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What's all the 'Ruckus' about?
Mikara Cimmino
Issue date: 1/25/07 Section: News
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BearShare and Lime Wire might be a thing of the past for all music and video junkies. With Ruckus' new availability to the University community on and off campus, the "free, legal and safe" downloading service is another answer for finding music, videos and yes, meet new people.
The college-based downloading system has a successful track record at other universities, like Princeton, Brown and Georgia Tech. With a description that resembles a merge between MySpace, MTV 2 and Napster, one might wonder, is Ruckus causing an uproar on campus?
Will students start using Ruckus and stop downloading illegal music?
"I am very excited for Ruckus," said Joe Mish, junior, Monroe. "Having [Ruckus] will allow me and many other students to download music and videos, without having to worry about the copy write laws or getting virus' from other music downloading networks."
In a press release issued on Jan. 16, the document states that "Sacred Heart University was selected to participate in Ruckus' free, on-campus music service offering based on student demand for the Ruckus service, the school's robust networking infrastructure, comprehensive laptop program and commitment to supporting legal digital media services through on-campus marketing."
The SHU community spoke out and now it is time to rock out.
Marketed as a "the brand for higher education institutions nationwide," Ruckus' unique image portrays the blend between friends and entertainment.
But with all these positive descriptions attributed to Ruckus makes some students, like Jake Nuggent, senior, Manchester, N.H. wonder.
"I have tried other music downloading systems in the past, but there always seems to be a 'hidden' string attached to the whole free deal," said Nuggent. "I am skeptical about trying Ruckus, especially since it takes up a lot of memory on my laptop and the whole social networking aspect of it.
"I just want music, I don't want to create a profile, but I guess we will see what kind of reception Ruckus receives on campus."
The availability of Ruckus ranges from current students, to graduates and faculty members.
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