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New Dean Named Pg. 6 New Netflix Pg. 3 Volleyball Preview Pg. 4 N September 28, 2011 Vol. 43 • No. 2 THE OMMUTER C Your Community Compass Facebook’s Facelift Marci Sischo Webmaster kay, everyone, take a deep breath. It’s not that bad. It’s not that great, but it’s not that bad. Facebook rolled out their new Newsfeed Tuesday. I got it Tuesday evening and responded im- mediately with “DAMMIT FACEBOOK. STOP CHANGING ALL THE THINGS.” I was Onot alone in my displeasure — my shiny new unreadable Newsfeed was flooded with bile and hatred for the changes. Alethea Skinner responded to my update with, “It’s like coming home in the dark and bang- ing into stuff because someone rearranged the furniture.” The new Newsfeed and Ticker aren’t all Facebook is changing, though. Yesterday’s Facebook devel- opers conference, F8, revealed huge changes ahead. There were two big reveals at F8: your new profile, called “Timeline,” and major changes in the way your actions and information are shared across Face- book. The Timeline is already rolling out to some users. I was able to switch my profile to the new Timeline last night through my developer account, but one of my FB buddies informs me they were offered the option to switch out of the blue yesterday evening. Facebook: continued on Pg. 16 New Netflix Volleyball Preview New Dean Named pg. 3 pg. 4 pg. 6 @lbcommuter Weather Wednesday-9/28 Thursday-9/29 Friday-9/30 Saturday-10/1 Sunday-10/2 Monday-10/3 Tuesday-10/4 The Commuter 75° 82° 76° 69° 66° 68° 62° Partly Sunny Sunny Cloudy Partly Sunny Partly Cloudy Rain Rain commuter.linnbenton.edu Warning: These are only predictions. This is Oregon. Source: accuweather.com Linn-Benton Community College’s Weekly Student Publication Page 2 The Commuter Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Big Picture commuter.linnbenton.edu THE COMMUTER STAFF Return to Sender The Commuter is the weekly student-run newspaper for LBCC, all in the workplace: Keep your skills financed by student fees and Netflix changes up-to-date to be a valuable employee, advertising. Opinions expressed renting policy or “end up in the unemployment line” in The Commuter do not with your antiquated education. New- necessarily reflect those of the LBCC administration, faculty and man does mention that Netflix has Amanda Hayden Associated Students of LBCC. seen recent competition with stream- Editorials, columns, letters and Copy Editor ing, from Hulu, Apple, Amazon, and cartoons reflect the opinions of Facebook. While the company has the authors. Netflix has recently made some seen great successes, no one knows major changes, and if you have an ac- which way the market might shift next. Editor-in-Chief: count, you have likely been impacted. Jill Mahler Hastings knows competitors have What exactly is going on here? shown themselves, and said “compa- Managing Editor: Netflix has decided to split the DVD- nies rarely die from moving too fast, Justin Bolger by-mail service from their Internet and they frequently die from moving streaming service. Qwikster is the new News Editor: too slowly.” Justeen Elliott name of the mail option, and Netflix For some, there are immediate ad- will focus solely on Internet stream- vantages of Qwikster, such as a video Sports Editor: ing. Kyle Holland game upgrade option for Wii, Play- Most customers found out about station 3, and Xbox 360 games. The Opinion Editor: this change in one of a few ways. You shipping will remain the same, and the Jennifer M. Hartsock might have noticed an additional current DVD queue will transfer over charge from Qwikster at the same A&L Editor: seamlessly. On the other hand, because Carli Gibson time as your monthly automatic with- the sites will now be entirely separate, drawal; you might have seen a modest Sports Writer: soopahgrover/ flicker.com all account updates, video rating, and notice on the “your account and help” queue lists will also be completely Scott Landgren This message, on the Netflix -offi The two services, he explained, are section of the site; or one other likely apart. The advantage given to Netflix cial blog and on the company’s Face- different markets with separate needs. Webmaster: case, which has come under fire. (as a streaming-only company) is a Marci Sischo book site, sparked a frenzy of hostile He pointed out that this has always Many customers noticed some- “substantial” increase in content, as customer responses. If ever it meant been the focus of the company, as the Page Designer: thing was amiss only after receiving well as improved service. something on Facebook, the ratio of original company name would indi- Ashley Christie an email from Reed Hastings, Netflix One thing about Netflix is certain: almost 1400 “likes” versus the 10,000+ cate, even from the days before the red CEO. The email, dated September 18, Hastings, and the company as a whole, Advertising Manager: negative comments on this