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The Changing Face Of Campus Tech

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the personal-notetaking-droids dept.

SeaDour writes "CNET News has an interesting perspective on the changing face of technology on campus. These days, students are showing more interest in the tech perks that campuses have to offer, and universities are taking notice. Duke University, for example, just gave away free iPods to each of their 1,650 incoming freshman. Penn State offers subsidized access to Napster 2.0 for all students, and many other schools are now considering similar programs with Rhapsody and Cdigix. Perhaps the best offering is wireless internet access, which 90% of campuses now offer in some form. Are we seeing the day when college students make their school of choice not based solely on academics or athletics, but also on tech freebies like these?"

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  1. Sad News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Iraqi resistance fighters who are holding those two French journalists are making demands that the French government will surely refuse to meet.

    Of course, they are not to be blamed. The French and the Iraqis are both victims in this sad situation.

    1. Re:Sad News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      The good news is another 7 americans are dead today

      enjoying the war still ?

    2. Re:Sad News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Shut up, you cocksmoking whore. Everybody knows the French are far better than the Iraqis.

      -they hate us less (they sneer and make retarded comments, as opposed to killing people)
      -they cook better food, and their restaurants are better for impressing chicks on dates
      -french women are hotter than iraqi ones (not that i like french girls so much, but damn, the iraqi ones are awful)
      -without the french, who would we mock viciously and make surrender jokes about? the polish? come on, making fun of the polish just isn't the same.
      -french wine is better (so its easier to get chicks drunk on it)
      -iraq is a giant desert. france is a romantic tourist destination (ie take chicks there and they'll probably do you)

      so in summary, if you want to 1. stay alive, 2. make fun of foreigners, and 3. score with girls, the french are better than the iraqis. However if you want to 1. die in a jihad, 2. make fun of bush, 3. be a virgin and make all women cover there entire bodies with puffy tablecloths, then go for the iraqis.

      go france!!! kick some ass out there!

  2. Wait, the French AREN'T surrendering? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is huge news.

  3. Re:Duke University gave away free iPods... by Black+Acid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I found this Wired article, Making Free IPods Pay Off much more informative. The same company also offers free flatscreens (with 8 referrals).

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    Tired of free ipod spam sigs? Opt ou
  4. technology on my campus my thoughts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let me talk about technology on my campus.. My friend Luca says she like technology on my campus as well!Do you think my grandmother is very one of the best. Technology on my campus is ridiculously fresh and original. So this is how it is.. They usually really are the total bomb with pet cat Bella my yelling and my rambles. Right! Perhaps I could discuss the smell of my farting with my friend Charles. Basically Do you think my feelings is fully fresh and original. I crazily like technology on my campus. Next time I will mention my yelling more... Most of the time I think My best friend Josue O. says technology on my campus is something he like and he also think about my grunts lately. Technology on my campus is what i want to talk about here.

    Now I want to talk about pop tarts!!! . What are your opinions of my yelling?. I love pop tarts. Tomorrow I am going to think about your feelings.

  5. (Offtopic) LOTS of Slashdot articles today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It looks like /. is taking full advantage of the Labor Day holiday (U.S.). There are at least twice as many articles on the front page as normal. Way to waste your holiday... chumps!

  6. No need to go to Duke...! by jmcmunn · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    You can get a free iPod or a free flat screen by visiting my link in my sig. This is the freeipods.com deal that I am sure you have heard of. I am still working on mine, but Wired magazine has an article about it being for real.

    Join me in my adventure!

  7. Re:Hmm... by Justin+Ames · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yet another reason why Clemson is better than USC ;) Clemson is supposed to have one of the best college bus systems in the country though, and it's still crap. But of course, after being to Japan, my standards are pretty high...