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Chinese Script Reinvented in CSUF Main Art Gallery
New exhibit highlights the use of “The Rhythm of Chinese Script” in modern art from seven contemporary artists
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Sculptures made by one of the seven artists featured, Chih-Chen Chang, featured at the “Han Zi Reinvented” exhibiion.
Faculty and community members discussed the art on display in the Main Art Exhibit on campus.
Danielle Susalla (left), a graduate student in exhibition design, is one of the curators at “Han Zi Reinvented: The Rythm of Chinese Script.”
The new exhibit, “Han Zi Reinvented: The Rhythm of Chinese Script,” in the Main Art Gallery on campus displays a contemporary concept of Chinese characters. “This is the first exhibition in the United States that has contemporary artists dealing with the Chinese figure in a way that integrates it with contemporary western art practices,” said Mike McGee, the gallery director for Cal State Fullerton. The exhibit, which opened on Sunday, was organized by graduate students Danielle Susalla and ChihZer Yee. For the concept of their joint exhibit, Yee and Susalla were both interested in new media. Their proposal also focused on the Han Zi, or traditional, Chinese characters. Susalla said they wanted something of cultural relevance. The exhibit took some preparing. Yee and Susalla started looking and researching for some artists who worked with new media and Han Zi culture and were also living in the United States. They found seven artists who not only had skills in the traditional medium, but also in the use of new technology. The pair used the work of all seven artists in their exhibit. Yee said Chih-Cheng Chang’s and Limpo Leong’s works were very close. “Their thesis’ match really well,” Yee said. “In Chang’s work he gave us shadows, light and lines for the human body,” he said. “These
give the meaning for the Chinese character.” Chang looked hard to find a part of the human body. For Chinese characters, there are different generations. The earliest ones are more like a drawing or a pictograph than a word. Susalla said all of the pieces in the show reflect the use of Chinese characters. She described Leong’s work as subtly used and manipulated. “I have a fascination with the creation processes,” Leong said. “That is why I keep looking at these photographs from outer space from the Hubble telescope, and draw inspiration from those.” He said he uses that to reflect to the creations of life here on earth. He starts out with actual characters, but then shatters them, tearing them apart and uniting them back on the canvas. “The meaning of the character is not that important anymore,” Leong said. “It is more their spirit, the rhythm of their stroke, their shape that is more meaningful.” He said he is trying to move away from the literal meaning of the character. The entire painting is probably about the separation of energies in life. To Leong, calligraphy is about life and the expansion of human culture. In his modern approach to brush painting, he combines different media, using acrylics and even digital media in the process. He said it is a synthesis of different cultures and different media. Another artist involved in the student curators’ Han Zi project is Morris Wang, a sculpture artist who has worked for Rhythm and Hues Studios on more than 20 films including “Babe,” which won the
studio an Academy Award for visual effects in 1996. “Originally you can see the sculptures are like a human form,” he said about his work on “Han Zi Reinvented.” He said he would like to keep the strength of the sculpture while being playful with the construction of smaller elements. “I use Chinese characters on the human body,” Wang said, “and I use my experience to capture the form of the human body and Chinese calligraphy.” He also used digital technology, such as a software for 3D animations, for his sculptures. Then he used a computercontroled machine to cut out the polyurethane foam. This softwaredriven machine can cut straight lines, curves and complex 3D structures with relative ease, Wang said. Betty Lee, another featured artist, does multimedia artwork. She was the only artist that created the work specifically for the event. She said although she was born in the United States, she only spoke a Chinese dialect as a child. When scolded at home for poor pronunciation, rather than stand corrected, she said she would create word plays with similar sounds. She used this theme for the three-minute DVD film in the exhibition. Lee used her childhood home environment’s contrast with her outside environment as leverage for her piece. “I am almost like a foreigner in my own body,” Lee said. “I didn’t learn English until it was time to go to school, and I kind of dropped out of learning Chinese.” The “Han Zi Reinvented” exhibit will be on display in the Main Art Gallery through Oct. 13. Many students, faculty and communty members of CSUF evisited the “Han Zi Reinvented: The Rhythm of Chinese Script” art exhibition.
