It is harder to lay back and read my laptop than a traditional text book. Until an electronic form comes out that is easy to lay in bed with and read for 30 minutes with shining a light in a face I will never use ebooks.
$200-$400 on books? For most engineering its going to be $500 as a starting point each semester, most likely with no buyback at the end. I spent almost $650 on books this semester and did not buy the books for 2 classes which probably would have been another $200.
I would not go to any school that forced me into buying computers from a certain manufacturer much less a specific model. If I'm shelling out $2000 for something I want to control where and how it is spent. I would also want to be able to use the computer after I graduate but if I'm locked into only being able to use it on campus there is another $2000 down the drain because I have to get a new one. In talking with friends from high school that went to schools that required specific computers (laptop or desktop) it turns into a complete disaster and a huge headache for IT, students, and professors. Forcing the students into this sort of plan is just a bad idea and if I were you would do everything in my power to turn the decision around and let the students have choice. If you can't do that start polishing your resume and look for employment elsewhere.
No he only has 2. 1 for O'Conner, and one for Rehnquist. Bush could choose to nominate a person directly to chief justice or choose from the already sitting associate justices, in which case he would nominate a new person. Still only giving him 2 new people on the court.
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It is harder to lay back and read my laptop than a traditional text book. Until an electronic form comes out that is easy to lay in bed with and read for 30 minutes with shining a light in a face I will never use ebooks.
$200-$400 on books? For most engineering its going to be $500 as a starting point each semester, most likely with no buyback at the end. I spent almost $650 on books this semester and did not buy the books for 2 classes which probably would have been another $200. I would not go to any school that forced me into buying computers from a certain manufacturer much less a specific model. If I'm shelling out $2000 for something I want to control where and how it is spent. I would also want to be able to use the computer after I graduate but if I'm locked into only being able to use it on campus there is another $2000 down the drain because I have to get a new one. In talking with friends from high school that went to schools that required specific computers (laptop or desktop) it turns into a complete disaster and a huge headache for IT, students, and professors. Forcing the students into this sort of plan is just a bad idea and if I were you would do everything in my power to turn the decision around and let the students have choice. If you can't do that start polishing your resume and look for employment elsewhere.
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No he only has 2. 1 for O'Conner, and one for Rehnquist. Bush could choose to nominate a person directly to chief justice or choose from the already sitting associate justices, in which case he would nominate a new person. Still only giving him 2 new people on the court.