Survivor Advocates Awareness

By Kaye Maloney

Features Editor

When Adrienne Harlow went to pick up her survivor T-shirt to wear in a walk for breast cancer, a
volunteer told her she couldn't have one.

The volunteer said Harlow, at age 19, was too young to be a survivor.

Harlow, a junior in the College of Liberal Arts, was diagnosed with breast cancer in February and
signed up to participate in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure walk in April. With hurt feelings
from being denied a shirt, Harlow's mom called and explained to the organization what had
happened.

Since then, Harlow has been an advocate for the group and talks to other young women about
spotting early signs of the disease.

"Breast cancer doesn't discriminate," she said. "Anyone can get breast cancer."

It is a common belief that only older women are at a risk for this cancer, but Harlow knew
something was wrong when she felt a bump in her breast while taking a shower.

She started researching on the Internet for possible symptoms related to the lump in her breast;
Harlow said she had two of them.

"That's what triggered me to get it checked out."

After seeing a few doctors and having a biopsy, Harlow learned she had early stage cancer. She
said two doctors who examined her did not think she had breast cancer, but she knew something
was wrong.

"I didn't believe them; it wasn't going away."

Harlow's persistence helped her to catch her cancer early, which is key with the disease. And
even though Harlow travels to college campuses to tell her story, she shared her tale with
millions of people during the CBS Early Show Wednesday.

She said that a few days after sending in her story to CBS, the network invited Harlow to be on
the show. She modeled a pink wedding dress, which she gets to keep, because CBS paired up
with Brides Magazine for the segment. The magazine brought in designers to make pink wedding
dresses so part of the proceeds could to go breast cancer research.
Raising money and talking to young women is only part of what Harlow does for the Susan G.
Komen for the Cure group. Wendy Noe, the program coordinator, said Harlow worked with the
organization over the summer while attending chemotherapy and radiation sessions.

"She's been awesome," Noe said. "She's very dedicated to working with me; Adrienne is a
fighter."

Noe said it is rare for young women to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but it's not uncommon.
She said it is appearing in more young women, which is why the group advocates for routine
health examinations and early detection.

For now, Harlow's cancer is in remission. She will be free of the cancer if it does not reappear
over the next five years. In the meantime, Harlow said she wants to continue to inspire other
young women.

"I just want girls to know it can happen to them," she said.

New pastor plans to use personal style, humor at church

By Kaye Maloney

Features Editor

The new pastor of University Church at Purdue wants to create a congregation where people can
find their place in religion.

And he's going to work on his endeavor while making everyone laugh.

The Rev. Dr. Will Miller spent 17 years of his life touring the country working as a stand-up
comedian, starting out in New York City in the '80s. As a beginning comedian, Miller worked
with many successful comics, such as Eddie Murphy, Ray Romano and Lewis Black. Many of
the stand-up comedians from the clubs he performed at went on to be screen writers or work on
TV shows.

Even though Miller doesn't perform his 45-minute routine at night anymore, he learned to
cultivate his public speaking skills.

"You'll learn how to be brave in front of strangers," he said, "when you put yourself up there and
you're telling jokes. And in order to be successful, you have to make people laugh."

Making people giggle was not an easy task, but Miller did it while going to school to become a
pastor.
"I had a pretty wacky life, studying theology during the day and doing my stand-up act at night."

Balancing many tasks is not an unusual part of Miller's life. He earned four graduate degrees,
worked as a psychotherapist for 20 years and wrote two books. He also works as a corporate
speaker and serves as a chaplain for the Lafayette and West Lafayette police departments.

With a diverse background, Miller will be able to relate to many members of his congregation.

"He's able to just bring people together and that will show itself as the congregation grows," said
Amy Karpick, a friend of Miller. "His background provides an amazing well for him to draw
from."

Miller is one pastor who has led a career that has not fully revolved around the church, but led to
a curiosity about religion. While on the road as a comedian, he spent time reading books that
inspired him to go to seminary and want to serve people as a Christian minister.

"I've spent most of my career in a secular environment," he said. "I know there are a lot of people
who have felt alienated from the church; they're spiritual Christians, but they haven't felt
comfortable in church."

As the new pastor, Miller is going to be instrumental in building the congregation and
remodeling the historical building with his own style.

"I'm trying to keep it as non-traditional as I can," he said.