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Get Rockin’ with Radar By jonathan saavedra
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Some bands interact with the crowd in between songs. Others simply introduce the name of the next song. But Redgun Radar frontman Nate Lawler did something a little different last Thursday at the TSU Underground Pub. He used the time between songs to plead with the sound crew for more sound in the monitors. “The monitors weren’t working at all, man,” Lawler explained. “It was horrible, man. I was dying. I was like, in my head, ‘am I off key, am I off key?’” Although there were technical difficulties and sound issues, the band didn’t hold it against Cal State Fullerton. “It’s not a bad place, it’s set up
alright,” drummer Alex Pappas said. “We had a little bit of monitor issues, but that happens. We’re a loud-ass band.” Despite the problems, Redgun Radar performed a solid set of polished rock ‘n’ roll created by four young music veterans fused together from various successful bands. Lawler, formerly of defunct OC rock band Death on Wednesday, leads the band with his haunting, Glenn Danzig-esque vocals. Pappas, founding ex-member of Finch, keeps the beat alive with his erratic drumming, and the quartet is rounded off by lead guitarist Mike Flesuras and ex-Guttermouth and Slick Shoes bassist Kevin Clark. The band performed original songs such as “Cold Hands,” “Paradise” and “Never See the Light.” The guys wrapped things up with
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Danzig’s classic “Mother,” which got a positive response from the crowd. Lawler did the song justice, hitting every note with the same emotion, energy and overall steadiness that
Danzig possesses. In its 18 month existence, Redgun Radar has performed up and down the West Coast as well as in Nevada and Arizona.
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Dusk fell over the little cobblestone streets. The trumpet sounded. People quickly closed their shutters and stood safely behind the barriers. They waited anxiously, excitedly, quietly. Then the noise began, first a hushed rumble, and then louder, almost like the sound of thunder. The noise trembled through the air, and suddenly it sharpened. Clip, clop, clip, clop. The people began to cheer as the noise took shape. Giant beasts appeared, heads lowered, eyes set forward. The dark muscular bodies of the running bulls made their way through the streets. Boys on horses kept close to the flanks of the bulls, pushing them forward through the crisp night. Men and boys jumped in front of the running beasts, tempting their fate, speed and agility. Dusk turned into night and the bulls finished their run through the little town. It would be their last night alive. The excited townspeople retired to their beds and the local bars. Night turned into dawn. The Cafe de Van Gogh was filled with tourists drinking their morning coffee before the day’s events. The scent of paella filled the air. A band assembled on the steps of the roman amphitheatre.
Although the young band has been to many various venues, Lawler jokingly added, “We’re still humble enough to come down here to good old Cal State Fullerton!”
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Tourists from all over the world stood in line buying their tickets. For many of them, this would be their first, and potentially last, bullfight. Inside the arena, matadors stretched, twisting their perfectly erect bodies back and forth. They jumped from side to side slashing their sharpened swords through the air. The crowd settled into the arena. A little boy sat holding his father’s hand as a giant bull was released into the ring. The matador’s assistant teased the bull, waving a glorious yellow cape before it. They danced. The assistant taunted the beast, waving his cape back and forth before him. For a moment it appeared that the bull would charge, but stopped, semingly got tired of the games. Picadors entered the ring, and men sitting upon sturdy horses wearing heavy armor joined them. The teased the bull, beckoned him closer.
Agitated, the bull charged at them. A picador sent his spear into the beast’s flesh. Blood quickly dripped down the animal’s sides and onto the pure white dirt. The little boy gripped his father. “Pour quoi?” “Why?” he asked. The matador entered the ring. He stood tall, beautifully costumed for battle. He too, danced with the bull. The beast breathed heavily, as if he already had accepted his fate. The matador drew his sword and leveled it at the center of the bull’s horns. For that moment, man and beast’s eyes met, and then quickly the matador plunged his sword deep within the animal’s body. The bull staggered and slowly fell to the ground. The crowd cheered, women threw roses into the ring, and the matador bowed. Welcome to Arles, France, home of Van Gogh’s inspiration, the best paella outside of Spain and the French matador.
