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      4
      April
      1,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Apple
      users
      are
      the
      best
      form
      of
      Mac
      antivirus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Peter
      Corbett
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Internet
      community
     
     
      formed
      by
      Mac
      users
      is
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      biggest
      thing
      standing
      in
      the
     
     
      way
      of
      viruses
      spreading
     
     
      to
      Apple
      computers,
      said
      a
     
     
      Mac
      technician
      from
      Hol-
     
     
      land
      College.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      answer
      to
      what
      is
      needed
      in
      the
     
     
      environment
      question
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Danielle
      MacDonald
     
     
      Post
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      following
      represents
      the
     
     
      views
      of
      one
      Sociology
      class
     
     
      at
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      who
      _brain-
     
     
      stormed
      on
      potential
      solu-
     
     
      tions
      to
      a
      continuing
      envi-
     
     
      ronmental
      crisis.
     
    

    
     
      Of
      particular
      concern
      to
     
     
      this
      generation
      is
      the
      lack
      of
     
     
      leadership
      around
      the
      many
     
     
      issues
      which
      need
      immedi-
     
     
      ate
      attention.
      We
      acknowl-
     
     
      edge
      that
      there
      are
      many
     
     
      green
      initiatives
      being
      taking
     
     
      by
      larger
      governing
      bodies
     
     
      and
      organizations,
      but
      these
     
     
      initiatives
      will
      not
      work
     
     
      without
      the
      support
      of
      the
     
     
      citizens
      in
      the
      global
      com-
     
     
      munity
      It
      is
      evident
      that
      the
     
     
      current
      economic
      crisis
      has
     
     
      put
      environmental
      issues
      on
     
     
      the
      back-burner.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      enormity
      of
      the
     
     
      challenge
      that
      lay
      ahead,
      we
     
     
      propose
      the
      following
      as
      lo-
     
     
      cal
      solutions
      to
      preserve
      and
     
     
      restore
      our
      environment:
     
    

    
     
      One
      idea
      to
      help
      preserve
     
     
      the
      environment
      is
      find-
     
     
      ing
      new
      sources
      of
      sustain-
     
     
      able
      energy,
      which
      have
      a
     
     
      reduced
      impact
      on
      the
      en-
     
     
      vironment.
      We
      need
      to
      find
     
     
      alternative
      ways
      to
      organize,
     
     
      deploy
      resources,
      and
      use
     
     
      materials.
      We
      need
      a
      com-
     
     
      mitment
      to
      developing
      a
      sus-
     
     
      tainable
      world.
      If
      we
      are
      not
     
     
      going
      to
      invest
      our
      money
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      green
      technology
      now
      there
     
     
      iS
      nO
      way
      we
      can
      pay
      after
     
     
      the
      damage
      has
      been
      done.
     
    

    
     
      Consumerism
      has_
      taken
     
     
      over
      our
      lives
      and
      it
      has
     
     
      caused
      much
      damage
      to
      the
     
     
      environment.
      Today
      every-
     
     
      thing
      is
      commercialized
      and
     
     
      many
      of
      our
      material
      goods
     
     
      travel
      the
      globe
      until
      they
     
     
      reach
      our
      door-step.
      These
     
     
      products
      leave
      a
      “global
     
     
      foot-print”
      the
      size
      of
      those
     
     
      countries
      that
      were
      enticed
     
     
      by
      the
      political
      economy
      of
     
     
      capitalism.
      Being
      proactive
     
     
      and
      taking
      a
      stand
      in
      how
      we
     
     
      use
      our
      resources
      and
      which
     
     
      products
      we
      chose
      to
      buy
      can
     
     
      help
      to
      make
      a
      difference
     
    

    
     
      Education
      is
      the
      primary
     
     
      factor
      in
      solving
      environ-
     
     
      mental
      issues;
      it
      has
      the
      abil-
     
     
      ity
      to
      change
      the
      way
      people
     
     
      think.
      We
      must
      take
      the
      ini-
     
     
      tiative
      to
      learn
      about
      how
      we
     
     
      can
      make
      a
      difference.
      Mak-
     
     
      ing
      a
      difference
      could
      be
      as
     
     
      simple
      as
      recycling,
      buying
     
     
      locally,
      and
      using
      public
     
     
      transport.
     
    

    
     
      There
      must
      be
      an
      individ-
     
     
      ual
      commitment
      provoking
     
     
      community
      effort
      to
      change.
     
     
      Everyday
      people
      have
      the
     
     
      ability
      to
      impact
      our
      global
     
     
      community
      on
      the
      local
      lev-
     
     
      eL
     
    

    
     
      Hence,
      we
      accept
      the
      slo-
     
     
      gan
      -
      “think
      globally,
      act
      lo-
     
     
      cally”.
      We
      know
      the
      issue
     
     
      now
      is
      time
      so
      we
      add
      the
     
     
      word
      “daily”
      to
      reflect
      ac-
     
     
      tion
      now.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      security
      threats
      continue
     
     
      to
      become
      a
      concern
      among
     
     
      home
      computer
      owners,
      se-
     
     
      curity
      software
      developers
     
     
      such
      as
      Symantec
      and
      Intego
     
     
      have
      been
      releasing
      antivirus
     
     
      software
      for
      Macs.
     
    

    
     
      These
      releases
      have
      been
     
     
      coming
      in
      spite
      of
      Apple’s
     
     
      assurances
      that
      their
      operat-
     
     
      ing
      systems
      are
      not
      vulner-
     
     
      able
      to
      the
      viruses
      currently
     
    
   
   
    
     
      affecting
      Microsoft’s
      Win-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dows
      operating
      systems.
     
     
      Brian
      Langille,
      a
      Mac
      tech-
     
     
      nician
      at
      Holland
      College
     
     
      in
      Charlottetown
      said
      he
     
     
      doesn’t
      think
      Mac
      users
      are
     
     
      likely
      to
      run
      into
      the
      same
     
     
      problems
      that
      have
      plagued
     
     
      many
      Windows
      users
      in
      the
     
     
      past
      because
      Mac
      owners
     
     
      simply
      wouldn’t
      stand
      for
      it.
     
     
      “The
      warning
      against
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      spread
      faster
      than
      the
     
     
      virus.”
     
    

    
     
      Miriam
      Howards,
      a
      graphic
     
     
      designer
      from
      Sydney,
      said
     
     
      she
      has
      been
      using
      Macs
      at
     
     
      work
      and
      home
      for
      six
      years
     
     
      and
      has
      never
      run
      into
      a
      Vi-
     
     
      rus,
      despite
      a
      large
      amount
     
     
      of
      downloading.
     
    

    
     
      Peter
      Corbett
      is
      a
     
     
      journalism
      student
      at
     
     
      Holland
      College
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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