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Buy College Education, Get Free iBook

Posted by pudge on from the a-cheap-way-to-get-a-computer dept.

kraksmoka writes ""The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article about how Saint Leo University in Florida is offering an iBook laptop to every incoming residential student and full-time faculty member. '... the draw of the iBooks has encouraged some of the more than 1,700 students at the university's main campus who would otherwise commute to live in dormitories, which makes the program a success in the university vice president's eyes.'" The students do not keep the computers, unless they finish two years in the honors program.

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  1. Two years? by mlknowle · · Score: 5, Funny

    They demand two years work for a $1,500 computer? Shit, I could make enough to buy one working at McDonald's for just a couple of months!

    Education? What? I'm missing something? Huh?

  2. spin it around by ccnull · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple should jump on this as a marketing tool but spin it the other way: Buy an iBook, get a scholarship to the third-rate college of your choice!

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  3. Ah, modern life by Snowdog668 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish they had this program way back when I was in college. I lived on the computer science floor and our benefit was dial-up access to the mainframe.

    dream sequence
    Me talking to my grandkids. Ah, you kids don't know how good you have it. Why, when I was your age TV was two-dimensional in black and white. And we only had four channels and no remote control. And we were glad to have them. Heck, if we wanted to change the channel we had to walk two miles, through ten feet of snow, barefoot. /dream sequence

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  4. Re:In Soviet Russia by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, FUNNY FIFTEEN YEARS AGO stopped being THIS JOKE!

  5. Re:In Soviet Russia by tigertigr · · Score: 5, Funny

    In olden days, you give teacher an apple!

  6. Re:How much does Leo University cost? by MentlFlos · · Score: 5, Funny
    Well, I'm very proud to say that my father is the quoted VP who set all this up. I just left a voicemail on his cell phone and when he gets back to me I'll ask what tuition costs there.

    Quite the shock to check /. and see yer dad on the front page :)

  7. Retroactive? by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Steve Jobs
    Apple Computer

    I graduated in the mid 80's, please send me one of your iBooks.

    Thank you,

    grubby

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  8. Switch by foxtrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    The students do not keep the computers, unless they finish two years in the honors program.

    My college has these iMacs that we used to use for our homework assignments. One day, I editting my photos and downloading to my iPod on it when all of a sudden a letter from the registrar's office came in. They said I flunked out, and they took my Mac. All of it! The printer, too! I had to move out back to my dad's house quickly. Needless to say, dad's house isn't nearly as good, and I blame that iMac for failing out.

    I'm happy to report my dad has a PC and it crashes too much to actually do anything fun on, so now I just rush my papers and they're good enough for the local community college, and my grades have all been really good.

    Thanks a lot, Apple.

    Ellen

  9. Every port you could ever want by Leeji · · Score: 5, Funny

    it has every port i could ever want

    You must be one of the lucky few here with a girlfriend. I believe the /. term for a person like you is "temporary visitor." :)

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