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appeals process and inserted it into the film. The additional footage in the documentary is currently unrated, which limits where it can be shown. The film also inspects the credibility of the MPAA panel. When questioned, the panel said it consists of normal parents, all with children under the age of 18. After their investigation, they found this claim to be false. “What is the normal parent? This system is supposed to protect children, so they should have a child psychologist,” Howell said. “It should have a wide variety of professionals.” Howell developed a passion for this project for a personal reason. Her mother is a lesbian with a partner, and Howell is offended by the treatment of gay sexuality in cinema. “They could have identical love scenes, one with a straight couple and one with a gay couple, and the gay couple would receive an NC-17 rating,” she said. Howell and her parents hope their efforts in the film will result in
a change to the rating system. “I am very proud of the work we did. We broke a 35-year-old secret that no one else was able to figure out,” said Becky Altringer, Howell’s mother. The cast and crew of “This Film is
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Not Yet Rated,” are continuing their efforts by posting a petition to change the MPAA rating system on ifc.com. “We are not trying to destroy the system, we just want it improved upon,” Howell said.
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Pop cultures’ presence in our media-saturated environment finds its way into every facet of our dayto-day lives. In his latest book, “A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas,” Chuck Klosterman attempts to make sense of our pop-culture paradigm using well-written satirical rants and wildly witty humor. Klosterman is a well-known columnist for Esquire Magazine, GQ Magazine and The New York Times Magazine. In addition to column writing, he has published three books
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She sat in her car, watching and waiting for them to exit the building. She took down license plate numbers and peeked at classified information through the window of a security building in order to uncover the identities of the eight-member panel. Psychology major Lindsey Howell and her parents were hired as private investigators to reveal the identities of the Motion Picture Association of America panel for the documentary “This Film is Not Yet Rated,” which came out in theatres Sept. 1. For 35 years, the identities have been kept a secret, but no longer. The documentary examines the practices and people of the MPAA rating system. Among the issues discussed, the film examines the different ratings given to gratuitous violence and gratuitous sex and which is more likely to receive an NC-17 rating. Howell said that in American film, footage of sexuality usually receives a higher rating than movies
that depict violent acts. In many other countries, it is the opposite. “[America] is so puritanical. Movies like “Sin City” show such gruesome violence but two women kissing gets a NC-17 rating. That is just so offensive to me,” she said. “If I was a parent, I wouldn’t want my kids exposed to either violence or sex. But out of the two, I would choose sexuality.” According to Howell, too many films are being forced to cut clips because of “inappropriate” footage. “There are such blurred guidelines for what gets what rating,” Howell said. “The problem is that a lot of directors are having to edit their films. Films are an art form.” Movies that receive an NC17 rating have a terrible time selling their film to the public via advertising, she said. Ironically, this documentary received an NC-17 rating. Howell explained that in order to show what was worthy of the NC-17 rating to the MPAA, clips from those movies had to be shown. The cast and crew made an appeal to receive a different rating. They filmed the
Lindsey Howell, a CSUF Senior investigated who is in charge of determining which mov-
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examining the state of our popular culture: “Killing Yourself to Live,” “Fargo Rock City” and “Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs.” Klosterman begins his newest novel by comparing a personal experience he had interviewing Brittney Spears to the current social standing of young American women today. He moves from Spears to other music heavyweights like Billy Joel, Radiohead and Metallica. One of Klosterman’s more divergent essays deals with a week in which he only consumed chicken McNuggets from McDonalds. He delves into somewhat uncomfortable detail on this wacky diet’s successes and failures, as well as its relation to a society driven to consume. The novel is dotted with extensive footnotes covering everything from rock references to obscure historical facts. Writing in a conversational style, Klosterman creates a personal tone, making the novel not only
approachable, but also a quick read. Each topic is divided into an editorial essay followed by a firstperson experience relating to that topic. Throughout various chapters he poses readers with hypothetical questions challenging their ideas about life. Klosterman takes considerable time poking fun at his own shortcomings. In doing this, avoids sounding like some pontificating pop preacher. Perhaps the novel’s most successful triumph is that despite its lowbrow subject matter and references, it still retains and relates a cohesive meaningful message. Klosterman’s message, however simple, is that pop culture is the truest expression of the current state of any society. The novel is a recommended read for highbrow literary juggernauts seeking fresh outlooks on social issues and occasional readers who enjoy simple stories about the culture around us.
