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Bowling Green State University FRIDAY November 8, 2002 FINISHED: PARTLY CLOUDY The rugby team ends HIGH: 61 I LOW 44 the season by placing wvnv.bgnews.com second in the Midwest; A daily independent student press VOLUME 95 ISSUE 52 PAGE 6 Internet gaming has low priority By Matthew Clark Another problem encountered higher priority," Hachtel said. Since then, the likelihood of INTERNET USAGE AT THE UNIVERSITY BtPORI!" Academic work is defined as more priority being placed on by some Internet gamers is the This graph shows a portion of the University's Internet usage before tasks such as e-mail, the World gaming has not increased, Smith Some users of the University's University's firewall, which pre- and after priorities were placed on tasks such as peer-to-peer tile Wide Web and File Transfer said, "there isn't a lot of room 10 Internet connection have found vents any incoming connections sharing, and Internet gaming in October 2001. The solid line shows what they describe as a "block" to the University's network. Protocol — anything that stu- bump things up without some- dents or employees of the thing else having lo lake a hit." the outgoing traffic these types ot tasks often produce. After on multiplayer computer games. Smith said that if the game was October, the amount of outgoing traffic dropped dramatically, University require to do work or Not only does Internet gaming However, according lo Mike developed to require such a con- allowing much more bandwidth for academic work. Smith, network administrator for nection, "because of the way the research. take bandwidth away from other the University, "We do not specif- firewall is configured lo block "We realize that there are peo- users, il is aLso in violation of net- ically block anything on the net- inbound connections that pack- ple living on campus who want to work policy. work." age won't get dirough." This does do recreational tilings and that is As an alternative, both Smith In actuality, every Internet task create a restriction, but it is unin- why we aren't attempting lo block and Hachtel recommend using of the campus connection, from tentional and only applies to it." Smith said. the University's internal SuperNet e-mail to video conferencing, has some games. [he prioritizing for die net- for local area network, or LAN, a priority level. "Sometimes it works and work, which placed a limitations gaming with other students on "Internet gaming does have a sometimes it doesn't, but the fact on both Internet gaming and campus. lower priority," Smith said. that it does work sometimes peer-to-peer file sharing applica- Because of the speed of the This prioritizing determines shows that it is not blocked." said tions like Kazaa and Morpheus, SuperNet, Hachtel said, "It'll be a how much of the University's Mike I lachtel, tech support man- was conducted in October 2001. lot faster that way." bandwidth is allocated for each ager for Residence life, about "At that lime nothing was get- ALso, as a second alternative, task, and ensures that student's Internet gaming. ting through, it was taking a I lachtel said Internet gamers wishing to use the connection for "The University network was minute to load a web page ... so may want lo "use the network academic purposes will be able to specifically created for academic we had lo prioritize traffic," Smith during non-peak times... during Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Mar. Apr. do so. work so that is what is given the said. the day or in the morning.' Source; Informalm Technology Services April I Erkolt BG News Sociology AUTUMN Chapman class aims moving to survey at U. Kohl Hall students By Shannon E. Kolkedy next year MANAGING EOltOR l)o you have a complaint By Andrew Scharf about die University or one of its lEPOtrcn programs? The department of Kohl Hall will be experiencing sociology is giving University major changes during the students a chance to speak their upcoming Spring semester. minds. It will undergo S3.5 million The IB students enrolled in renovation throughout the entire Sociology 368: Introductory building. The Chapman Methodology are conducting a learning Community and survey interviewing undergrad- Partners in Context and uate students aboul iheir Community will be moving into University experience. a newly remodeled Kohl Hall "When I knew diat I was going starting Fall 2003. lo teach this class |SOC 368], I "This is a culmination of a wanted to do a project that major revolution on this campus would not only help my students in the way we educate our stu- gain better skills but also help the dents," Tom Klein director of campus community," instructor Chapman Learning Community Christopher Bradley said. said. Last year, Bradley worked on a Most of the changes lo Kohl similar project with die Bowling Hall will be seen on the ground Green Police Department, but he floor of the building. The ground warned lo do something for the floor will feature three class- campus community. This inter- rooms, a computer lab, a music est in the campus community recital room, recreation room, a lead to Bradley approaching quiet study area, conference Undergraduate Student room, library and 18 faculty Government President Sarah offices. The entire ground floor Saccany. will also be air conditioned. "I'm really excited aboul it and "It is going lo have a lot of ben- I was really happy dial someone efits for students and faculty," was willing to conduct the sur- Brett llolden. associate director vey." Saccany said. of Chapman, said. "It's a wonder- Saccany attended one of the ful teaching and mentoring SOC 368 class sessions in opportunity." October where she, Bradley and The ground floor will also fea- the students developed topics ture a kitchen and a cafe. All the and questions for the survey. profits that the cafe makes will go "We based it on what we knew to charity. Additional improve- and what we were interested in," ments diat will be made to the Saccany said. building include new bath- Questions on the survey range rooms, windows and an elevator. from opinions of the Bowen- Also, new air circulation and Thompson Student Union lo electrical systems will be instruction to campus safety. installed. Also, a number of questions are The major constniction and demographic including age, renovation of Kohl Hall will begin class status and major. in January. According to Bob The students came up with all Boucher, project manager for the of the questions, put the survey Kohl renovation, the project is together and are in the process of currently working on the archi- interviewing undergraduate stu- tectural and mechanical draw- dents. The survey began on Oct. ings. All the documents are being 21 and will continue until Nov. finalized so that the bidding 21. process can begin. After the bid- "If it wasn't for them |the stu- ding is complete the work will dentsl, this survey nol only begin. would not have been put togeth- "It is a symbol of the success of er, it would not have been under- RicDutinAPFtioto the living and learning commu- taken at all," Bradley said. "It's REFLECTIONS: The signs of autumn are reflected in a puddle of water after a morning rain shower in Rest Haven SURVEY. PAGE 2 Cemetery in Hagerstown, Md. CHAPMAN, PAGE 2 FOUR-DAY FORECAST «"■«■!" SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY The four-day forecast is taken Wind High: 61* Rain High: 63" Partly High: 56" Showers High: 4?" from weather.com Low, 50' Low: 40' Cloudy Low: 38' Low: 32' FOR Ml THE NEWSV1SITWWW.6GNEWS.COM 2 Friday, November 8,2002 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Learning communities USG helps with survey SURVEY, FROM PAGE 1 able being surveyed can refuse, the departments and services at but voluntary participation is the University. pretty labor intensive, and they encouraged, Bradley said. "Hopefully, we can have the popular way to educate deserve all of the credit." "Once the data is compiled, report written and presented to The survey, which contains 57 the information will be used by USG by no later than lanuary," CHAPMAN. FROM PAGE 1 start all the construction in the year stay and that they will stay questions, will last approximate- USG in an effort to provide better Bradley said. "That way, USG can summer?" at BG and graduate," Holden ly ten minutes. The survey is nines on campus. A symbol in services to undergraduate stu- use what was found in the survey The Chapman Learning said. "We will be able to provide completed by a random sample the Universities belief in this Community was created six all the resources that we can dents," Bradley said. "Basically, to help improve the services it new form of education." Klein years ago. Chapman brings through a facility like this." from a list of telephone numbers the survey will be used by USG to provides to undergraduate stu- said.