megan@elon (Megan Squire)

Dr. Megan Squire's blog -- Elon University, Department of Computing Sciences

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

The Changing Face Of Campus Tech

Slashdot has an exchange on The Changing Face Of Campus Tech. Discussion begins thusly:


"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?"