inside ‘SENIOR YEAR’ ROCKS side Disney’s HSM3 invades American theaters. Pg. 11 in MONDAY November 17, 2008 HI: 49ºF THE METER LO: 27ºF Serving the Tennessee State University community since 1950 N, T. WWW.TSUMETER.COM V , I ‘JUICY’ WEB SITE WREAKS HAVOC ON CAMPUS Web site proves that not all 'Juice' is good for you By DeShanee Miner Senior Staff Reporter The latest online sensation to hit TSU's campus is www.juicycampus.com. Unlike typical community Web sites, Juicy Campus has garnered negative attention from students as well as university administration. In response to several complaints and posts published on the site, Juicy Campus is now banned on the university Internet network. Vice president of Student Affairs Michael Freeman returned a call at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 from a parent who was outraged by allegations of their child on the site. "I looked through the site and the level of conversation on the site," Freeman said. "The students have the right to get to it, but there is no right that says we must host (Juicy Screenshot of the JuicyCampus.com hompage. The site was banned on campus Wednesday, Nov. 12. Campus)." After receiving this phone call, Freeman placed a call to Denis Gendron, vice president Campus gossip scene gets ‘Juicy,’ site banned of technology and administrative services with the request to block the site from the By Jennifer Butler phenomenon were introduced to it, a Web site from Clinton, Miss. "I was like, 'What is this?'" TSU network. News Editor that purports to provide "online anonymous "It" was JuicyCampus.com, a Web site Unknowingly, SGA President Patrick free speech on college campuses." launched in 2007 by Matt Ivester, a Duke- Walker-Reese was making the same request Apparently, the bathroom stall isn't the "I went into the computer lab (on educated Web entrepreneur. TSU's piece was on behalf of the students. only place to find out who's doing what. Tuesday) in Performing Arts, and everybody added on Sept. 2 of this year, along with 184 "I was personally outraged," said On Tuesday, Nov. 11, students who had was on it," said Sophia Hefner, a junior mass other schools, but had not garnered much Walker-Reese, a senior history major from not yet heard about the Internet's next social communications and psychology double-major See “Gossip” on page 3 See “Administrators” on page 14 INDEX WEATHER...........................2 PROFESSOR BRINGS RELATIONSHIP FORUM..................................4 BUSINESS..............................9 A&C.......................................11 FORUM TO CAMPUS. See “Campus” on page 7 2 November 17, 2008 • The Meter NEWS Tennessee State University events calendar Racial crimes result from Obama's win monday, nov. 17 Since Nov. 4, when president-elect counties have so far seen the most damage, The ban, which was voted on in the NACWC presents Beauty Seminar Barack Obama won the presidential and at least 13 people have been reported Nov. 4 presidential election, amended Wilson Hall • 7p.m. election, many racial crimes have been as injured. California law to legally define marriage as Women’s Center Tea & Talk reported across the country. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has being between a man and a woman. Ford Community Ctr. • 6-8 p.m.. Incidents range from nooses being declared states of emergency in Los It overturned a decision by the state's hung from trees, to posters of the first Angeles and Santa Barbara County, when Supreme Court that legalized gay marriage. tuesday, nov. 18 family being defaced with death threats, to 111 homes in the star-studded community Honors Lecture Series cross burnings. of Monticito burned down. The happier you are, the less FPCC Rm. 210 • 6 p.m. A Georgia woman has even At least 5,400 residents have had a pizza box filled with feces been ordered to evacuate since TV you watch Chicago Club Meeting left on her front stoop. News Friday. The cause of the fire is The National Opinion Research FPCC Rm. 217 • 7:30 p.m. In a Yahoo! news article, unknown, and is currently under Center's General Social Survey has found wednesday, nov. 19 Mark Potot, director of the Briefs investigation. that unhappy people tend to watch more Intelligence Project at the television on average than their happier General Assembly Southern Poverty Law Center, counterparts. FPCC Rm. 210 • 8 p.m. said, "(There is) a large subset of white Gay-marriage ban in The survey was administered to 30,000 thursday, nov. 20 people in this country who feel that they Americans at the University of Chicago. California causes national Gateway to Heritage meeting are losing everything they know, that the protests While people identified as happy FPCC Rm. 219 • 7 p.m. country their forefathers built has somehow In response to the passage of watched an average of about 19 hours of been stolen from them." Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage TV weekly, those categorized as unhappy “Life is Like a Box of Chocolate” Obama is the first black president- in California, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual viewed 25 weekly hours. LRC Auditorium • 7 p.m. elect of the United States. Transgender goup and supporters across It also found that happy people the nation have marched and demonstrated tend to be more socially active, attend First Ladies Roundtable Discussion Wind-swept wildfi res rage in in protest. church regularly, read the newspaper more Ford Community Ctr. • 7:30 p.m. southern California Rallies have taken place in the state, frequently and vote more often. friday, nov. 21 At least 1,000 homes and businesses in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Researchers are unsure if unhappiness “Good Men Are Hard Not to Find” have burned to the ground as wind-blown Francisco, and around the country, in New causes more television watching or vice- Poag Auditorium • 6 p.m.. wildfires spread quickly throughout York and Chicago. versa. They make note of the fact that many southern California since Friday morning. Protestors carried signs with such people who watch TV tend to enjoy it.• Santa Barbara, Orange, and Riverside messages as, "No More Mr. Nice Gay." 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Davis • In that same issue, the report rately and responsibly report L E: the “highlights and lowlights” of Kevin Terrell TSU students celebrate, march to Tennessee State University and N E: Fisk University, incorrectly stat- its community so that we may Jennifer Butler foster positive results while re- A C ed that a prayer would take place fl ecting the university’s multicul- E: on Nov. 11. tural student body. Gregory Brand Jr. B Instead, the prayer took place SUBMISSION T E: the day after Election Day, Nov. 5. REQUIREMENTS Shannon Cohen e Meter invites submission by S E: • For clarification purposes, all members of the Tennessee State Patrick Comer the correct number of electoral University community. Timelines A M: and clarity are factors in selecting Jasmine Locklin votes as of press time was 364 to material for publication. Materi- O M: Obama and 163 to McCain. als must adhere to the following Michael Hart guidelines: S R: Ashleigh Taylor a.) All contributions must be typed Ashley Washington and sent by e-mail. Winston Mize Faith Foxx b.) Opinions and letters should not exceed 400 words. Ashley Eaton Jessica Moseley c.) e Meter reserves the right to P: reject letters, articles or ads with- Mario Stuart out explanation and to edit others I A: HI: 49ºF HI: 45ºF HI: 56ºF HI: 47ºF HI: 50ºF as necessary. M LO: 27ºF T LO: 28ºF F Tameka Winston weather W LO: 36ºF T LO: 26ºF LO: 25ºF Source: Accuweather.com CIRCULATION: 2,000 Tennessee State University NEWS November 17, 2008 • The Meter 3 Free ‘Juice’ site faces little legal recourse Jennifer E. Butler Title 47 U.S.C. Section 230 reads, "No defendants from federal criminal law, the post continues. "Your ISP, then, would News Editor provider or user of an interactive computer intellectual property law and electronic typically have to be served with another service shall be treated as the publisher or communications privacy law. subpoena and/or search warrant in order to Removing TSU from JuicyCampus. speaker of any information provided by If a student's rights are found to be actually reveal your identity." com may prove difficult. Removing another information content provider." violated, or if a case concerning said Students posting to the site should not individual posts about people, however, In the case of JuicyCampus, the Web violation is formally made, JuicyCampus. feel as if they are completely immune to may be impossible. site acts as the "interactive computer com may have to act. prosecution, though. Under certain laws, Web sites that host service," and the anonymous posters are "If a crime can be linked to an online The Stored Communications Act, Title information some may view as libelous are considered to be the "another information post, a subpoena could be issued," said 18 U.S.C.