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Show Wednesday, June 15, 2005 ^SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE FOUNDATION SURVEYS GRADUATES •OUTSIDETHEBOX Young and old-fashioned in a hi-tech world It finally occurred to me Four days have been takthat this iPod I had puren off of my life because chased to simplify my life of a purchase I made last by having all of my muThursday. I've been exsic on one small machine cited about buying an iPod had instead caused more for quite some time now, problems than I had ever and after finally deciding experienced before with a to spend the money, my computer. only priority this weekend was to transfer my CD colSo I tried to think about lection onto the little maall of the ways technology Cara Wieser chine. makes my life easier, but I But unfortunately, that is not how it was so jaded by that point, that all I could come up with was the way my cell phone happened. Instead, I spent Friday purchasing and was probably giving me brain cancer, downloading Windows XP. Apparently, the way my eyes hurt after staring at my the iPod cannot function with Windows computer screen and the way I had just 98, which the salesperson at the store wasted a beautiful weekend by sitting in forgot to tell me. After saving all of my my house, stressed out about an iPod. old files to a disk, answering the seemThen I started thinking about the ingly thousands of questions the new computer industry as a catalyst for our download requested and then restarting culture's wasteful ways. The industry my computer multiple times, I finally changed the way people used to conhad Windows XP. Now, I thought, I was serve and reuse all of their household ready. appliances (my grandmother still has the Instead, my computer still wanted noth- refrigerator she bought in 1959) by making to do with the iPod software. I spent ing it impossible to purchase new items most of Saturday trying to make sense and still use the old computer—and "old" of the indecipherable messages flashing could mean only a matter of months. My across my screen. I called Microsoft, I one-year-old computer was incompatible called Apple, I called CompUSA- No one with the brand new iPod, and I suddenly seemed to know what was wrong, and ev- realized that my new iPod would proberyone wanted to charge me for the use- ably be outdated by next spring, if not sooner. less advice. And then I realized that I'm outdated Finally, a friend told me I had to install Service Pack 2, which is the new edition as well. I'm 26, and I can't keep up with of Windows XP. So I did. That took up the current technological trends. I see 10year-old children walking around sportmost of Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, the iPod software ing their new iPods, and I can't even get was almost finished installing. This time I my computer to turn on. Maybe I'm too got to the point where I was supposed to old for an iPod. Maybe, with how fast the plug the iPod into the computer before a industry spits out new technology, hunotice popped up on the screen. Appar- mans are becoming "old-fashioned" at a ently, my USB port (where I plug in the younger age. iPod) wasn't high-powered enough. So I All I know is that I'm finished with trywent back to the store, got a better one ing to get the iPod to work. I've given it and tried not to think about the fact that to my friend's daughter to see if she can I could have bought another iPod with all figure it out, and I'm OK with letting her the money I was spending trying to get work with it. It may mean I'm technologithe first one to workcally challenged or old-fashioned, but I'll I stayed up until 2 a.m. Sunday, and gladly accept those labels rather than deall for nothing. I was surrounded by my lete another four days from my life. CDs, my computer and my new iPod, So if you ever do see me around camnone of which would work together. I had pus using my new iPod, know that I could neglected my family, my friends and my never have done it without a certain 9dogs for the past three days, and I was on year-old girl. the verge of insanity. cwieser@chronicle.utah.edu Bush pushing to renew Patriot Act cans will never be affected by it, and if they are, and they're in the wrong, I'm glad." PROVO, Utah—President But Rep. Chris Cannon, RBush spent Thursday and Fri- Utah, doesn't think Congress day urging Congress to renew should renew the Patriot Act the Patriot Act, a sweeping without carefully reviewing counterterrorism measure ad- some provisions, said his press opted just 45 days after Sept. secretary, Charles Isom. 11. "It's a delicate balance be"The Patriot Act has helped tween protecting our rights as save American lives and it has Americans while, at the same protected American liber- time, fighting a war on terror ties," Bush said in remarks at in which the enemy could very t#e National Counterterror- well be among us," Cannon ism Center Friday. "For the said in a statement about the sake of our national security, Patriot Act. Congress needs to renew all Isom said Cannon supports the provisions of the Patriot the war on terror as well as Act, and, this time, they need protecting the civil liberties to make those provisions per- of his constituents. The conmanent." gressman just wants to be sure The Patriot Act established agencies don't get too much the National Counterterror- power to intrude in Ameriism Center, which centralized cans' private lives. all terror intelligence