Net Neutrality and the Great Internet Debate by Alex Altieri Small Startups to Multi-Billion the DAILY COLLEGIAN Dollar Corporations, Has Equal Footing Online
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INSIDE Zara Moss’s journey to Football’s possible bowl B1G schedule bodes TDC 2018 Grammy fulfill potential: page 2 scenarios: page 4 well for softball: page 5 predictions: page 6 Vol. 118, No. 68 Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 Net neutrality and the great Internet debate By Alex Altieri small startups to multi-billion THE DAILY COLLEGIAN dollar corporations, has equal footing online. On Dec. 14, the Federal Com- Before 2015, though, that wasn’t munications Commission will the case, at least legally. vote to repeal the Open Internet The internet used to be clas- Act of 2015 , spelling out a po- sified as an information service, tential change to how everyone subject to Title I of the Com- uses the internet. munications Act of 1934 . In es- Known as “net neutrality,” sence, this classification allowed the Open Internet Act put re- a certain legal freedom to ISPs, a Linsey Fagan/Collegian strictions on internet service freedom Comcast took advantage Defensive end Ryan Buchholz (97) and offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead sing the alma mater after the providers (ISPs) that are still in of in 2008 when they restricted place today. But perhaps not for some users’ access to BitTorrent game against Akron at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 2. long. , an unauthorized, peer-to-peer The act states that ISPs are file-sharing site. required to provide equal and The FCC fired back with a law- non-discriminatory internet suit in 2010. Their claim, accord- Moorhead reportedly leaving service to all users, and the FCC ing to the court brief, was that clarified the restrictions in a few Comcast had overstepped their paragraphs on their website: legal boundaries by deciding who gets to use BitTorrent. for Mississippi State Blocking Comcast won the lawsuit — Broadband providers may not the court of appeals dropped the charges from the FCC. By Jack R. Hirsh Mississippi State went 8-4 this he was carted off the field in that block access to lawful content, As the court brief indicates, the THE DAILY COLLEGIAN past season under Mullen and contest with a gruesome lower applications, services or non- FCC did not have legal author- were 69-46 in his nine seasons as leg injury. The team will also be harmful devices. ity to strike down Comcast. The Penn State is in the market head coach. However, the team returning 1,000-yard running Throttling internet’s classification as an in- for a new offensive coordinator never reached the SEC title game back Aeris Williams. formation service under Title I as Joe Moorhead is slated to be- during his tenure. Moorhead has been a poten- Broadband providers may not meant if the FCC wanted to regu- come the next head coach at Mis- He moves on to the school tial head coach candidate since deliberately target some lawful late ISPs, it would have to reclas- sissippi State, college football in- where he previously served as he took over the reigns of the internet traffic to be delivered sify the internet. sider Brent McMurphy reported offensive coordinator and quar- Penn State offense before the to users more slowly than other And the Open Internet Act did Tuesday night. terbacks coach — the same po- 2016 season, guiding the unit traffic. just that. Neither Penn State Athletics sitions Moorhead held at Penn to 37.6 points per game in 2016 It classified the internet as nor Mississippi State has con- State — from 2005 to 2008 before and 41.6 points per game this Paid prioritization a telecommunications service, firmed the report, but McMurphy being named the Bulldogs’ head season. This after the group av- Broadband providers may not subject to Title II of the Telecom- said on his Facebook page that coach. eraged 23.6 points per game in favor some internet traffic in ex- munications Act of 1934. These the deal is expected to be com- Next season, Mississippi State 2015 under John Donovan. change for consideration of any tighter regulations prevented pleted within the next few days. will return starting quarterback He reportedly interviewed for kind. Internet service providers cable and internet providers from The Bulldogs moved quickly to Nick Fitzgerald became the head coaching jobs at Purdue, are also banned from prioritiz- discriminating the way Comcast snatch up Moorhead after their fourth-leading quarterback rush- Minnesota and Florida Atlantic ing content and services of their had. previous coach, Dan Mullen, was er SEC history in the Bulldogs’ fi- University last year. affiliates.” hired as the new head coach at nal regular season game