By Adam Sunderland
The Collegian published an article on September 21, 2005, regarding LionShare, Penn State’s file sharing system. The LionShare system is intended to help legitimize P2P file sharing across campus. The LionShare Web site offers this as an explanation , :
“The LionShare P2P project is an effort to facilitate legitimate file-sharing among individuals and educational institutions around the world. By using Peer to Peer (P2P) technology and incorporating features such as authentication, directory servers, and owner controlled sharing of files, LionShare promises secure file-sharing capabilities for the easy exchange …

By Jake Thorwart
Introduction
The Volunteers in IST Association (VISTA) has been leading tours, organizing corporate recruitment events, and generally assisting the IST enrollment efforts lead by Jan Deike (IST recruitment coordinator) since the beginning of fall 2004.  Now over 40 members strong, the efforts of these students play a large part in the overall success of …

By Angela Govila
History was made when Anthony Greco from New York was charged for “spimming”. This is the first instance of its kind in the whole world. The man in question is 18-year-old who was charged with sending over 1.5 million unsolicited messages to users around the world over instant messaging service. This offense is in direct violation of the federal CAN-SPAM …

By Jeff Konietzko
A résumé is your foot in the door and may be your only chance for a company to recognize you. This is your one shot at getting an interview. Most companies expect you to squeeze about 20 years of your life onto one or two short pages of text. Your résumé needs to make a great first impression for a …

By Jimmy Mesta and Anthony Zmoda
Penn State chants, packed seats and an Ohio State fan here and there. Sounds like Saturday night at the Ohio State game, right? Well these three things actually could be found across the street on October 7, the Friday night before the big game.
OAR, with opening act The Alternate Routes, made an appearance in State College at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center in front of thousands of cheering students. The Alternate Routes, a new band formed in 2002, didn’t receive much attention, as most of …

By Adithi Shetty
What is Networking?
Networks exist to foster self-help, to exchange information, to change society, to improve productivity and work life, and to share resources. Simply stated, networks are people talking to each other, sharing ideas information and resources. Networking, most importantly is a verb and not a noun. Marilyn …

By Angela Govila
During the past three years in IST, the one thing I learned was the need to develop strong relationships with more experienced individuals to guide me through difficult phases in my career and personal life. Yes, I am talking about my mentors. The origins of mentoring are as ancient as Homer, who recounted how Odysseus, before leaving home for the …

Jake Thorwart sits down with Dean Thomas to discuss the current state of the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, University Park.