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When it's not just a game
National awareness week spotlights problem gambling
It's a social event, an intellectual challenge and a chance at some easy cash. Between 60 and 70 percent of college students gamble, but as many as one in five of those students may have trouble keeping it under control.
Monday marked the beginning of National Problem Gambling Awareness Week, a program that started five years ago.
New media leaders to take over
Student leaders of Barometer, KBVR-TV and KBVR-FM will begin management duties next term
With spring term approaching, management positions in student media are turning over and a new group of students will be taking over leadership of The Daily Barometer, KBVR-FM and KBVR-TV.
Lauren Dillard was chosen as the new editor in chief of The Daily Barometer, Jeremy Tricola will be the new radio station manager and Jeffery Peterson will be the new TV station manager.
Good weather brings out campus groups
Center of MU Quad was filled by different organizations Monday
On a sunny day with partial clouds in the sky and temperatures ranging from 60 to 65 degrees, six organizations took advantage of the nice weather to get their word out in the MU Quad.
Three organizations had booths up to help promote their philanthropy project - Delta Phi Omega Sorority Inc.
Recording industry targeting universities in music piracy
Students illegally downloading music are being subpoenaed by their IP address, RIAA says
The Recording Industry Association of America is trying to sink student music piracy.
According to a recent study by the Intellectual Property Institute at the University of Richmond, more than 50 percent of college students download illegally. The study also showed that students use peer-to-peer file sharing programs like
LimeWire more than anything else.
