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MPAA overestimates college downloading
Mistakes in investigation reveal lower number of pirated movies
By Dan Scorpio
For years Hollywood blamed college students for the rise in illegal movie downloading. New statistics show they were wrong. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) commissioned a study in 2005 and found that college students using campus Internet networks accounted for 44 percent of the industry's U.
Attorney general continues abroad program inquiry
Code of conduct in question at 15 different schools
By Mallory Passuite
Some university officials may be packing their bags for free trips or accepting other undisclosed benefits while planning study abroad programs. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has widened his ongoing investigation of study abroad practices to include 15 colleges and universities.
Speaker addressed hip-hop feminism
By Uyen Nguyen
Hip-hop feminist Joan Morgan spoke to an audience of more than 100 people last night on the issues surrounding a woman's role in the hip-hop industry. Morgan said that often, the term feminism provokes assumptions of bitter, anti-male messages condemning our patriarchal society.
Performers to entertain Friday night bus riders | students skeptical of downtown trip
By Brian Hayden
Get on the bus. No, really, give it a try. This evening, an average Centro bus will provide more than just a mundane, drowsy ride to downtown Syracuse. "It won't be like any bus ride you have taken before in your life," said Jan Cohen-Cruz, university professor and director of Imagining America.
Ad exec to join staff
Agency CEO to begin as professor in August 2008
By Brian Goetsch
Ed Russell contacted his old friend Brian Sheehan to refer a student to his advertising agency. He knew that Sheehan wouldn't mind, but he didn't expect to end up with a new co-worker. "I called to refer a student to him, and in return he asked if there was a job available in Newhouse," Russell said.
Flu bug hits Villanova | Students flood health centers, hospital after widespread campus virus causes vomiting, dehydration
By Ivy Tan
Hospitals surrounding Villanova's campus at the end of January were packed full of students with a non-treatable virus. The norovirus, a type of gastroenteritis that causes severe flu-like symptoms, hit the campus of Villanova University last week, affecting more than 100 students.
