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And what about not knowing if know that we don't know anything? BY: IWU UAYB tHeeeec pwp MAS ALSO SRASPeO THE KJfcA OP K?0My LAtety and is Tiateo PWR fly IT'S APPLICATIONS^ Subpoenas Continued from page 1 music over peer-to-peer Internet services became popu lar, compels Internet providers to turn over the names of sus pected pirates upon subpoena from any U.S. District Court clerk’s office. A judge’s signa ture is not required. Critics con tend judges ought to be more directly involved. The appeals court must decide whether Bates correctly ruled against Verizon earlier this year. The same appeals court previously declined to put Bates’ decision on hold pending the appeal, forcing Verizon to hand over the names of its tar geted subscribers. “We look forward to the court of appeals’ affirmation of those well reasoned decisions,” said R1AA President Cary Sherman, whose handheld digi tal recorder was quietly confis cated by courthouse security before the hearing. Recording devices aren’t permitted in fed eral courtrooms. Verizon had argued unsuc cessfully that Internet providers should only be compelled to respond to such subpoenas when pirated music is stored on com puters that providers directly control, such as a Web site, rather than on a subscriber’s per sonal computer. Senior Judge Stephen F. Williams told Verrilli that per mitting subpoenas in these cases “makes a lot of sense from a policy standpoint,” but ques tioned whether they were per mitted under some interpreta tions of the law. In his ruling, Bates wrote that Verizon’s interpretation “makes little sense from a poli cy standpoint,” and warned that it “would create a huge loop hole in Congress’ effort to pre vent copyright infringement on the Internet.” Sen. Sam Brownback, R- Kan., has introduced a bill to protect Internet providers from such subpoenas. His proposal would block subpoenas except in pending civil lawsuits or in cases where pirated data Tiles were stored on easily accessible locations, such as Web sites. Still, a courtroom challenge may be Verizon’s best hope. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said last week that it was too early to consider changing the 1998 law. He asked lawyers on all sides and consumers to report to his office about their experi ences with these subpoenas over the next six months. Loans Continued from page 1 says you can borrow ‘X’ amount of dollars does n’t mean you have to take those dollars,” Mowdy said. Using statistics from schools and lenders, the Education Department’s default rate is based on the number of students who go 270 days without making a payment during their first year of repay ing a student loan. In 2001, 5.7 million students obtained $39.7 billion in federally backed loans. A Cambridge Consumer Credit Index survey issued earlier this month found that outstanding college debt hampered the ability of 68 percent of graduates with student loans to make major pur chases like homes or automobiles. Jordan Goodman, a spokesman for the index, said 22 percent of all Americans now carry student loan debt, up from 18 percent from last year. And a poll conducted by Harris Interactive for Collegiate Funding Services — an education finance and debt management corporation — revealed that 55 percent of college graduates are having problems meeting their financial goals because of student loan debt. An adjustment of career plans is one way some graduates are coping with the crunch. “My budget is tight, very tight,” said Jill Deutscher, a Chicago high school teacher who said loan debt played a role in her decision to work summers and accept a higher-paying posi tion in an urban school district, as opposed to less er salary in a small town school system. But while a $128-per-month consolidated loan payment cuts heavily into her living expenses, Deutscher — a 2002 graduate of Illinois State University — said the $17,000 she’ll repay over 10 years is worth every penny. “Without my education, I never would have been able to do what I do,” she said. In the Sept. 15 page story “Affirmative action po! cies still hazy for Texas schools,” Dale Ganus, asso ciate director for the office of admissions at Texas Tecii said the university had no! yet decided on altering its admissions policies. School Continued from page 1 Texas,” Stick said. “We need find a way to make this work a way that compliments t campuses.” Two fields that might be coo sidered for research are nr otechnology and biotedinoloj; Stick said. “We have to find a niche fa this. We have to figure out wta we’re going to do here andna just blow state money,” Stick saic Fines Continued from page 1 P r Music One of those who went Albuquerque, N.M.. Sen. Jr Hinojosa, D-McAllen, said Senate should rescind the fki “as a way to kiss and makeup. Throughout the day, theta ter infighting that had dominr ed recent weeks gave wayi handshakes and warm embrace as Democrats and Republics appeared together on the Senas floor for the first time ini month and a half. “Today was a wonderfal showing of good faith on even senator’s part,” Harris saidafe the Senate met briefly. “All of us are professionals, said Sen. Royce West, D-Dalk “We can disagree withouttaij disagreeable.” It was a drastic change intone from the rhetoric that flew across the state borders while Democrats staged their boyc« over GOP attempts to redraw! state’s congressional districts. Republicans hold ever statewide-elected post in Tkm and say they should have more representation in the state’s con gressional delegation, whidi Democrats control 17-15 Democrats argue the current dis tricts should stand and say plait before the Legislature this yeai would hurt minorities. 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