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"""i, isaut A STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883 J "Jason's a legend, Jenny ... a legend." -- Tom Schwartz, "Friday the 13th: Part II" (1981) M cracK:n, s'down, now at Wost Students ordered to stop illegal music downloading Laura McHugh makes the user, as well as the network, Senor Writer liable for copyright infringement penalties. OurTunes, MyTunes, LimeWire, In the past year, the RIAA has made Grokster, KaZaa, 'Aries: the list of major strides to pressure college and outlets - V - to illegally download music university administration to take Hi - seems be file-shari- to endless with students on action against illegal ng. The college and e-m- university campuses free Sept. 18 ail to Wilson said, "Under to take their pick. A group of Wooster the Digital Millennium Copyright students has recently learned the price Act, if you ignore this notice, your ' of such . freedom. institution may also be liable for any In a wave that is sweeping the resulting infringement." nation, The College of Wooster is On Sept. 26, RIAA President Cary starting to crack down on copyright Sherman spoke before the U.S. House infringement and illegal file-shari- ng. of Representatives Subcommittee on On Sept. 18, Sheila Wilson, secre- 21st Century Competitiveness and tary of the College, received an e-m- ail Committee on Education and the from Jeremy Landis of the Recording Workforce. She said, "Allowing illegal file-shari- Industry Association of America ng is anti-ethic- aj (sic) to any a pts (RIAA), trade organization that rep-rese- educational institution's objective to " """ 1 the U.S. recording industry. instill in its students moral and legal " The e-m- ail informed Wilson of clarity," Photo illustration by Andy Maloney. users on the Wooster network "offer- Sherman said thousands of people ing an infringing sound recording for in the file-shari- United States have lost their of illegal ng. "College and "Each year, millions of students favorite word: 'free'." download through a peer and to peer jobs the entertainment industry university students a remain very sig-- arrive on campus with time, high- - In 2005 the Recording Industry application." Notice of such activity has lost billions of dollars as a result nificant part of the problem." speed computing networks, and a new - b See RIAA,rr page 2 Mascot tryouts yield low turnout SGA president happy College keeps McWoo, attempts to fill shoes of the Fighting Scot; two students show up at Wednesday's tryouts with its entertain and to get the crowd excited membership V and involved. In ts f preparation for try-ou- Dreussi Jonah Comstock SGA cabinet member. said he "looked at youtube.com and Voice Staff "Every year we try and make SGA mascot Web sites" to gear up for any more functional and mofe rof a cohe- competition he may have encountered a somewhat-rock- y well-defin- After start at the sive, ed body," said at the try-out- s. beginning of the year, the Student Hartschuh, "A lot of changes were Matholone, while disappointed by three-and-a-h- Government Association (SGA) is up made to the constitution alf the small turnout seemed somewhat and running again. to four years ago, so we've been v relieved, saying, "as far as ' competition The SGA began the year in contro- working to clarify roles, to really v. it's goes, good for me." versy over some students' property clarify who we are and how we're Despite the meager turnout, that became damaged while in SGA defined as a body." Matholone seems hopeful for the new storage, and proceeded to have a Another goal of the SGA is to mascot finding its place in the lower turnout for elections then was improve its public image, and they Wooster community. "I'd like it to desirable. have already began unworking toward catch and be month-and-a-h- on more known. And in However, approximately a alf this end. "I think we're taking a lot of future years, hopefully people will into the school year, SGA steps to try and get our voice out there want to do it more than now," she said. A mascot needs to have are a have "I would rather have members song, a signature move, be able to who are devoted improvise and have an entertaining than members who don't care or who aren't and hopefully funny skit, according to guidelines passed out at tryouts. Most interested. So I'm happy with our membership." importantly a mascot needs to be a good performer who understands how Jonathan Hartschuch '07 to interact with the crowd. President, Student Government Association The same guidelines say the responsibilities of both McWoo and president Jonathan Hartschuh "07 is and get information to the students in the currently-unnam- ed Fighting Scot happy with the current membership of the. campus community," said mascot include enthusiasm, confi- 20 senators and eight cabinet members. Hartschuh. "Kelly Wisniewski '09 dence and personality as well as dance "I would rather have members who was reporting on a food project we and improvisation skills. are devoted than members who don't were working on passing out food Once students are selected to fill care or who aren't interested," said items with our information, our meet- each of the costumes, will be they e-m- Hartschuh. "So I'm happy with our ing times and our ail address. expected to appear at Family membership. If we were trying to We're also working on a newsletter Weekend, Homecoming Weekend, pull people in who didn't want to be this year that's going to be new." Hoops Madness, the Wooster-Wittenbe- rg here, we would be having trouble get- The newsletter is set to come out basketball game, "W" ting a quorum at our meetings and shortly after fall break and is intended Association events, the Kilt Classic, getting people interested, so I feel as a means for SGA to communicate the 'Al Van Wie Tournament, the Nan very positive about the membership with the students directly about proj- Nichols Tournament and any post- we have right now." ects and opportunities that affect them. season games. The organization has been working Another committee, affectionately Mascots will also be required to on a number of projects this Alex Dreussi '09 tries out for a spot as Wooster's newest already called the "C.O.W Card in the City at a Ad-Ho- appear minimum of two games year, including organizing airport c," is working to get the C.O.W. mascot, the Fighting Scot (Photo by Mac Buehler). per athletic team. transportation for breaks forming a Card accepted as a debit card at local Dreussi and Matholone both committee to reevaluate the meal plan businesses like Drug Mart Grace Lynch and Mac Buehler cot, Alex Dreussi "09 and Kate appeared excited about the opportuni- and arranging a forum on illegal Hartschuh, a long-tim- e member of Matholone '09. Voice Staff ty to become Wooster's mascot. music downloading. the SGA, said that this year is going as The new mascot will "represent the Dreussi has a history of entertain- The SGA has also dedicated well as any other. Try-ou- ts for Wooster's new mascot school and the school's and spirit," said ing school spirit, "I always wanted resources to revising its own constitu- "Each year kind of has a different took place Wednesday night. Only Megan Dougherty, Wooster's opera- be a I to mascot. didn't have one in tion to eliminate possibly-redunda- nt feel to it and it's different from previ- two sophomores rose to the challenge tions try-out- s. manager, who ran the high school, but I wrapped myself in or superfluous positions and to more ous years" said Hartschuh. "I think it's of becoming the new Wooster mas The role of a mascot, she said, is to tin foil," he said. specifically define the duties of each going pretty well." FRESH News 2 College Democrats' President Viewpoints 3 Cam MacLeod and College Features 5 Republicans' President John Arts 6 Steinman offer their takes on Sports 7 North Korea. See page 3. MEMBER Nick Weiss writes about the David Alexander '08, Eric lack of theater productions Richardson '09 and Rob Comedian K.T. Tatara No losses against so with for student-age- d '09 cracks up The College roles Wadleigh are three of the Wittenberg last weekend; o actors. See what he's talking many students who would Underground on Monday two wins and a tie for ASSOCIATED about on page 4. like to see the addition of a evening. See a photo of Wooster against the Tigers. COLLEGIATE the event on 6. " PRESS film major at Wooster. See page See page 8.