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...Movies may reach 4GB in size, and will be encoded in the "720p" high-def spec, which means each widescreen frame will have a pixel resolution of 1,280 x 720. Where possible, the files will include a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound track. The files will take 6 or 7 hours to download over a cable broadband connection, according to Microsoft. However, given the wide variety of household Internet connections, your own experience may be better or worse. By comparison, the standard-definition feature-length films currently available on Apple's iTunes Store are generally just under...
Most campus groups at Columbia "have officially distanced themselves from the actions of individual students," the Spec says in its off-lead. But in a "Message From the Protestors," published amid a flurry of opinion pieces today in the Spec, a Columbia senior offers the first substantial defense "on behalf" of those who stormed the stage: When we walked on stage on the night of Oct. 4, with anti-racist banners for immigrant rights, we were met with violent attacks by Gilchrist's goons. We were the ones who were punched and kicked. We are proud that despite these attacks...
This is not an issue of free speech. The Minutemen were able to reserve a hall at our university and had the protection of campus security and the NYPD-all to espouse their hate speech. We along with hundreds of others expressed our right to speak and protest.The Spec also reports that the student government unanimously passed a free-speech resolution, stating in part that "it is unacceptable within our community, to take away someone else's right to express their opinions and viewpoints." Bollinger issued a statement on Friday afternoon: Let me reaffirm: In a society committed to free...
...triplet of staff editorials, the Spec calls the protest "absolutely disgraceful," but also criticizes the national media for their coverage and asks the administration to use caution in searching for Facebook as part of its investigation. A slew of other opinion pieces are available here—including a few unrelated to the Minuteman fiasco, believe...
This will obviously continue to dominate the Spec and the Columbia community for much of the week, and the administration may have to move beyond strongly worded missives. In the meantime, someone has to figure this out: Is it Minuteman or Minutemen? (Or, perhaps, Two-Pump Chump?) The groups's official name is the Minuteman Project, singular, but their troops are collectively known as the Minutemen, plural. The Spec has used both, with no clear rhyme or reason, and it's time to standardize for the sake of style mavens everywhere...