against To read full story, visit That’s the core principle of Florida. in-state rival Ole Miss. However, collegian.psu.edu. net neutrality: everyone, from See INTERNET, Page 2. Wingin’ it: How to cope with getting ‘turkey dropped’ By Allison Moody as well as grabbing at his geni- ciative of that,” Juliet said. “You THE DAILY COLLEGIAN tals in front of her father, both of can get through anything with which she denies. She also said good friends and pumpkin pie.” Editor’s Note: Romeo and he released her guin- When Maggie Kuzemchak was Juliet are pseudonyms for the ea pig into the a freshman in the students who wished to remain Pennsylva- anonymous for the purpose of nia wilder- fall of 2015, this article. ness be- she could As the fall months fade, “cuff- hind her barely ing season” is in full swing. It back, con- Caitlin Lee/Collegian might seem like everyone you which tain her Students discuss the meaning of consent during an interactive know is coupling up for a long, he nev- excite- cozy winter together. er men- presentation on kinks and consent in Willard Building on Nov. 28. ment to But there is another phe- tioned in be head- nomenon among young people conver- ing home around the nation, one that sation. brings hundreds of newly single While for her first QTPOC talks students back to campus after a Romeo was Thanksgiv- tumultuous Thanksgiving break the one bro- ing and back to — the turkey drop. ken up with, her high school “Typically, when Thanksgiv- he agreed that boyfriend of nearly kinks and consent ing rolls around and every- the relationship two years. The first one goes home for the holiday, was far from per- chance they got, they By Emma Andreasen make sure you and your partner someone gets dumped. Hence fect in recent months. spent the day together THE DAILY COLLEGIAN are being actively communica- the turkey drop,” reads the top According to him, she tive about consent and how you definition for the term … on Ur- was extremely jealous of and she said that everything A group of Penn State students can always change your mind ban Dictionary. the friendly relationship he seemed perfect. circled up to discuss the rules after giving consent. The turkey drop has been had with her father and would do The next day, he broke up with of consent and talk about sex in “After we finished our talk around for years, often occur- things like grabbing at his geni- her over FaceTime. an open and no-judgment envi- about how consent has to be a ring between college freshmen tals to “claim [him] from her dad.” “I didn’t know what to do with ronment through the Kinks and clear, coherent and enthusiastic in long-distance relationships Her father was also the one who myself,” Kuzemchak (junior- Consent event sponsored by the yes, we started talking about the or couples simply not prepared called him to say that she wanted Queer and Trans People of Color differences between kinks and chemistry and earth science) to weather the winter storms to break things off, he said. said. “It was almost pathetic.” at Penn State. The event, hosted fetishes,” Claiborne said. together. They may not agree on what She said that that Christmas Tuesday night, is one of several “We then started listing dif- Romeo and caused the break- being hosted for QTPOC week. ferent kinks that people may be Juliet met dur- up, but they have was hard, but she started to get One member of QTPOC, unfamiliar with and also kinks ing syllabus “The moral of coped in simi- over the breakup the following Mariah Claiborne, took charge that are very very common and week of their the story is, if lar ways. Romeo spring semester because she of leading the group through the people may have shame sur- freshman years has surrounded “had no other choice.” sometimes uncomfortable sub- rounding so that way they can and began dat- you get turkey himself with fam- Nearly two years have passed ject matter during the discussion. feel a little more validated.” ing just a few ily and friends, “I studied women and gender Julia Anderson, the secretary since they have spoken so much short weeks lat- dropped, they saying that he is as a word to each other. Just a studies and human sexuality in of QTPOC, was impressed by er. Both agree most likely better few weeks ago, he reached out my undergraduate degree which the turnout and happy with the that the rela- might come off without “the makes me ‘certified’ although success of the event. tionship was drama that came to her, wanting to rekindle their obviously it’s not a real certifica- “I think the event was a won- on the rocks crawling back to with this relation- original friendship this Thanks- tion,” Claiborne (graduate-the- derful start and opened up op- recently, but for you next ship.” Juliet said giving break. While she said she atre) said.