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...decide where to draw the line between discrimination and reasonable network management,” said FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps.Recently, broadband provider Comcast—the U.S.’s largest cable company—came under fire for allegedly stalling uploads with peer-to-peer file sharing applications such as BitTorrent. “The reason we are here today is because of allegations that some companies are violating these principals [of net neutrality],” Martin said. “We don’t take these allegations lightly.”Commissioners said they...
...concert on Saturday benefited the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. On Friday, students will have the opportunity to complete a survey outside the Science Center about their experiences with UHS and campus mental health services. Several other student groups—including Community Health Initiative, Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors, and student mental health liaisons—have collaborated with the UC and MHAAG to organize the week’s events. “As you can tell, this has been a huge effort by some incredibly committed students,” Pilbeam said...
Following on the tail of recent financial aid expansions by peer institutions like Harvard, Stanford University announced yesterday the largest increase ever in its undergraduate financial aid program. Stanford will no longer charge tuition to families with an annual combined income below $100,000. And like at Harvard and Yale, families earning less than $60,000 will not be expected to contribute to other educational expenses, including room and board. In 2006, Stanford announced that families earning less than $45,000 would be exempt from paying tuition. The new initiative also eliminates the need for student loans by lowering...
That idyllic thought was shaken this weekend when a hacker accessed the Web site of the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and made its secure server available for download through the popular BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing site, “The Pirate Bay,” where users can easily obtain large files...
...between a student and his or her proctor.” In light of this unique bond between proctor and student, Lipson says, “The Freshman Dean’s Office is very clear that anything of the sort would not be tolerated.” 3) Peer Advising Fellows: surprise surprise, adviser and advisee must maintain professional distance. The Peer Advising Fellows Guide 2007-2008 states clearly in its list of rules: “Do not engage in intimate relations with your advisees.” Freshmen—still going to call your PAF with...