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...piece collection. But at Berklee, art more than thrives; it ventures into uncharted grounds, boldly pioneering an unconventional form—the video game. Students and faculty at Berklee have been sharply attuned to the success of the video game industry. Two years ago, the push began for a new school-wide curriculum that includes composition of video game music. The school has hired more faculty for this purpose and is also working to develop a degree program specific to the genre. “A few of the students at Berklee formed this group called the Video Game Music...
...only country considering such punitive action. In January, Irish ISP Eirecom struck a deal with record companies under which it would ban clients who were found to be illegally downloading music. The U.K. is also contemplating forcing ISPs to disconnect customers tied to online piracy as part of its push to make broadband access universal by 2012. In Brussels, meanwhile, debate rages over the future of network neutrality - the degree of free and equal access to the Internet. Governments and business interests want the ability to increasingly filter its use. (See the 50 best websites...
...adequately presented on campus as a viable career option. While May says that he is satisfied with the level of support he receives from the College, he admits that more resources regarding entrepreneurship would be beneficial to students in general. “Maybe if career services made a push for start-ups being an alternative line of work, besides the standard consulting and i-banking,” says May. “I think that could be beneficial to standardize it as something people think about as their career track...
...traditionalists push for upper-income tax cuts. The reformers want to cut the payroll taxes paid by the middle class. Traditionalists often deny that global warming is real. Reformers just want to make sure that our answer to it is cost-effective. Traditionalists want to hold the line on government spending. Reformers think it's more important for Republicans to advocate market-friendly solutions to problems such as rising health-care costs and traffic congestion...
...societies through open wounds: derelict neighborhoods and out of control regions run by war/drug lords. Situational crime prevention instruments can heal these wounds and make them inhospitable to the drug barons. The emphasis in each case is to regain control over marginalized areas, to draw them in rather than push them out of society...