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Metallica
attacks
Napster
'Web site
by James Boozer
College Press Exchange
Chcago — One of the newest and largest
online music-sharing sites, Napster, suf
fered a major blow last week when the rock
group Metallica sued it and three universi
ties for copyright and racketeering violations.
The suit claims that Napster, along with
Yale University, Indiana University and the
University of Southern California, encour
aged the trading of copyrighted music over
the Internet without prior permission from
^Metallica.
“It is sickening to know that our art is be
ing traded like a commodity rather than the
art that it is,” said Metallica drummer Lars
Ulrich in a statement on the Elektra Records
Web site.
“We take our craft, whether it be the mu
sic, the lyrics, or the photos and artwork very
seriously.”
Napster, a company based in San Mateo,
Calif., dial grew out of a dorm room at North
eastern University, allows registered users to
search and download music directly from the
hard drives of other Napster users. The files
are stored using the MP3 digital format, which
allows them to be transmitted over the Web.
The MP3 digital files allow for the con
^tenl of an average compact disc to compressed
to one-tenth its original size while retaining
its crystal-clear sound quality.
Joining Metallica in its fight against Nap
ster is the Recording Industry Association of
America. The RIAA filed a copyright in
fringement suit against Napster in December
of last year. It also supports a new standard,
the Secure Digital Musical Initiative, aimed
at wiping out music piracy and establishing
a copy-protected alternative to the MP3.
“We regret that the band’s management
saw fit issue a press release — and to file a j
lawsuit — without even attempting to con
tact Napster,” said Eileen Richardson, CEO
of Napster, in a statement to The Associat
ed Press. The suit marks a new chapter in this
music battle by involving three universities.
Officials at Indiana University have yet
to respond to the suit because they haven’t
seen a copy of it. IU blocked access to Nap
ster in mid-February, but restored it last
month after fixing its computer system.
Yale University officials alerted its stu
dents in February to the requirements of fed
eral copyright laws as they applied to Nap
ster, according to university spokesman Tom
Conroy.
1 me scuooij is iimuy unmmueu 10 re
specting intellectual property riglits,” Con
roy siiid. “We believe that the university has
•no liability to Metallica.”
USC officials couldn’t be reached for
comment.
Metallica is seeking to have the Napster
site shut down, and the R1AA is asking for
$100,000 for each copyright infringement.
It’s believed that the RIAA suit could
force an amendment to the law governing
electronic copyright issues passed in 1998.
With an estimated base of 8 million users,
Napster is just one piece of the MP3 em
pire that continues to thrive and might con
tinue to do so for years to come.
1 Giving Mother Nature a hand
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Amy Goulding Photo Editor
USC students and Sgt Went from Fort Jackson remove non-native Ivy from the
Moore Garden on Blossom and Pickens streets to give indigenous plant species a
better chance of survival
Campus
Quarters
This week and next week, The
Gamecock will explore how
USC compares with other
state-supported schools in the
immediate region. This week,
we look at housing. Next week,
we will look at honors pro
grams.
by Kelly Haggerty
Assistant News Editor
Each housing department at the five regional state-sup
ported schools boasts unique programs and policies. For
example, the University of Florida has unique pet and
visitation policies, and the University of Georgia has a top
notch security system. The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill offers nine housing areas with lliemes, and
the University of Tennessee has one of the nation’s best of
ferings in family and graduate housing. USC is the only one
to have a residential college. In other areas, the universi
ties had both their good and bad qualities, with no specif
ic university standing out as offering the best overall living
experience.
Cost
Compared with the other five universities, UF will of
fer the widest range of prices for next year’s students, in
cluding the cheapest and most expensive rates. USC and
UNC will offer about the same variety in prices, which will
Housing see page a2
Former dean
pleads innocent
Craig Rogers, charged with
six counts of embezzlement,
faces up to 60 years-in jail
by Clayton Kale
News Editor
Christiansburg, Va. —
The former dean of the Col
lege of Engineering and Infor
mation Technology pleaded in
nocent Monday to charges that
he embezzled state money from
the Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute over a three-and-a-hall
year period.
Craip Rnpers i>
Rogers
chaiged with two counts of obtaining property
by false pretenses and four counts of misuse of stale
funds. The prosecution dropped one count of each
charge before Monday’s arraignment.