Save Your Last Kiss for Somebody Else For all its effort and hype, Kiss is not the sequel to Garden State By Joe Simmons
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Hollywood’s always been good at getting together mega-star actors, directors and producers. In the perfect situation, something like Titanic happens – a sweeping movie that makes tons and tons of money. What the studios don’t seem to be so great at is getting together a talented group to make a more cerebral, artistic movie. When they try, we get The Last Kiss. Now, this isn’t a bad movie, but the talent involved should have made a much better film. It’s based on an Italian movie called L’Ultimo Bacio, but the American version was written by Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby, Crash). Zach Braff, the writer, director and producer of the excellent Garden State, stars in the leading role as Michael. Michael’s a disaffected 30something who feels trapped when his girlfriend Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) gets pregnant. At the same time, two of his friends – Izzy (Michael Weston) and Chris (Casey Affleck) – face romantic tragedies of their own, and the three of them are all jealous of the fourth friend Kenny (Eric Christian Olsen) and his lively bachelor life.
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Zach Braff stars as a just-turned-30 man confused about what his life has become. In his confusion, he begins an affair with Kim, played by Rachel Bilson.
Michael ends up running into Kim (Rachel Bilson), a perky 20year-old college student, and has an affair. The movie examines Michael and Jenna’s fallout and his friends’ stories. If it sounds a little complicated, it is. The major problem of this film is that it’s trying to tackle too much at once.
We have Michael and Kim falling apart front and center, but in the background Izzy’s going insane, Chris’ marriage is disintegrating, Jenna’s parents (Tom Wilkinson and Blythe Danner) break up ... it’s all very exhausting, and it’s all very underdeveloped. Kim, in particular, receives so little attention that it’s a kind of ludicrous; Rachel Bilson gets top
billing for the role, and she’s not on screen for more than half an hour. Paramount wants to push this movie as something of a spiritual sequel to Garden State, but don’t believe it. Haggis’ script often feels forced, a letdown after his excellent work on Crash and Million Dollar Baby. Try as he might, Haggis just can’t capture Garden State’s sincerity and
Timberlake’s Bringing SexyBack By Marina Zarate
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Justin Timberlake is definitely bringing “SexyBack” with his second solo LP, “FutureSex/LoveSounds.” Timberlake’s much-anticipated album is laden with hip-hop beats and his signature falsetto. Aside from one or two slow tracks, “FutureSex/LoveSounds” is an ode to club hoppers, dancers and lovers. Much of the CD includes overtly sexual themes and heartthumping beats to match the sexual ferocity which Timberlake brings to his second project. An obvious influence to Timberlake’s new-found musical styling is Prince. Like Prince,
Timberlake is never afraid to express his sexual prowess. Exemplifying this very theme is Timberlake’s first single “SexyBack” in which he croons, “Dirty babe, you see these shackles baby I’m your slave, I’ll let you whip me if I misbehave …” The majority of the sophomore LP was written and produced by Timberlake in conjunction with hip-hop producers Timbaland and Nate Hills. The result of such a strong collaboration is listenerfriendly and catchy tunes which are anything but boring. He also enlisted the help of such hit singers as Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas and Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia. “FutureSex/LoveSounds” is an
album that provides easy listening from beginning to end – a rare find. One track flows into the next without the slight indications of a musical change. Each song has potential to be a single. Upon closer listening, Timberlake’s musical maturity is evident. With songs such as “Damn Girl” and “Sexy Ladies,” he proves that sexuality is a key component in making a catchy tune. Creatively, he has matured from 2003’s “Justified” with ambitious tracks that assert his ability to create musical combinations showcasing his unique vocal talent. Although sex is a major theme throughout, tunes such as “My Love” and “(Another Song) All
Over Again” showcase Timberlake’s softer, romantic and *Nsync-type side. The Timberlake of the past is not completely gone. Sexy is the word to describe the musical and vocal intentions on the new album. Overall, Timberlake’s new album lives up to the hype.
