Music industry attacks new MIT sharing system

Winstein, a graduate student of electrical engineering and computer science, and Mandel, a junior studying computer science, developed a system for sharing music files that they thought would avoid the recent legal issues over copyright laws, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Their program combines the resources of the radio and libraries and allows students to access pop and classical music from some 3,500 CDs through MIT’s cable television network. Winstein and Mandel believed t

An American in Bordeaux

Generalizing people is a dangerous thing; I try to judge people on a case by case basis, not by where they were born. For me, this attitude was essential during my stay in France because I was in a foreign country where I met not only French people, but also people from all over Europe and the world (at the language school I attended). Despite what many people might think, I honestly did not experience much anti-American sentiment while I was in France. However, I did hear some ignorant, untruth

Affirmative action-the debate that never ends

As a minority student, I have recently found myself torn on the affirmative action issue. I sometimes wonder how much my Hispanic background contributed to my acceptance into Amherst College. Hacker himself admits that he was accepted to Amherst College partly because his father was a professor. Although this was not a race-based preference, it was an advantage nonetheless and, according to Hacker, “preferences have always been the name of the game.” One of Hacker’s reasons for favoring affirmat

Anti-muslim sentiment hits Amherst

One student, who asked to remain anonymous, said that she experienced bigotry at the Spirit Haus liquor store. “I was at the Spirit Haus getting some beer and when I handed the guy my ID, he looked at it, looked up at me and asked, ‘Where are you from?'” she said. “I thought he was quizzing me in case it was a fake, so I said ‘[state omitted].'” “The guy got kind of an angry look on his face and said, in a much more menacing tone, ‘No, I mean where are you really from?'” she added. “My parents