“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
Toga party marks ‘Animal House’ anniversary
“COTTAGE GROVE, Oregon (AP) — They put a wrecking ball through the building that was Delta House in the classic comedy ‘Animal House,’ so what’s left?”
“Toga! Toga! Toga! Fans of the film broke out the robes Saturday at a town-sponsored toga party, intended to be the world’s largest, to mark the 25th anniversary of the film, which was made in Cottage Grove and Eugene.”
I doubt this will be profitable, but I admire the effort.
Rival to the Xbox or ‘Phantom’ menace?
By Walt McGraw
“(CNN) — A few weeks ago a new game console was unveiled on the Web called Phantom. Its developer, Infinium Labs, promises it will be the ‘must-have high performance game console,’ and that the Phantom will provide ‘more access to more games of every genre than any competing product,’ all ‘with blazing speed.'”
Most college students are familiar with the experience of filling out professor evaluation forms. They also probably don’t think they’re very useful, especially since they can’t see the tallied results. Well someone has finally put that power into students’ hands.
No, I don’t really mean anyone should trust the RIAA. I’m referring to an anti-trust suit being brought against the buggers.
Small Webcasters sue RIAA
By John Borland
“A group of small Webcasters on Wednesday filed an antitrust suit against the Recording Industry Association of America, alleging that the trade association tried to push independent music stations offline.”
The Webcaster Alliance has been threatening to sue the RIAA for months, after Congress ratified royalty rates for Internet radio stations that many small operators said will drive them out of business. The existing rates were negotiated between a small, unrepresentative group of Webcasters and the RIAA and are aimed at eliminating competition, the alliance members said.