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pathos. They’ve been replaced by a kind of shallow convention in Kiss. The chemistry between the actors, particularly the stiff interaction between Braff and Barrett, detracts from what could have been a very powerful performance. While the individual pieces of The Last Kiss are strong, they simply don’t add up to something worth watching.
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Eduardo Delgado Plays with Passion at CSUF
By Paul Saiedi
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Commanding attention with its prominent positioning, a massive grand piano was centered on a stage
before the hushed crowd of students, senior citizens and Fullerton residents. As the lights dimmed a piano powerhouse made his way across the stage, taking his seat before the glossy black-and-white ivories. Eduardo Delgado, an Argentinean-born piano prodigy,
performed a series of compositions by Mozart, Ginastera and Schumann at the Cal State Fullerton Performing Arts Center Sunday at 4 p.m. Performing is nothing new to this CSUF faculty member. Delgado began to play the piano at age 4 and gave his first recital at age 7. “My mother was a pianist and a teacher,” Delgado said. “We always had a piano at home, and we still have the piano that I first played on.” Delgado teaches advanced piano at CSUF. “I love to teach and I love people,” Delgado said. “I push my students hard. Since most of them want lessons to go longer and longer, I think it shows how much my students like my teaching style.” Back at the Performing Arts
Center, Delgado plays with his eyes closed. He jerks his head in small motions following the delicate and sometimes rapid sequences of notes emanating from the music being played. “I try to go to the spirit of the composer while I play,” Delgado said. “I go to their state of mind, whether that be one of happiness or melancholy.” He said his main goal is to recreate the intention of the composer of whatever he is playing in an attempt to make the listener forget where they are sitting. Speaking about music created on computers, Delgado relates his disgust. “Computers cannot project, they have no passion and no intensity,” Delgado said, raising his voice.
During the performance, in between pieces of music, Delgado stood and looked out over the crowd. Attendees stood in exhilaration after each musical movement, clapping feverishly and yelling “Bravo.” “I have spent my whole life preparing for this concert,” Delgado said. “All the music that I play is a preparation for me, for this concert or any other.” Delgado said music is passion and the universal language. Upcoming musical performances on campus include guitarist Jose Luis Merlin on Friday, Oct. 6, and pianists Rob Watson, Alison Edwards and Sergy Martinchuk on Saturday, Oct. 28. For a full listing of performances and dates students can go to www. fullerton.edu/arts/events.
Their sound was clean, and their style was like dynamite wakening a thousand dead blues men from
their graves. The group formed in Cleveland in 1966. Drummer Jim Fox represented his hometown, wearing a Cleveland Indians shirt. The original lineup of Walsh, Fox and Dale Peters showed the crowd that playing rock ‘n’ roll is just like riding a bike – you never forget. The exception would be that the band was not riding ordinary bikes, but the motorcycles they ride on the cover of the “Rides Again” album cover. Walsh has always been known for his outrageous sense of humor, and Wednesday night’s performance was no exception. He wore a guitar strap reading “house of corrections” and made comments like “I don’t know who I am,” and “we were going to call this the assisted-living tour.” He admitted to being sick at the
time of the concert, and the first few songs were accompanied by a slightly off-key voice. However, his voice was fine the rest of the show. Walsh played the original Gibson Les Paul Goldtop he played in the band’s heyday. It is what he is famous for, after all. Fox showed his versatility when he moved from behind the drum kit onto a stool where he flipped Peters’ bass upside down to play “There I go again,” from the “Rides Again” album. They also played songs from “Yer Album” such as “Stop,” and they encored with “Woman” off of “Yer Album” and “Rocky Mountain Way” off Walsh’s solo album, “The Smoker you Drink, the Player you Get.” After the encore, the dim lights reappeared, and the crowd shuffled out of the theatre.
