I think that this is making the news because it will be the first one done. No one has attempted it before. And if, by some chance, something does go wrong, *your* school will still have time to back out.
The network wasn't what lured me in as a student. It was the fact that it was one of 5 universities in the entire US that fit what I was looking for in a school. I was waitlisted at one, got small scholarships from three others, and got a significant scholarship from CWRU. That's what brought me in. And I'm glad to be a student at CWRU rather than the other school I thought I wanted to go to when I was a senior in high school.
Granted, I've had my problems. The registrar's office randomly decided to change the spelling of my name at one point last year. I had a hard time getting it changed back because I don't have ready access to a birth certificate.
But I believe the environment is what you make it. I believed the same type of thing you do...until I got to know some people. I know that kind of thing happens from time to time, but if you're a disagreeable student, they aren't going to want to help you much.
Getting things in writing, from what I've found, is a good thing to do no matter what company/business you're working with, and I don't see any reason for a University to be an exception anyway.
It's a shame that you have to join the greek system to attend any real parties or come to any contact with members of the opposite sex (besides porn).
But you don't. I was considering going greek... then I found an awesome group of friends. We have social lives, within our group. I think the people that think you have to go greek to have a social life just haven't found the right friends yet.
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The fibers are already in...have been for quite some time...I think most of the problems have already been taken care of.
I think that this is making the news because it will be the first one done. No one has attempted it before. And if, by some chance, something does go wrong, *your* school will still have time to back out.
The network wasn't what lured me in as a student. It was the fact that it was one of 5 universities in the entire US that fit what I was looking for in a school. I was waitlisted at one, got small scholarships from three others, and got a significant scholarship from CWRU. That's what brought me in. And I'm glad to be a student at CWRU rather than the other school I thought I wanted to go to when I was a senior in high school. Granted, I've had my problems. The registrar's office randomly decided to change the spelling of my name at one point last year. I had a hard time getting it changed back because I don't have ready access to a birth certificate. But I believe the environment is what you make it. I believed the same type of thing you do...until I got to know some people. I know that kind of thing happens from time to time, but if you're a disagreeable student, they aren't going to want to help you much. Getting things in writing, from what I've found, is a good thing to do no matter what company/business you're working with, and I don't see any reason for a University to be an exception anyway.
Wireless everywhere is in the works as well.
Actually, new students will have to come in with their own gigE cards...and take them with when they leave.