Suffolk University is now making free and legal music downloads available to students through Ruckus.com.

The Ruckus music library contains 3 million tracks from a wide variety of genres, made possible through the company’s licensing agreements with all of the major international record labels, as well as thousands of independent labels and artists. 

All members of the Suffolk community with a valid University e-mail may join, and nearly 1,000 students had signed up by early November. Faculty and staff may take advantage of the partnership for a small monthly fee.

Online community

In addition to unlimited free downloads, students can share music, create playlists, send personal media recommendations, browse classmates’ profiles and media libraries, and meet new friends.

“Our partnership with Ruckus provides many advantages to our students,” said Fouad Yatim, director of  Network & Communications. “Now students can download legal, licensed, and free digital content. Ruckus also creates a community, and students can share libraries and chat about the music online.”

Members of the University community may sign up by visiting the Ruckus Web site, clicking on “Sign Up Now,” and entering a .edu e-mail address. The registration process takes only a few minutes.

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