For every arranged transaction, recipients are charged $1.49, which includes the shipping cost of 49 cents. The rest is left for the artists, the Web site’s cut and other administrative costs. Through the fees gathered through the trades of the CDs, artists are given a major cut of the proceeds but the record labels behind them are largely freezed out. With each trade, artists are given 20 percent of the fees that members pay for each transaction. Lala.com said 20 to 30 percent would go to the Web site, leaving the rest for administration. According to information on the Web site, “Lala.com is redeploying digital technology that once threatened the economic viability
of recorded music to help musicians and fans create an efficient system for the marketing, discovery and purchase of music in the digital age.” Nguyen said that the concept of Lala.com received mixed reviews from the record labels, which viewed the site as having the same effect as Napster. But Nguyen said that Lala.com is working to reduce overhead marketing costs in the music industry so artists would make more from their music. “I ask [the members] to do [their] part by doing the right thing: remove songs from your iPod or PC if you’ve agreed to send the CD to another member,” said Nguyen in the Web site.
The James Gang Rides Again By Sean Mccormick
Daily Titan Staff Writer TheBuzz@dailytitan.com
The crowd shuffled into the Gibson Amphitheater Wednesday, Sept. 6, under red light. The James Gang would return to the stage that night after having been disbanded for 35 years. Opening band JD & the Straight Shot’s backup singer was better than the lead singer, and their guitars had too much unintentional feedback. But, despite the Straight Shot’s disorientation on stage, they received a lot of foot stomping and applause. Many attendees had not yet found their seats, and already the anticipation was mounting.
The dim lights went on again during intermission. Beer was bought, seats were filled and eagerness swelled. Jim Greenwood, a 58-yearold retired Marine, remembers returning home from Vietnam when he first heard James Gang in Chico, where he was staying with a lumberjack. For most of the people in attendance, the reunion show had less to do with the James Gang than with their own past lives and fargone youth. “We are friends of your parents,” said front man and guitar legend Joe Walsh as he walked on stage. He struck the first few cords to the James Gang hit “Seems to Me,” and the whole place stood up.
Photo by Karl Thunman
Walsh is in the spotlight for the reunion
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Lala.com Satisfies Public and Artists Alike By Paolo Andres
Daily Titan Staff Writer TheBuzz@dailytitan.com
The concept of sharing music was once considered a taboo in the music industry. But with the knowledge that illegal downloading will always exist, many companies have made a compromise to suit the public’s growing interest in cheap music with the artist’s demand for payment for their copyrighted works. Lala.com was created with the idea of satisfying both the public and the artist in mind. But whereas others have created sites for exchanging or buying music in the form of MP3s, this
Web site has made the move toward more physical trades by allowing its members to cheaply exchange actual CDs. For $1 plus shipping, instead of just the music on the discs, people can buy and sell their actual CDs. “We all have this music that sits in our homes – wouldn’t it be great if people can exchange those CDs,” founder Bill Nguyen said in an AP interview. Lala.com went online in June of this year and hoped to transform the music industry in its wake. The site works in a similar fashion to an eBay watch list or an Amazon wish list. Members post CDs they would like to receive as well as music they would be interested in exchanging.
Many members find Lala.com’s plan of giving the artists their monetary dues a great concept in the music trade. Senior Olenka Langen, a Child and Adoloscent studies major, said that dealing with paid artists eliminates any negative feelings a person may have because of illegal trades through peer-to-peer Web sites. Others find the concept of physically trading CDs as a welcome alternative to trading MP3s. “It’s basically an online record store: you can get rid of things you don’t want anymore and you can get things that you want,” Senior Photo Communication major Justin Veiga said. “I’ve even gotten rid of things that record stores wouldn’t take.”