post alone, envelope. begins: “I messed up. I owe everyone focus on long-term goals, and trying Frank Warren shows just how customers feel about The culprit here, according to the an explanation.” As would be antici- to always stay one or two steps ahead this issue. company, is innovation. Hastings men- Cartoonists: pated after an introduction like that, of the competition. Newman ended Mason Britton, Lizzy Mehringer Hastings used the words “respect tioned companies like AOL dialup and the response on the Netflix blog did his review with this: “The Qwikster and humility,” from customers who Borders bookstores, as being too slow Photo Editor: not show appreciation for the message episode is most likely a stumble, not had expressed their distaste for the to evolve. He stated that he was not Kody Kinsella that followed. This is 18 days after the a face-plant. Sooner or later, Qwik- company’s lack of communication willing to stand by in fear and wait for changes, and with input from thou- ster will be a quaint throwback to the Video Editor: regarding the shift in splitting their another company to make that leap. Tony Brown sands of customers, he decided per- past, like eight-track tapes and Ko- service, resulting in an estimated 50% Rick Newman from US News says this haps he hadn’t properly announced dachrome.” Adviser: the changes. price increase for identical services. same dynamic should be familiar to Rob Priewe Copy Editors: Gary Brittsan, Amanda Hayden Staff Writers: Dineen Charest, Rachel Oh, No! The Sky Is Falling Runyon Editorial Assistant: NASA satellite debris rains down Jennifer M. Hartsock Newspaper Distribution Facilitator: Justeen Elliott Mason Britton News Editor Cover Design by: How many times have you heard to not trust the weatherman, but to just look Ashley Christie up and see if it will rain or not? Well, instead of looking for rain, you’re looking for a space satellite the size of a bus! As of Sept. 24, NASA doesn’t know where the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite has fallen – only that it has. NASA and the U.S. Air Force said that Letters Welcome the 35-foot-tall satellite had fallen sometime between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday The Commuter encourages readers to use its “Opinion” pages to express and 1:09 a.m. EDT Saturday. They figure that it has hit water and that the debris their views on campus, community, didn’t hurt anyone – at least no one has reported getting hit by a falling piece of regional and national issues. The Com- muter attempts to print all submissions space debris! NASA said that the chances of anyone getting hit by the satellite received, but reserves the right to edit are 1 in 3,200. for grammar, length, libel, privacy con- cerns and taste. Opinions expressed by The bus-sized space satellite first broke through Earth’s Atmosphere some- letter submitters do not represent the where around the Pacific Ocean, but the U.S. Air Force says that doesn’t mean views of the Commuter staff or the Col- lege. Deliver letters to The Commuter it hit water. NASA had earlier calculated that the 20-year-old satellite would fall Office, Forum 222 or at commuter@ over 50 miles and that there was a high risk of it falling onto land. linnbenton.edu Most of the debris fell into the Pacific Ocean, but some fell onto Alberta, Canada and through southern California. The Air Force, which were the ones tracking the satellite, said that the first The Commuter sighting of the satellite in the United States was in the Seattle area. The satellite was later tracked through the Atlantic South toward Africa. There were a total of 26 pieces estimated to fall and hit the ground. Out of those 26 pieces, it is expected for some of them to rain down, but that the heavi- @lbcommuter est piece should only weigh 300 pounds. After reading this, people might think that government officials are crazy if they are saying that the heaviest piece Web Address: should ONLY weigh 300 pounds, but if you compare it to the 1,200 lb. piece commuter.linnbenton.edu that is also part of the satellite, I guess 300 isn’t too bad. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is the biggest uncontrolled satellite Phone: 541- 917-4451, 4452 or 4453 to crash to Earth, since the 75-ton Skylab Space Station and the 10-ton Pegasus 2 Satellite, both of which crashed back in 1979. Address: 6500 SW Pacific Blvd. Three more satellites are expected to make uncontrolled entries through Albany, OR 97321 The Commuter Page 3 commuter.linnbenton.edu Opinion Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Dear Conscience, Advice from Weiss Question: Now that orientation stuff is out of the way, what are some class essentials? uestion: Besides going to class, Questions about succeeding at college, advising questions, what else do I need to be doing? about college rules and procedures, whatever comes to Q mind.
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