Purdue student named champion gamer

By Kaye Maloney

Features Editor

Eric Earley has a one-year-old son and a fiancee, and has played video games for fun since high
school.

His habit of playing video games earned him $30,000 this summer and a reputation for being a
fierce competitor in the gaming world.

Earley, a senior in the College of Technology, spent two months in Los Angeles with his team to
dominate the Championship Gaming Series. The team won the North American Finals and
earned silver in the World Finals. The series comprises six leagues from the United States, whose
team members are drafted after winning qualifying games on XBOX Live.

Each team consists of 10 players; two are racers for the game "Forza Motorsport 2." It is not
uncommon for the team members to not know each other beforehand.

"I never knew him, except from his XBOX tag name," said Joe Tackett, Earley's racing partner.
"Eric is notorious in the gaming world."

Tackett, of North Carolina, said he knew Earley for a few years before participating in the league
from playing against Earley online, which allowed the two gamers to learn each other's strategies
and become the No. 1 racing team.

"We had a good shot, but it wasn't guaranteed," Tackett said.

Although it was not certain Earley and Tackett would finish with the best record in the league,
Earley said at the end of the regular season it did not seem his team would be successful in the
playoffs. Despite the odds against them, Earley's team worked through the playoffs to win the
North American Finals and qualified for the World Finals.

"The pressure from lights and cameras was like nothing I'd experienced before," Earley said.

Many of the gaming matches were televised on DIRECTV, which created distractions Earley did
not anticipate. He said there were cameras in face, which made it difficult to concentrate.

Blocking out elements of the environment was one problem; however, another challenge was
teamwork.

"Communication was a big factor," he said.

Earley and his teammates lived in the same apartment complex, which allowed for team bonding.
Depending on how the next school year plays out and if the Championship Gaming Series keeps
a racing game in the league, Earley said he would like to compete next summer.

"Being out there was definitely well worth it," he said. "We had a great season. There wasn't
much else we could do."

University begins sending notifications to suspected file sharers

By Kaye Maloney

Staff Reporter

On Monday, the University started sending notifications to its network users who may have
downloaded or shared copyrighted materials illegally.

The notifications are part of a University wide effort to discourage illegal file sharing on
Purdue's campus, especially in light of recent legal battles between college students and the
Recording Industry Association of America.

But the industry's claim that millions of dollars are lost to illegal downloading is dubious, said
Marcus Rogers, chair of the Cyber Forensics Program and a professor of computer and
information technology. He said there is speculation because the RIAA does not know how much
money it would have made if all the music had been bought legally or exactly how much illegal
downloading is occurring.

Regardless of this, illegally downloading music is a violation of the copyright law, which is why
University officials have been warning students against copyright infringement. The law protects
artists' right to their work.

"(It's a) very serious topic," said Scott Ksander, executive director of information technology
networks and security at Purdue. "People have to understand they are violating the law."

When people violate the law they can be taken to court, Ksander said � they may end up
paying thousands of dollars if a lawsuit is pursued. In fact, lawsuits have been filed against three
Purdue students thus far. There is the possibility that more will follow.

Downloading and sharing music without paying for it may be illegal, but has not stopped people
from doing it. Rogers said choosing to download music illegally is like rolling dice to find out if
you are going to get caught.
"(You're) playing with statistics," he said.

Rogers said the RIAA, which has issued 85 pre-litigation letters to Purdue students since last
semester, is constantly scanning for illegal trading and sharing of music.

It searches different torrent networks, which are programs that allow for large amounts of
information to pass through, for keywords and titles from lists including recently released
popular songs.

Following behind the RIAA is the Motion Picture Association of America.

Members of the MPAA are not sure if they want to follow the same approach the RIAA has
taken, Rogers said. The MPAA ranked Purdue fifth last April in illegal movie downloading -
there were 873 copyright complaints by the MPAA in the last academic year.

In the next five years, Rogers said, these lawsuits by the RIAA will stop, although the industry
has not announced an end to the initiative. Rogers also said the RIAA needs to join the 21st
century and develop a business model similar to iTunes.

As of right now, the best way to avoid being sued is not to download or share files illegally.
Purdue has taken steps to inform students with fliers, Cyber Security Month and a commercial on
BoilerTV.

But Ksander said Purdue will continue to respond to court orders.

"We're certainly not helping the RIAA," he said. "We're trying to get students information."