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Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:05:00 EST
From: wiredcampus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: wiredcampus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 12/2/2004 - The Chronicle's Wired Campus Newsletter


THE WIRED CAMPUS

A daily glance at education-technology headlines
for Thursday, December 2.

A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education

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FROM THE CHRONICLE:

"Student Station at Michigan State U. Broadcasts in
High-Definition Signals"
Michigan State University's student-run radio station is one of
the first campus broadcasters to send out signals in digital,
high-definition format.
<http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i15/15a03102.htm>

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A LOOK AT OTHER SOURCES:

"Web Sites Satisfy Late-Night Campus Snack Attacks"
At a number of colleges, enterprising students have started
services that allow their peers to fill out Internet order forms
for food and toiletries -- and to have those items delivered
right away. (The New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/technology/circuits/
02snac.html>

"Universities Crack Down on Alleged Spyware Program"
Several universities have urged students not to use a program
called Marketscore, which is sold as software to enhance
Internet performance. Some security analysts, however, say it
may actually be spyware in disguise. (TechNewsWorld)
<http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Universities-Crack-Down-
on-Alleged-Spyware-Program-38590.html>

"Glickman: Piracy Is Theft"
Daniel R. Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association
of America, defended the movie industry's antipiracy tactics
while speaking to a group of students at George Washington
University. (L.A. Daily News)
<http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20950~
2570274,00.html>

"Freshman Tones Down 'Riot UMass' Computer Game"
A student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has
removed from the campus network a controversial video game that
he designed, in which the main character attacks police
officers. He replaced it with a game in which the character
feeds ducks. (The Daily Collegian)
<http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12
/02/41aeb483986f0>

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