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SPOKE, September
students at Conestoga are
them."
Record companies people download
that
Everyone heard of the big Napster lawsuit but while all that was going on other programs such as Kazaa emerged and now have a a program designed for exchange files over the You can download Internet. music, movies, games, programs
out and buy the album in stores they like
if
it.
At www.kazaa.com they propeer claim that Kazaa is the "No. to peer application for downloading, playing and sharing files with In the millions of other users." past week alone over two million 1
the No.1
peer to peer application for
downloading, playing
people have downloaded Kazaa
from the Internet bringing the total number of people having downloaded the program to more than
files...
and just about anything that a computer can run. The thing that everyone likes about Kazaa is you can do all the downloading you
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(Photo by Ian Hoss)
Brandon Thompson. 20,
sits in his
room on Sept. 6
free.
Many Conestoga
happy
the music
pay fees or percentages for each song or album they download. Online surveys have proven though that after downloading an album users are more likely to go
is
want for
all
to
users to
and sharing
aren't
they like for free. The big corporations want users
stronghold on the market.
is
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using the newest Internet downloading program known as Kazaa.
Kazaa
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Thompson. "I listen to new bands think it's use Kazaa so when promote help to way that in good
By IAN ROSS
Kazaa
2002
‘down’ with Kazaa
jOlusic lovers Many
16,
be the solution to a student's limited budget since it has yet to introduce fees. "I use
Kazaa seems
students don't
have a lot of money to spend on movies and CDs, especially after paying tuition and buying books.
Kazaa
to
to
download
and
rare
live
to
view a music video he downloaded from Kazaa.
songs that you just can't find stores," said
at
CD
Brandon Thompson,
20, a Conestoga College student. Thompson also said he uses Kazaa
to
download music videos,
live
concerts and computer games. "If you can buy the CD in the store
you shouldn't download
it,"
added
15 million people.
There is always going to be a debate about whether or not music should be free but until there are laws restricting downloads students and everyone else will be getting
all
the
media they
like
without paying a cent.
Computers and adults unite Bv BLA.KE GALL officials are
Conestoga College
addition excited to announce the
of
new
two
being
programs
and offered through the training department at the development school.
the
marks semester This software office an of launching with an applications course along applicaadvanced office software
college that tions course at the knowledge the hope to give adults
work
in today's
needed to ing computer society.
Sandra
Goal!
chair
Schelling,
(Photo by Abbi Davies)
boomof
says,
information technology, adults "Our main goal is getting posbe will This school." back to that both sible with the flexibility
programs
Students course," said Schelling. one credits can do all six
offer.
m
semester
simply
or
semester.
Along with
‘Our main goal adults
back
Sandra
is
getting
dents
to school.”
Office Software Applications course part-time certificate
Windows XP
mainly
on
since the entire col-
lege switched over to the
comput-
program this summer. give The program is designed to work to needed skills people the programs with various computer
er
commonly used
in the
workplace.
computStudents will be learning preer fundamentals, databases, sentations, spreadsheets and
word
processing. In total there are ,]iat
six courses
must be completed
credit to
for
two
admission program. The only either students is requirement Secondary must have an Ontario years of School Diploma or be 19 is
focuses
this flexibility stu-
receive
into the years before admission
Schelling,
technology
which
may
courses completed up
chair of information
a
one each
in a three-
stuyear time frame. "This allows the taking while dents to work
age or older. software The advanced office the follows course applications
same basic
criteria.
part-time
also a
is
It
certificate
program,
over a which can be completed three-year term.
on giving This program focuses more advanced computcovering software er skills while students
applications.
Further
information
Conestoga
can be College
found in booklets Continuing Education
(Photo by Carrie Hoto,
the school available throughout training and the visit can or you department located
And
development in
the
Student Client Ser^'lces
building here on campus.
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