Volume XVIII, Issue XII January 25, 2012 [email protected] Manchester, NH JANUARY 28: Internet Blackout Protests SOPA and PIPA CHRISTA Sarah Silvestriadis back SOPA, but could seriously the websites users post a link, the targeted site within five days, MCAULIFFE DAY Co-Editor In Chief damage the Internet. Every file picture, or video, making it search engines will be required sharing website will be censored, inoperable. According to Kukil to remove all references to and could possibly be shut down. Bora from The International the offending sites from their Students hoping to The U.S. Attorney General will Business Times, “Internet indexes, ad providers will be use Wikipedia to do their seek to target websites that post service providers will be required to stop providing ad homework were out of luck copyrighted material, even if required to block all access to service to the site and payment all day on January 18. Popular providers will be required to websites like Wikipedia, Imgur, terminate service to the site.” digitaldesktopwallpaper.com Reddit, Craigslist, and Google all On November 15, 2011 protested the Stop Online Piracy Google, Facebook, Twitter, Act (SOPA) from the House of Zynga, eBay, Mozilla, Yahoo, What's Inside Representatives and the Protect AOL, and LinkedIn teamed IP Act (PIPA) from the Senate up to write a letter to both the by blacking out their logos or Section Pages House of Representatives and shutting down the entire website the U.S. Senate and said that both for the day to stop the piece of SOPA and PIPA were "a serious News 3 legislature that is being reviewed risk to our industry's continued by Congress. Opinion 4-5 track record of innovation and Major media companies who Creative 6 job creation, as well as to our want to put a stop to copyright Tech Fever Network Fever Tech Please turn to page 03 A & E 7-8 infringement of their material Featuring: Food for Thought: BHT It's Tax Season! Come to SNHU! (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) page 3 Angela Feher common preservatives and Contributing Writer is present in many processed Work with Time If you ever look at foods. The amount consumed page 4 the ingredients on food or in the entire diet may be higher cosmetics, you might have than the "permitted" level per noticed one called BHT. BHT, food and remains a concern by Keeping the or Butylated Hydroxytoluene, many scientists.” Internet Open: is a preservative found in several Besides food and cosmetics, BHT can also be found in Why I'm Opposed processed foods. It preserves the product for longer, and pharmaceuticals, jet fuels, to SOPA is actually banned in several rubber, petroleum products, and page 5 European countries. embalming fluid. According to CNN, BHT 2,592 products with ratings on The Environmental Movie Review: is commonly found in cereals, shortening, and foods in high Working Group’s Deep Skin Contraband fat or oil. It keeps food from database were listed to contain page 7 changing flavor, color, and odor. BHT. Including Dove Beauty BHT was given a Bar Soap for Sensitive Skin, a www.cravingchocolateandlazydays.com common household product. Book Review: government-sponsored review of safety in 1978, and the report Next time you pour a bowl Hunger Games determined that more studies World's Healthiest Foods, when used at high levels. Again, of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini page 8 were needed to assess safety. “Since then, BHT has been although this was allowed in Wheats, look for the “BHT for According to The George shown to induce tumors in the foods at a low level per each freshness” on the side of the Mateljan Foundation for The stomach and liver in animals food, it is one of the most box. 2 Editorials The OBSERVER Letters from the Editors STAFF Megan Kidder Sarah Silvestriadis 2011/2012 Co-Editor-in-Chief Co-Editor-in-Chief EDITOR IN CHIEF Welcome back SNHUdents! Happy New Years! Welcome back Observer readers to semes- Megan Kidder Along with a new year and a new semester, The Observer ter two at SNHU! Along with the new fallen snow the Observer [email protected] is under new management. As one of the new editors-in-chief, I is going through some major changes. We have three brand new would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. Originally Editors-in-chief ’s: Megan Kidder, Chad Marden, and myself! I’m MANAGING EDITOR from Sanford, Maine, I am a junior in the Creative Writing pro- Sarah, It’s nice to meet you. I am a freshman Communications Michelle Daiz gram. I eat, sleep, and breathe writing. There is nothing I love more major and I am excited to make the Observer the best university [email protected] than cracking open a new book, jotting down a plot line in my jour- newspaper in the state! I come from Epsom, New Hampshire and nal, or merely expressing my creativity through story. I think that is I’ve already been working towards my dreams of becoming a jour- LAYOUT EDITOR what I enjoy most about being a part of this campus’ newspaper, nalist for a big-time publication. I feel that much closer to my dream Stephanie Jefferson the ability to work with such creative and talented individuals. My now that I am a co-Editor-in-Chief. Our new website will provide [email protected] partners and I are proud to step into our positions. I am looking SNHUdents with breaking news, old and new articles, and a chance forward to expanding The Observer on all levels. This semester will to contact us for improvements, guest writers, positive notes, or if ADVERTISING EDITOR be a fresh chapter for our organization and I encourage you to get you want to join our staff (you know you want to). Keep your eyes Angela Feher involved. Great things are to come for The Observer. Stay warm peeled for our name change contest, and the winner will win some- [email protected] and keep reading. thing big! The Observer staff is going to work extra hard to keep the most important news coming to you deserving readers, and COPY EDITOR thank you for giving us the chance to write for a newspaper that will Chad Marden do Southern New Hampshire University proud! 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[email protected] The views published do not necessarily reflect for new writers. the views of Southern New Hampshire Univer- WEB EDITOR sity. The Observer is published biweekly during Stephanie Jefferson Contact the [email protected] the academic year and is printed by the Foster's [email protected] Daily Democrat of Dover, NH. To contact the FACULTY ADVISOR newspaper, please e-mail us at Jon Boroshok [email protected] [email protected]. the OBSERVER 2 January 25, 2012 3 News Expand Your Horizons! It’s Tax Season! Study Abroad! Come to SNHU! Marissa Twombley this program. “Students are able Michelle Diaz Wellness talk about health, stress be a student with regret. Having News Editor to talk to people and gain great Staff Writer and anxiety. gone to England during her communication skills and real Debbie Donnelly does a junior year, she says, “I adored it!” world experience” says Shea. Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, presentation on culture-shock She raved about her amazing Every year many people While students are learning about The Pyramids of Giza, The Eifel as well as reverse culture shock experiences in the U.K. and when become stressed out by tax taxes they are also provided Tower and the list goes on… and Public Safety talks about asked what she did to remedy season. However, at Southern with community service and Ever wonder what it would be like safety measures which all stu- the homesickness she said her New Hampshire University the volunteering to help prepare to actually visit these histori- dents should take when abroad.” favorable approach was, “Skype, SNHU-VITA tax preparation taxes. If you bring your taxes to cal landmarks instead of having As far as the cost goes, Tiffany lot’s of pictures and my stuffed program will be open from SNHU to be filed, the students to read about it in a textbook? comments, “On average it costs animal was a lifesaver!” January 28, 2012 through are the ones doing it to gain Studying abroad is an exciting about the same as it does at Are you getting excited April 7, 2012, so bring your taxes! experience. Students rotate jobs opportunity that too many SNHU. The difference can be of about the possibility of studying Interested in learning about from greeting customers to students often shy away from up to two-thousand dollars but somewhere across the world? the tax program? Then sign up performing the taxes.