Once again the administration has done something it should not have done. Napster and programs like it are absolutely no threat to the university. First, Napster only recognizes mp2 and mp3 programs. There are no "serious security issues" at stake here. If a hacker wanted to get into the computers, it would be extremely easy to do so via another means. And about the bandwidth excuse, a university such as this, with all of the money it has, should have no problem handling that kind of traffic. Indeed it has handled the traffic, easily.

Now, my question is, why is the administration on this subject? To follow suit with other institutions around the country? Well then, why has the administration chosen not to join the WRC? And why can't the administration find better things to do with its time? Why not focus on some more pertinent issues on this campus? Such as alcohol, drugs, and addressing minority issues. No, the administration has to turn its guns on possibly the most useful program for us college students.

I encourage my fellow students to e-mail all three people who signed the e-mail and letter in The Observer, demanding they reinstate Napster. Their e-mail addresses and phone numbers are easily found on the website. We pay to go to school here. We pay to use the network. Napster is not illegal. It has never been proven illegal. So why should we not be able to use it? To the administration, and especially those members who signed that document. Congratulations on making a mountain out of a molehill and presenting one more poor effort.

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