain- niusic files. ^ ^ New Guilford policies aimed to ‘protect ya nock iDe/fAmore _ for the pedestrian as well as '™Mhg around oh crutches. there are so many altema- Turi Dell’Amore Staff Writer Everybody listen up. Thought you had the school policies down like George Foreman in Thrilla in Manila? Think again. There are some rules you may not be aware of - no tight roping and no skate boarding. According to the school's skateboarding policy, "Skateboarding is dangerous and presents a safety issue pedestrian the skateboarder." Everything is dangerous and everything has risks, so let's be realistic. The school is accountable for any accidents that occur on campus and therefore can get sued. Why should skating be singled-out? People are allowed to ride around on those flimsy min( scooters. Please! Those things are ten times as dead ly. At least the wheels on a — real Guilford. Change the skateboarding policy to the "we don't want to get sued policy," and if that's the biggest concern, look into the safety of other things as well. Tight ropers, too, 1 feel your pain. I understand the liability issue, but I don't understand why such perfectly healthy outdoor activities are prohibit ed because they are "danger ous" when athletics are not. My buddy Henry came home from a rugby game last Sunday with bruised arms and gouges on his face that looked like dried apricots (the unsulfered kind). It looked like he was in a motorcycle acci dent. 1 don't see a ban on rugby in the handbook. \Nas there a record amount of skateboard or tight rope related accidents last year? I must have seen 15 students walking around on crutches. And the majority of them were from skating accidents, right? I bet not. - The athletes sign a contract ensuring the school isn't liable for any accidents that occur. Fair enough. Make the skaters and fighters do the same. As far as skaters hitting random pedestrians, put up a no skating sign in front of the Frank Science building. Unless you're an incredibly a^l skater your last concern should be hitting a pedestrian. Open your eyes and look around you. As far as skaters causing property damage, take money rom the tuition increase to uild them a set of steps of their own. The solution shouldn't be to ban skating and tight roping all together, especially when there are so many al s fives. . of If the only thing I 9® .g, writing this article is a nation as to why fb®®® were issued. I'm ugi- thatlwas staring out ^ cony one morning la whenlsawanRAdisass^^s. ble a tight rope from ^ I haven't heard a thing ^ it. Last year there wa rope set up in front o t building that students used. Whydidtherul®sJ change? ^g What happened to tn Native Americans '^J®' .j^a British came to intheieoos? TheydisaP peared. Hrastica'" Is it me or are things ly changing at Guilfor ^ kids equals more mon ’ more money equals m ^ power; more laws ®d^^ ^ jg weakened Quaker tra '
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