under "I have always supported one roof. giving our law enforcement Bush said it has helped those and homeland security perfighting terrorism on the front sonnel the tools and support lines to prevent more attacks, they need to defend our counand needs to be renewed so it try," Cannon said in the statecan continue to protect Amer- ment. icans. "That said, I fought hard Sgt. Ryan Ponder, a veteran to make sure that Congress, of Operation: Iraqi Freedom through its oversight, had the and a Brigham Young Uni- power to revisit the Patriot versity senior majoring in po- Act to ensure our civil liberlitical science, said the Patriot ties remain protected, as we Act shouldn't offend Ameri- are doing now." cans because it's intended for The American Civil Libertheir safety. ties Union also opposed reBesides, Ponder said, the act newing the Patriot Act. The is far less invasive than coun- ACLU Web site stated the act terterrorism. measures in Iraq. erodes basic rights that keep "I think if people realized Americans safe. what goes on in other counThe Web site explained the tries to prevent terrorist at- Patriot Act gives agencies the tacks—having their doors right to search any citizen's kicked in, bags thrown over school, financial and medical their heads, being dragged records, destroying constituinto prison and interrogated in tional rights to privacy. the middle of the night—they "The Patriot Act violates the wouldn't complain," Ponder Fourth Amendment by allowsaid "Try having that happen ing the government to effect in America." Fourth Amendment searches Ponder said he has no prob- without a warrant and without lem with Congress renewing showing probable cause," the ACLU Web site stated. the act. "People get all up in arms The Patriot Act expires in about the Patriot Act infring- July. Congress is expected to ing on their rights," he said. conclude debate by July 1. "But the majority of AmeriU-Wire foundation's survey so far. Students are encouraged to participate in the survey because it can provide insight into what life could be like after college, giving ideas to U students who may not have an idea about what awaits continued from Page 1 them after graduation. _ _ The results will also be helpful in making public mand today. "Certain majors are not finding jobs and the sur- policy decisions. "The Board of Regents and the schools will be vey will show that," Kroes said. So far, 350 U students have completed this year's especially interested in knowing the results," Kroes ". Career Services survey, out of 5,475 undergraduates said. The results will be released in July and will.be who graduated in May. "It's difficult to get them to report," said Susan available on the foundation's Web site. The foundation plans to conduct follow-up surLarsen, a counselor with the University of Utah Caveys in years to come. reer Services. mmurguia@chronicle.utah.edu Only 460 U graduates have participated in the LGBT PANEL RELATES COMING-OUT STORIES AGING GENE FOUND IN FRUIT FLIES continued from Page I Several students were impressed with the panel members' willingness to share their private lives. "I appreciate the openness and the panelists' willingness to become vulnerable on a sensitive issue," Helen Mert said. Another U student, Karson Kinikini, said the panel was "informative" and that he "enjoyed the sharing of different perspectives," but not every student reacted positively to the panel. Aaron Williams, an English major, said he didn't mind hearing the stories, but that they didn't change his belief that same-sex relationships are fundamentally immoral. "I believe [homosexuality] is wrong and that there will be problems among people in samesex relationships," Williams said. "There are certain principles we need to follow." All three panel members expressed how much happier they are now that they are living life the way they feel is best for them. The LGBT panel will make its final appearance for the summer June 22 from 11:30 a.m. until noon in the U's Language and Communication Building, room 2940. hrachellegraham@ chronicle.utah.edu continued from Page 1 tured a day more rapidly than their siblings," he said. "So one role of the gene is timing in initiating maturation." The researchers also found that the gene played a role in turning on or off other genes that control metamorphosis. _ Thummel believes DHR4 may control the timing of metamorphosis once the larva has gained enough weight. Fly larva consume many times its own body weight in food but stop eating once it is ready to begin metamorphosis. Without the gene, the developing pupae were 40 percent lighter and as small as 60 percent of normal length. The findings were published in the journal Cell on June 2. Since then, numerous articles have been written calling DHR4 "the aging gene." Thummel said he is flattered but a little confused by the media buzz because he considered it very basic research. "I thought it'd be four or five days but it goes on and on and I want to get back to my work," he said. akirk@ chronicle.utah.edu N ; ; Want an event listed in The Chronicle7. $^\ The'Chronicle lists on-campus events every day on Page/ f! • Ifyp.u itch for your on-campus event to be in the paper;^ e-mail Patrick Muir at pmuir@chronicle.utah.edu. New Position for the 05-06 Academic Year Janessa Cloward The Daily Universe (BYU) What can you do online?* A lot of things! What should you do online? 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