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WHAT'S wed News 2A Opinions 4A Life IB Classifieds 2A Sports 5B Etcetera 6a N S I D E LIFE: Sub eateries undergo a review page lb OPINIONS: President Lee needs salary cut during budget crisis page 4< WHAT radio broadcasts in MP3 format By Julie Farricker associate news editor Similar to many college campuses around the country, students of the university are trying to bring back a radio station. WHAT radio used to operate as a webcasting station over the Internet, but due to lack of student interest and other factors, the project fell through. Now, various students on campus, including those of ACM, the Association of Computing Machinery, and the university's digital arts program, under the advising of fa'culty members Dr. Michael Branton, professor of mathematics and computer science, and Matthew Roberts, professor of digital arts, are joined together in order to revitalize WHAT. "We are in the process of gathering representation and funds to allow us not only to stream media over the web, but to allow us also to simultaneously broadcast in a limited area over FM radio, making us a more true radio station in sense of the word," said Steven Barnett, a main contact in the process and acting president of GreenHat Media and WHAT radio at the university. By having a web-based interface, DJs can log onto and begin to stream , the broadcast over the web, with allowance of others to begin to add input to the station. Branton and Roberts are in the process of building this interface, so DJs would broadcast from their 100ms, rather than a central location, as this would be the best solution. An independent study group that Branton and Roberts instruct is currently working the setups for the system. "This also seemed the best idea, as it eliminated the space problem that we had since there is .nowhere to broadcast and our various equipment nroblems. We are also planning on implementing a peer-to-peer-based networking system, whereby users who are listening to WHAT can contribute to the library of files to transfer," said Barnett. "The exact plans for this network are still in the preliminary stages: either a modified gnutella-based program or some other type of p2p interface." Meetings held last week to discuss the possible ways of implementing the station decided that WHAT would consist of streamed MP3 format file's over a convenient MP3-compatible player, such as the popular WinAmp or other similar players. "There is also the possibility of live music broadcast, since one of the potential DJs is interested in live spinning of records and jams and also the production of actual 'shows' to broadcast online," said Barnett. Barnett hopes that the setups and other operating factors will be complete within about a month, possibly earlier. The team is also currently looking for funding through SAFAC to be able to gain use of a suitable FM transmitter to simulcast WHAT over the airwaves as well as the Internet. WHAT is also currently looking for DJ talent for the radio. Commitment to see RADIO, page 2a ^Reporter. Contact Us 421 N. Woodland Blvd. it 8409 DeLand, FL 32723 386.822.7224 FAX 386.822.7233 reporter® stetson'.edu [email protected] opinions© stetson.edu [email protected] etcetera© stetson.edu [email protected] [email protected] advertise© stetson.edu WAR AGAINST IRAQ Letter campaign writes off the war COMPUTERS: Students Kristyn Sommers and Bruce Moser man the letter-writing table in front of the CUB petitioning students to sign, photo by julie farricker By Julie Farricker associate news editor The anti-war protest has come to campus in the form of letters. Monday, Jan. 27, and Tuesday, Jan. '28, in front of the CUB, members of the Young Democrats, independents, and a student representing the Green Party, printed out letters addressed to Florida senators Bob Graham and Bill Nelson. The letters, signed by numerous students, faculty, and staff, encouraged that the United States not go to war against Iraq.' "I am not convinced that our reasons for invading Iraq would be hu- ' —»•-■""■—-- manitarian; and furthermore, the White House has failed to provide evidence that demonstrates that Iraq poses a serious threat to the United States," said John Mills, who has been a member of the Green Party for a year now and also supported Ralph Nader during the 2000 Presidential Election. Each person, who agreed to sign a letter, signed two letters— one addressed to Bob Graham and the other to Bill Nelson. Mills and members of the Young Democrats already wrote the letters ahead of "If humanitarianism is our goal in Iraq, and our president has used it as means of swaying public opinion, we should have been in Iraq long ago." time, and then used computers set up at the CUB to personalize each letter for volunteers to sign. "I believe I was acting in the best interests of not only the- citizens of Iraq, but in the best interests of working toward a world devoid of the atrocities that are characteristic of Saddam Hussein," said Mills, who initiated the letter-writing campaign. "I am not convinced that our. reasons for invading Iraq would be humanitarian.... If humanitarianism is our goal in Iraq, and our president has used it as means of swaying public .._ 1 opinion, we should have been in Iraq long ago. The atrocities that are occurring in Iraq are not new. Secondly, the United States cannot ignore the United Nations, that is, go to war without their backing, and be expected to be taken seriously." =*=== Many other stu dents also helped make the plan a reality. Mills initiated the help of friends for letter ideas, posters, fliers, and printers. Students were solicited on a voluntary basis to sign letters, but there was some indifference from passing students. Mills and the Young Democrats were pleased with the amount of letters signed—a total of 154 letters. Mills is also looking forward to having an anti-war protest within the next few weeks. The letters were sent this Monday, Feb. 3, to Washington, D.C. Julie Farricker can be contacted at [email protected]. VIEW: Signs on display expressed anti-war sentiments, photo by julie farricker Pastor school spreads university's recognition By Bryan Funk ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR The university continued an 18- year tradition with the Florida Winter Pastor's School, which began on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and concluded on Friday, Jan. 31. The school's original purpose was to provide a religious education to pastors who sought it and spread the university's recognition as a Baptist-affiliated institution. Originally held in" the summer, Dr. Clyde Fant, former chaplain of the university, whose other notable efforts include the Institute for Christian Ethics and Stewart Lecture Series, began the pastor school 18 years ago. The school has had numerous influences on the university. One of these is the opportunity for university faculty to interact with nationally and world- renowned scholars in the religious fields. The school has also boosted recognition for the university as a source of educations for pastors across all denominations. More than 200 ministers from numerous countries attended the school. "We expanded the number of openings to 230, and we still had a waiting list," said Bill O'Connor, Director of Continuing Education and Elderhostel programming. The popularity of the school was great enough to sell out the available openings before the early registration date had arrived. A large part of those attending were returning students of the school. "The majority have attended at least 10 years," said O'Connor. Throughout the week, four speakers gave a variety of lectures, and numerous other events were hosted, including an informal match of golf. Thursday's activities included a public chapel service, which has been a part of the school since its inception. The sermon was delivered by Dr. Fant, emeritus professor of Religious Studies. see PASTOR, page 2a http://reporter.stetson.edu- talk/applaud/criticize/react/reflect iraaiwlfai smsmm