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For more information, please contact [email protected]. r -~---- - -------------- £-cr Vol. 36, No.6 University of South Florida St. Petersburg March 4, 2005 Pilot course displays cutting­ edge technology Irena Milasinovic Features Editor In a departure from the tradition­ al distance-learning classes previous­ ly offered at USF St. Petersburg, a pilot cpurse on autism is using cut­ ting-edge technology that will allow students to watch classes anytime, anywhere. Mark Durand, psychology profes­ sor "and dean of the college of arts and sciences, is the first on campus to use Microsoft Windows' Creative Zen Portable Media Center. The hand-held device, rel~ased in September 2004, is much like an iPod with video. Most students currently take Durand's Autism I course on CD­ ROM and access it on the computer or laptop. Only one student in the class is using the new technology. Stacey Solar, a 38-year-old moth­ er of three, said that the Portable Media Center is easy to use and more convenient than a traditional computer or a laptop. She said that the portable center helps her hectic 1- life. "This unit goes everywhere I go ¥ - from soccer to baseball, gymnas­ Pholo by Gino Ellion Proulx tics to ballet;' said Solar, who is also Rajiv Parikh of New Monsoon performs at Skippers Smokehouse, in Tampa, Fla., in October 2004. New Monsoon will perform at the mother of a child with autism. Langerado Music Festival March 12 and 13 in Sunrise, Fla. Durand's Abnormal Psychology course, a distance-learning class Genessa Poth While many mainstream music fans can't afford said. "These kids go on a television show, sing a which he is teaching this semester in Senior Staff Writer to see all of their favorite artists live in concert, Jam cover, and mostly depending on their looks, we give the Nelson Poynter Library's video fans often see several shows or festivals a year. Jam them multi-million-dollar contracts. Arid yet the • studio, will be available for students hat's in your CD player right shows are often half the price of a mainstream con- musician who's been going to school and taking to take via CD-ROMs or Portable now? Is it 50 Cent, Blink 182 or cert because jam bands cater to their fans more eight years of theory doesn't get any exposure:' Media Centers in the fall 2005. He than they cater to the dollar or a certain level of sta- Conner says that one of the best ways to catch said that he plans to have three to WKelly Clarkson? Could it be tus. .. all of the bands that you like is at a festival. four new classes that use the tech­ Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay Lohan or Sophomore Phil Conner says that he likes to go "''ve been to Bonnaroo. It was fantastic. You nology for the fall semester. to shows because they are once in a lifetime experi- meet a whole bunch of really similar-minded, very Durand tapes his live lectures, Nelly? Chances are, if -your flavor of ences, rather than just a regurgitation of the album. open people and you just have a great time;' the week is soaring on the Top 40 "Improvisational music is a far more valuable Conner said. "It's like an unending party for days at See TECHNOLOGY Page 6 charts, you might be what I call a form of cultural capital in my opinion .in that when a time. You get t() hear some of the. best bands an artist presses a CD and you go see them live, that around:' "mainstream subscriber:' show is never going to be the same twice. They're Conner is also looking forward to attending Those who subscribe to mainstream music not just playing straight from the disc;' Conner Florida festivals sometime in the future. often tune in to MTV, VHl, BET or their favorite said. "If you go see Britney Spears on tour, that One of the most talked about Florida music radio station to get their music flx. show is going to be exactly the same no matter what events is the Langerado Music Festival, which is But another group of music lovers exists: those city it's in. It's going to sound exactly like her album, being held this year during the weekend of March who rarely listen to mainstream music. These and the dance moves are all going to be the same. 12-13 in Sunrise, Fla. The third annual Langerado, music fans subscribe to an eclectic genre of music You're getting a lot of eye candy as opposed to aural · featuring more than 25 bands, conveniently coin- dubbed "jam:' Their CD collections usually consist candy:' . · cides with spring break for USF students. of particular shows rather than platinum albums. Conner thinks that shows like "American Idol" On of the musicians playing at Langerado is Their favorite songs may have no words or may be are great examples of what society values or priori­ Keller Williams, the one-man act whose music upwards of 10 minutes long. Their choice of music tizes when it comes to the music of today. is not only a preference, but also a lifestyle. "You're not getting a lot of originality;' Conner Graphic provided by Mork Durand See LANGERADO Page 6 . 2 Friday, March 4, 2005 • Davis Lobby renovation to free space for second floor claSsroon Left: University officials hope to expand the existing student lounge in Davis Lobby by demolishing the room's stair­ case. They plan to add more tables and chairs for students, and are also considering Left: The demolition of the installing a coffee kiosk. staircase in Davis Lobby will Demolition of the staircase in create a vacant area on the Davis Lobby is scheduled to second floor of Davis Hall. A begin in early April and is new computer classroom will expected to last through June. be built in the vacant space. Kristie A. Martinez classroom to be built in the resulting vacant the concrete and steel frames in permanent "Demolition is not that noisy. The stair Editor space on the second floor' of Davis Hall. A buildings such as Bayboro, Davis and Coquina removal is probably the most intense;• he said computer classroom currently in Room 205 on halls. "If it becomes that difficult for classes, we'll By the end of June, USF St. Petersburg stu­ the second floor of Bayboro Hall would then Nasser and Grant said they want the simply do it (during) off hours on weekends dents who hang out in Davis Lobby and attend relocate to the new classroom. school's purchasing and human resources and nights:' classes on the second floor of Davis Hall won't Room 205 is needed as office space fotUSF departments to move out of the Terrace and But one student who spends study time an be using the building's main staircase. Why? St. Petersburg's purchasing and human into Bayboro Hall before this year's hurricane class time in Davis Hall is concerned about th Because it won't exist. resources departments. These departments are season. According to the National Hurricane upcoming demolition and construction. The stairs, which connect the first-floor now housed in the Terrace buildings, a set of Center, the Atlantic hurricane season runs "If they're going to start tearing this up in student lounge to the classrooms on the sec­ portables located east of Davis Hall. from June 1 through Nov. 30, while the Eastern the middle of the semester, that is going to be ond floor, are scheduled for demolition in early These portables are vulnerable during hur­ Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 very disruptive to the students who utilize thi: April, said Jim Grant, USF St. Petersburg's cam­ ricane season, said Abdul Nasser, USF St. through Nov. 30. space;' said Krystle Pinzker, a junior majoring pus architect and director of facilities planning Petersburg's regional vice chancellor for The Davis Lobby project would take about in accounting. and construction. administration and finance. Nasser and Grant two and a half to three months to complete, Pinzker studies in Davis Lobby about two Removing the staircase would create space pre~ented the demolition and construction Grant said. During that time, students could to three times a week, and has three classes or. in Davis Lobby for additional chairs and tables plans during a Feb. 23 Student Government use only the north half of Davis Lobby, where t!le building's second floor. for student use, Grant said. He is also consider­ meeting. vending machines, a lounge area and a TV are · ''A lot of people use this space for various ing installing a coffee kiosk ln. the lobby once "Six months ago, we were battered with located. During construction, students would reasons, and it's not like the Campus Activitie1 the stairs are gone. four hurricanes. If Charley had hit this way, not be able to use the lobby's south door;s, Center could be used as a back-up;' she said..