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Iowa College Goes Paperless

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the go-ahead-order-a-transcript-just-try-it dept.

As reported in this Wired article, joelav22 writes that an "Iowa college plans to go completely paperless. There are no libraries, just work stations for e-books and online information. the article supports that 'The school plans to be an entirely paper-free campus. Last year, about 75 telecommunications students participated in a pilot program to go paperless. Each student used a Compaq iPaq handheld to access e-textbooks, syllabi and class materials, and to take notes and exams.' less time spent in a library equals more time for beer and filming amateur Girls Gone Wild digital video!"

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  1. Even in the bathrooms? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heavens! That ain't gonna be a pretty site!

  2. Somehow... by mstyne · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think I can curl up with an I-Paq and get any studying done. The left side of a book is designed so you can rest your head on it and read the right side. Then you fall asleep. Falling asleep on a I-Paq = time for a new I-Paq.

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  3. I hope... by bravehamster · · Score: 3, Funny
    I hope they're not including _toilet_ paper in their phase-out plans. It's really really hard to wipe your ass with an ipaq. Trust me on this one.

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    1. Re:I hope... by RaboKrabekian · · Score: 4, Funny

      No more need for toilet paper - just use the Three Seashells!

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  4. New meaning to the phrase ... by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... piece of shit IPAQ

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  5. Selling Back e-books? by guttentag · · Score: 5, Funny
    So will the campus e-bookstore still sell e-books to you and then buy them back at 10% of the purchase price?

    Student: Hi, I have 300 copies of Postmodernism for Dummies to sell back.
    Clerk: Hey, aren't you the guy we bought 500 copies from yesterday?
    Student: No sir, that was my roommate. The guy in the room next to me should be stopping by later. I advised everyone on my floor to buy a few hundred copies of each book at the beginning of the year. An investment in "e-books" sounded like a good idea at the time. Guess not.

  6. Chris Rock on community college by yerricde · · Score: 4, Funny

    the college in question is a community college

    Chris Rock on community colleges:

    You know why they call it community college? Because anybody in the community can go, crackheads, prostitutes, drug dealers, come on in! Community college is like a disco with books. "Here's ten dollars, gonna get my learn on."
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    Will I retire or break 10K?