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The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. ..-------" First Class U.S. Postage PAID THE COLLEGE VOICE Permit #35 New London, CT PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF CONNECTICUT COUEGE VOLUME XXXII -ISSUE 11 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON, CT Connecticut College Explores Post- Cultural Revolution Poetry BY KASEY LUM '11 described the evening as a "four-part play" where the poetry switched from Cbinese to English and the readings staff writer switched between students and poets. A mixed audience of students, facul- Students from Professor Huang's fresh- ty, and New London residents quickly man seminar and Chinese language filled the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading classes started the event by reading Room of Shain Library last Thursday, poems written by the Mystic Poets. As eagerly awaiting the appearance of two Professor Huang described, at the time well-known Chinese poets, Bei Lin and of the Revolution "China was starved for Wang Jiaxin. In a lengthy reading and new voices," and the people looked up to dialogue moderated by Connecticut these grouodbreaking poets who were College's Associate Professor of expressing all the feelings that came Chinese, Professor Yibing Huang, the from the Cultural Revolution. The event focused on exposing post-Cultural Mystic Poets influenced generations of Revolution Chinese poetry. The Cultural other writers in China who felt the need Revolution in Cbina fostered a group of to protest the Cultural Revolution and uoderground poets, called the Mystic Chinese government through poetry. Poets, who were inspired to write in The audience sat in silent awe as Bei response to the restrictions of the revolu- Ling, a poet, essayist, and the founder tion. Many of these poets were exiled from China after the Tiananmen Square SEE POETRY READING protests of 1989 for their writings and illegal publications. Professor Huang introduced the two poets, Rei Lin and Wang Jiaxin (Gardner) Professor Huang, a poet himself, continued on page 5 New Restrictionson Downloading Media on College Campuses' BY AMY FALK '11 «direct institutions of higher education to inform stu- issne" but also thinks that Congress "forgets that dents and employees about policies and procedures College students are poor opportunists who will do related to illegal downloading and distribution of copy- whatever to get anything they need, including music." staff writer righted materials." Also, according to the MPAA, this Similarly, Julia Helms' II thinks that "a lot of music and act would "instruct colleges and universities to develop videos are overpriced anyway so I just don't see the Illegal downloading is a cause of large economic a plan for offering alternatives to illegal downloading or point for students not to get what's free online and to downfall in the music and motion picture industry. The peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property as well continue giving money to people with twenty cars." MPAA reported that the "U.S. motion picture industry as a plan to explore technology-based deterrents to pre- We also asked John Schaeffer from Information lost $6.1 billion to piracy in 2005. About 44 percent of vent such illegal activity." Congress is giving schools a Services his opinion on the act and what it means for the industry's domestic losses over $500 million annual- lot of new options but there can be some serious punish- Conn and its students. ly are attributed to college students illegally sharing ments for failing to obey its rules because according to Amy Falk: If you've heard of the Act, do you agree files over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary with it? The.proposed College Opportuoity and Affordability Education, "if an institution fails to comply with these John Schaeffer: I'm aware of the proposed Act; I Act of 2007, which is a continuation of the Higher types of reporting requirements, the process that an don't believe that it has been passed, yet. I also know Education Act Reauthorization bill, has been enforced to institution must go through is very long." that many colleges and educational associations are curb the large amount of illegal downloading (music, What do students, those who the act essentially opposing theAct because it is unnecessary. The college movies, etc.) that has been occurring on campuses affects, have to say about the act? Will it stop college across the nation. The Motion Picture Association of students from downloading illegally? Freshman Julia SEE ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING America (MPAA) believes that this new act would Ross agrees that "copyright infringement is a huge continued on page 5 News A&E Sports Tum to pg. 3 for See pgs. 6 & 7 for a Check out pgs. 10 & 11 Pressing Issues of the review of Diplo live in for an update on men's Week, and pg . .4 for Brooklyn, a Nirvana re- basketball, men's and an editor's Peruvian release, and pg. 14 for women's hockey, and experince a review of The Mist player of the week ." ..... ---_._--- ---------'------ J 2 • DECEMBER7, 2007 • THE COLLEGE VOICE EDITORIAL Where do we go from here' If we want to stare into the cold wants to write/work for it. And when face of truth, we will have to admit to no one wants to work for it, the paper ourselves that the art of the newspaper will slowly disappear. The College is dying. In order to survive, publica- Voice has been in jeopardy in the past, tions are turning toward the Internet to alinost to the point of extinction, and reach a broader audience, The College we can't help but thinking, "What is a Voice included. In the spring, we will liberal arts college without a student debut our new website, which will newspaper?" make The Voice accessible to an online Journalism and writing for the community. It will feature some of our media is not going to disappear, even if top articles and will be updated weekly paper editions of newspapers decrease in conjunction with the latest print ver- in print quantities. The Voice is a prime sion of The Voice. forum in which to speak and gain expe- In order to keep The College Voice rience journalism experience. relevant, we are taking several steps to The Voice is only as good as the improve the quality of the newspaper. people working on it. 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