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7 CAMPUS PERSPECTIVE Dear Editor, What is up with the computers around campus? I ^ a commuter and I pay the "Technology Fee", so therefore I should have access to reliable, easily accessible computers. In reali^ I don't. I go on campus to use the computer labs, and there always seems to be a class in all of them at the same time. Then once I finally find a computer that is not being used, it either: a) doesn't have access to die Internet or b) the printer doesn't work. I mean what is all my money going towards? If s really frustrating that I pay money to have computers to use on campus and die majority of die time they don't even work. I can't tell you how many times I have go campus to print MARGARET ANN COONEY Managing Editor Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia will each make a presenta tion in attempts to win a bid for the 2010 World Cup. Investigations of the countries will follow in October and a winner will be announced in May. Libya and Tunisia earlier announced they plan a joint bid while Nigeria, the 6th country to present their case, backed out of the race Monday. South Africa, who lost the bid to host 2006 World Cup in a controver sial vote to Germany, is favored to win. In Rwanda, the first par> liamentary elections since 1994 are being held. Paul Kagame of the Rwandw Patriotic Front was elected President last month to a vote of 95%. The turnout Letters to the Editor out a paper or to do research and the computer completely doesn’t work. Ct, when I save a docu ment on one computer it won't pull up on another computer in a different lab. Explain this to me? Why not provide more computers on campus because every time I need to use the computer there is ALWAYS a line of people waiting to use them. A suggestion or a solu tion might be to have a computer lab specifically for those who come on campus, and pay the Teclmology fee, to use computers freely. Maybe we could call it the "Open Lab". We need somethii^. I mean really, we pay around $800 in a Technology Fee, I think that the College should be able to provide reliable computers for those of us who live off-campus. And for all of those sen iors who still live on-cam- pus and live in underclass men dorms, they aren't pro vided with computers in their buildings. And they too have to pay a technolo gy fee. Something has to been done because it is really getting to be a bit ridicu lous. A Frustrated Commuter Send your letters to the Editor] Send letters to herald@meredlth.edu All submissions must be received by 1 p.m. on the monday prior to publication. Spring Breoh Ilf just gol interestin0. ^ Goto Belize this spring. Wttii Volunteer Service’s 2003 Service Trip« you mabe a difference. Come to an Information Session at 10 am on OcL 3 in Jones Chapel Reading Room or contact Winter at iwownwhi^meredHluedu World News Briefs was lower in the Parliamentary vote. At least thirQ' percent of the parlia ment must be women. Only 100 troops remain in Liberia as the U.S. begins withdrawing its forces. The U.S.’s, feeling stretched militarily from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, last warship will leave sometime this week. In its place, die U.N. will position a force of 15,000 troops, the largest in the world. However, because the U.S. forces left before U.N. troops could be fully deployed, some ai^ue diat peace in Liberia has been put in danger. Assistance was needed in Liberia to aid in bringing peace to die warrii^ governmental fac tions in the capital city of Monrovia. Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian wnounced he hoped to rewrite their con stitution by 2006. Not much detail is being given as to what the revisions might be. Many are fearful that l^ changing the consti tution, Taiwan might be making a push towards independence. China con siders Taiwan its' renegade province; fear is tiiat if Taiwan asserts its inde pendence China will react widi militaiy action. North Korea's foreign minister declared that there no longer would be negoti ations over N. Korea's nuclear program. Instead, N. Korea plans to continue making strides in the devel opment of its' nuclear pro gram. Failed negotiations had been held in Tokyo between Japan, U.S. and N. Korea. N. Korea was will ing to cease its' nuclear program development upon the U.S. offering a non aggression pact. Indonesia plans to add new laws to their civil code. These laws include the ban> ishment of witchcraft and sex among unmarried cou ples A^liile making homo sexual acts by those* under 18 a crime. As a result, unmarried couples livii^ together can face up to two years in prison while those committing homosexual acts could face one to seven years in jail. Drafts of the laws are currently being submitted to Parliament and could take years to actually become laws. A rebel group called the National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped eight baclq)ackers in Colombia. The kidnapping, called "Allende Lives", was in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Chilean coup diat bought Augusto Pinochet to power. One hostage, a 19 year old fix>m Britain was able to escape. The seven others consist of 4 Isr^lis, 1 British, 1 German and 1 Spanish citi zens. The ELN, the second largest rebel group in Colombia, have refused to negotiate. Union members in Italy have called for a 4-hour walkout on October 4th. The strike is in response to pension reforms, which is currently 15% of the GDP. Pensions are set up for those going into retirement, presently those who ate at least 57 or have put 35 years into work. The gov ernment hopes by reform ing pensions it will encour age workers to retire later. Prime Minister Berlusconi, who has already witnessed his government fail in 1994 over pensions, explained that reforms are necessary and for the best of the Italian people.
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