An old saying goes, “one man’s food is another’s poison.” For Cabrini students, the best source of music to some is the worst to others.
Some students love iPods and hate XM radio, while other students hate iPods and love XM radio.
Maureen Cooper, an elementary and special education major, prefers iPods. Cooper explained that the reason she loves iPods is because they are small and she can take them to the gym. “I got one for Christmas. I did not know how to put it on. I let it run for a couple of days,” Cooper said.
Approached for comment, Conor McLaughlin, a senior philosophy major, prefers iPods. “I don’t listen to what people think I should listen to,” McLaughlin said.
McLaughlin also explained why he does not like XM radio by saying that he does not like “regular music.” McLaughlin said he prefers iPods because he can listen to different types of music and has an option of choosing from 5000 songs.
“I can choose on XM radio, but it’s still a radio and it’s what someone wants you to listen to,” McLaughlin said. McLaughlin concluded by saying that his experience with XM radio has been bad.
Some students prefer XM radio and hate iPods. “I don’t like iPods. I think that they are neat, but I wouldn’t buy one. I think it’s a waste of money,” Magdalena Pater, a freshman English and communication major, said.
Alexis McCabe, a freshman special education major and Jessica Gaffney, also a freshman both prefer iPods, “because you save money,” McCabe said.
“XM Satellite Radio is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States based in Washington, DC and controlled by News Corporation’s DirecTV, General Motors, American Honda, Hughes Electronics, and several private investment groups,” according to the website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM_Radio.
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