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.$7,( .8<.(1'$// ‡ .$6, ',&.(5621 Staff Writers KC has set penalties to enforce the designated smoking areas and I.D. badge policy. Sixteen areas across campus have been designated

as smoking areas. The new designated smoking areas are the second stage of a three-phase plan. The first stage was to move smoking 30 feet away from the door. “I’m not sure if we can completely avoid a nonsmoking policy, but there will not be as much

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pressure on the college if folks can contain their smoking in the designated areas. If simply asking students to comply and that doesn’t work and they completely disregard the smoking areas we may See PENALTIES on Page 3

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t all started with a simple triangular tortilla chip covered in nacho cheese. He tried to fight the temptation, but his taste buds couldn’t resist. He knew what he had to do. Besides, what could go wrong? All he wanted was one small bowl of his roommate’s nacho cheese Doritos. When he tore open his roommate’s bag of Doritos however, his roommate’s rage exploded into the room. Ray Jackson, campus programmer, and Luke Saintignan, systems administrator, filmed and

directed three Dorito commercials for this year’s Doritos Crash the Super Bowl ad contest. The videos were lighted by photographer Joel Dryer. The main two videos they submitted were “Roommate Rage� and “Jurassic Pug.� They also submitted a third one called “Doritos open auditions (director’s cut).� “Our main one was called ‘Roommate Rage’ and the whole thing is Luke ate my Doritos and I try to hunt him down and kill him. There is a lot of different movieinspired stuff in it,� Jackson said. “It was just craziness.� Doritos picks the top five videos and winners receive $25,000. People can vote for their No. 1 favorite video by going to the “Doritos Crash the Super Bowl� website. The winning video is aired during the Super Bowl and the winners receive round-trip tickets to Indianapolis and tickets to the Super Bowl. Winners also receive the chance to work with The Lonely Island, a group of three writers,

Congress shelves Internet anti-piracy bills for now KASI DICKERSON Executive Editor Two anti-piracy bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are attempting redefining the future of the Internet. According to opencongress.org the bills would “establish a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be dedicated to copyright infringement. The DoJ or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against any site they deem to have

‘only limited purpose or use other than infringement,’ and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. It would also make unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty up to five years in prison.� Both bills have been shelved for now. SOPA was introduced by congressman Lamar Smith of Texas on Oct. 26, 2011.

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performers and filmmakers. While their videos did not make it to the top five, Saintignan and Jackson continue to have a positive attitude. “We had fun with it and I think ours stood pretty well, at least the two, the ‘Roommate Rage’ and ‘Jurassic Pug,’ stood pretty well with the ones they actually picked as the five finalists,� Jackson said. Jackson and Saintignan have been making videos for about a year now, but this was the first time they entered the Doritos contest. “We thought it was worth a shot so we just kind of threw our hat in the ring,� Saintignan said. “It was our first try.� Jackson adds that one reason they decided to give the contest a shot was because, “we like making videos and we like Doritos.� See DORITOS on Page 3

A&M Texarkana deal ensures easy transfer BRITTANI PFAU Assistant Editor KC is now in an articulation agreement with A&MTexarkana in an effort to help students transfer smoothly to the university. Officials from both schools met in Kilgore on Jan. 18 to sign a Reciprocal Articulation Agreement which will “make transfer easier since we will coordinate and articulate programs of study,� said Dr.

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Bill Holda, president. “This agreement formalizes the transfer structure between our institutions and we will actually lookout some creative ways to improve opportunities and options for students who decide TAMU-Texarkana is a good fit for them. They will also offer transfer scholarships to our students.� The agreement, signed by both Holda and A&M-Texarkana See A&M on Page 3

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