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The number of Arabs using the Web is still small, but it's growing all the time. More and more Web surfers are using the Internet to connect and share information, even as governments try to crack down on sites they see as "inappropriate."

Cable companies, unlike traditional phone companies, do not have to give competing providers access to their broadband lines, according to a new Supreme Court finding. Consumer groups, along with the ACLU and companies like Microsoft and Disney, said customers would now likely pay higher costs.

Robert Siegel talks to Jason Freeman, a Columbia University doctoral student in music, who has created a software, called N.A.G., that makes music montages off music-sharing networks. It relies on the way music files are downloaded -- some faster than others -- and puts items together that come from a word-search. Freeman likes the random nature of his creation, but not all of the results.

Madeleine Brand talks with Day to Day technology correspondent Xeni Jardin about the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling, handed down Monday, directly affecting the Internet file-sharing program called Grokster. The court ruled that entertainment companies could sue businesses that make programs which facilitate file sharing.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act, intended to shield children from online pornography. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the case and other Supreme Court decisions this week.

Cal Lutheran celebrates the scholarly work of top undergraduates at this annual event. Students’ original findings, the product of full-time research under faculty mentors, are often presented at professional conferences and accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Funding for more than 50 students has been provided by the Swenson Science Summer Research Fellowships, John Stauffer Research Fellowships in the Chemical Sciences, Culver Behavioral Science Fellowship, Fletcher Jones Fellowship, Pearson Scholars Summer Program for Leadership and Engagement in a Global Society, G.A. Foster Family Foundation, and Cal Lutheran.

Students were also funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education grant program ALLIES in STEM, and the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.

Admission is free. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship.

For information, email OURCS@CalLutheran.edu.

Exploring Creativity - Ages 6 – 11 Exploring Creativity nurtures and promotes creativity in Elementary students through fun activities and art projects. Classes cover a variety of mediums.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) about the revelation that top intelligence officials discussed military plans on the publicly available messaging app Signal.

A Songwriter’s Open Mic
Hosted by Ventura songwriter Henry Stewart

This is an evening of acoustic open mic musical entertainment for songwriters. Our focus is to give voice to our local talent in an environment that promotes a professional show experience complete with a quiet and attentive audience of our peers. We have performers come from far and wide to enjoy our stage. Doors open at 6 pm, Henry warms up the mic at 6:45, and the show starts at 7 pm. Each performer gets 10 minutes in the spotlight. One cover song only per set. We are thrilled by the amazing amount of talent, of all ages, that forms our Listening Room community!

Donations appreciated.

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This event is a community fundraising show that encourages donations to support our Namba Performing Arts Space. Drinks will be available for purchase. Vocals and instruments will be run through the excellent sound system; microphones, monitors, direct in jacks, and the house grand piano are available.