Rogers, former director of Vnginia Tech’s Cen
ter for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures,
stepped down as dean of the the engineering school
after he was indicted by a Montgomery County
grand jury last year.
Rogers couldn’t be reached for comment,
but in a prepared statement earlier this year, hr
said, “I am puzzled by the nature of the claims, bul
I have no doubt that my actions will be found ap
propriate and were indeed in the best interest ol
Vnginia Tech and the research center.”
'I am puzzled by the nature
of the claims, but I have no
doubt that my actions will be
found appropriate...’
Craig Rogers
Former Engineering Dean
USC Spokesman Jason Snyder said the uni
versity isn’t getting involved in the trial.
“This is between he and Virginia Tech,” lie said.
The charges involve transactions between April
1993 and August 19%. Investigators have not dis
closed the amount of money involved, but in
dictments allege thousands of dollars in suite funds
wer handled improperly.
Virginia State Police begin investigating after
complaints dial Rogers was taking funds for the re
search center and putting them into Paradigm Inc.,
a private corporation that no longer exists:
According to affidavits filed in the Montgomery
County Circuit Court, the employees provided
documents to support their claims.
Rogers is being tried without a jury. The trial
before Circuit Judge Ray Grubbs is expected to
last until today, defense attorney Jimmy Turk said.
If convicted, Rogers could be sentenced to
10 years in prison on each count.
The Associated Press and Associate News Ed
itor Brandon Lanubee contributed to this article.
Fitt Photo
Almost 50 percent of USC students live in residence halts, like the University
Towers, pictured above. Newer dorms have been built to provide more apart
ment-style housing, which Is In demand by students.
Cost statistics below are for the 2000-01 school year.
28 undergraduate dorms
Percentage students on campus: 52%
Dorm cost per semester: $885-$ 1,420
Total rooms available: 3,000
17 undergraduate dorms
Percentage students on campus: 18%
Dorm cost per semester: $1,353 $1,663
Total rooms available: 3,000
29 undergraduate dorms
Percentage students on campus: 28%
Dorm cost per semester: $1,310-$2,135
Total rooms available: 3,538
23 undergraduate dorms
Percentage students on campus: 25%
Dorm cost per semester: $722-$2,200
Total rooms available: 3,127
13 undergraduate dorms
Percentage students on campus: 30%
Dorm cost per semester: $1,000-$1,400
Total rooms available: 3,750
31 undergraduate dorms
Percentage students on campus: 48%
Dorm cost per semester: $1,004-$2,000
Total rooms available: 3,925
Brad Waiters The Gamecock
KhLA
officers
sworn in
by Charles Prashaw
Senior Writer
The chandeliers were turned down
low, the men were sporting tuxedos and
the women wore evening gowns. No,
it’s not someone’s prom night, hut one
could almost confuse the annual Resi
dent Hall Association Awards Banquet
for one.
About 100 people filled the meet
ing hall at llie Holiday Inn-Coliseum for
the formal RHA Awards Banquet at 7
Tuesday night. The event is held every
year to recognize outstanding RHA mem
bers and induct the new members of the
RHA Executive Board, die National Res
ident Hall Honorary and Community
Service Committee.
“This is a big transition night for
many of us. This is a close-knit group
and for some people, this is their last
night in their positions,” RHA President
Jason Wade said.
The inductees to the RHA execu
tive board for the 2000-01 terms are
President Olivia Gillcrese, Vice Presi
dent Myra McPhee, Treasurer Adam
Wilson, Secretary Brad Dawgerl and Na
tional Communications Coordinator
Lakita Robinson.
For NRHH, die new Executive Board
members are President Lakita Robinson,
Vice President Sean Chisholm, Trea
surer Shavonne Delbridge, Secretary
Tamekiar Pereira and Lauren Vaughn
for special events.
For Community Service Commit
tee, the new Execudve Board members
are President Michael Harmon, Vice
President of Operations Douglas Mc
Cartha, Vice President of Membership
Holly Hughes, Secretary Rachel West,
RHA Treasurer Tasha Reid SGA Trea
RHA SEE PAGE A3
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• Student Senate, 5 p.m.,
RH Theater
• University Ambas
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