The Chronicle's Wired Campus Newsletter 5/16/2006
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THE WIRED CAMPUS
"'Read Our Lips: No More Lawsuits'"
Music downloading became a campaign issue at Indiana University
at Bloomington this spring, when the Hoosier party wooed student
voters by promising to bring a legal download service to campus.
The tactic seemed to earn the party some votes, and now newly
elected student-government officials are trying to make good on
their word: They've started a selection process that should end
with them settling on a legal music library of their own.
Student-government officials don't intend to make the student
body pay for the service. Since they're footing the bill
themselves, they're hoping to get one up and running on the
cheap. (Indiana Daily Student)
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1263
"Return to Sender"
The next time you think about sneaking a subtle bon mot into an
e-mail message, do yourself a favor and think twice. According
to professors at New York University and the University of
Chicago, e-mail writers tend to overrate their ability to convey
sarcasm -- and e-mail recipients often underestimate the chances
that they'll get the wrong impression from a message. The study
about sarcasm is one of several bits of research highlighted in
a Christian Science Monitor article about professors who
research the communicative power of e-mail. Many of the
researchers' findings seem like matters of common sense: It
should be no surprise that the medium encourages people to write
without thinking, or that e-mail readers have a tougher time
interpreting intent in the absence of visual cues or vocal tics.
But the professors who completed the sarcasm study say those
specific problems with e-mail are part of a larger issue. People
usually assume, incorrectly, that others process information the
same way they do, and e-mail ofters fewer cues to correct that
discrepancy than do most other forms of communication. (The
Christian Science Monitor)
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1262
Email Tools and Tips
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/E-MAIL/Email.html
"Cops Weigh in on Calea"
The Fraternal Order of Police is urging the U.S. House of
Representatives to pass legislation that would require colleges
and commercial Internet providers to redesign their networks so
law enforcement officials could more easily eavesdrop on
Internet-based phone conversations. Last week, Chuck
Canterbury, national president of the police group, wrote a
letter to House Speaker. J. Dennis Hastert, saying that he was
worried by the statements of some federal appeals court judges
earlier this month (The Chronicle, May 8) during oral arguments
in American Council on Education, et al., v. Federal
Communications Commission and United States of America. In the
case, college and public interest groups are accusing the FCC of
misreading the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act,
or Calea, when the agency issued a regulation requiring Internet
providers to reengineer their networks to meet the government's
surveillance needs. Mr. Canterbury told Representative Hastert
that the judges appeared confused about whether Calea applied to
phone calls made over the Internet. And he urged the congressman
to clear up the confusion by amending a controversial
telecommunications bill to state that Calea does apply to this
service. The bill, HR.5252, cleared the House Committee on
Energy and Commerce in April, and may be debated by the House
Committee on the Judiciary. "Congress must have an opportunity
to consider and address these uncertainties by amending Calea to
ensure that Voice over Internet protocol does not become a
communications medium beyond the reach of law enforcement," the
letter read.
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1261
Calea Explained
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/davefarberITEmpire.html
"High-Tech Cure for the Munchies, 24/7"
The State U. of New York A&T College at Morrisville, known as
Morrisville State, has found a high-tech way to serve up
late-night snacks, by replacing its campus convenience store
with a giant vending machine that is always open for business.
The outdoor unit stocks 126 different items, and it even
takes the campus meal card. The most popular items with students
are submarine sandwiches and six-packs of Red Bull Energy Drink,
says Glenn Gaslin, a general manager at the Morrisville
Auxiliary Corporation, which oversees food services on the
campus. "When they're coming back from wherever they go at
night, they stop by and get a snack or whatever -- or aspirin,
or whatever they get." Know of an innovative technology use
on a college campus? Tell us about it, and we'll consider
featuring it here.
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1260
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"Return to Sender" The next time you think about sneaking a subtle bon mot into an e-mail message, do yourself a favor and think twice. According to professors at New York University and the University of Chicago, e-mail writers tend to overrate their ability to convey sarcasm -- and e-mail recipients often underestimate the chances that they'll get the wrong impression from a message. The study about sarcasm is one of several bits of research highlighted in a Christian Science Monitor article about professors who research the communicative power of e-mail. Many of the researchers' findings seem like matters of common sense: It should be no surprise that the medium encourages people to write without thinking, or that e-mail readers have a tougher time interpreting intent in the absence of visual cues or vocal tics. But the professors who completed the sarcasm study say those specific problems with e-mail are part of a larger issue. People usually assume, incorrectly, that others process information the same way they do, and e-mail ofters fewer cues to correct that discrepancy than do most other forms of communication. (The Christian Science Monitor) http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1262 Email Tools and Tips http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/E-MAIL/Email.html
"Cops Weigh in on Calea" The Fraternal Order of Police is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that would require colleges and commercial Internet providers to redesign their networks so law enforcement officials could more easily eavesdrop on Internet-based phone conversations. Last week, Chuck Canterbury, national president of the police group, wrote a letter to House Speaker. J. Dennis Hastert, saying that he was worried by the statements of some federal appeals court judges earlier this month (The Chronicle, May 8) during oral arguments in American Council on Education, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America. In the case, college and public interest groups are accusing the FCC of misreading the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or Calea, when the agency issued a regulation requiring Internet providers to reengineer their networks to meet the government's surveillance needs. Mr. Canterbury told Representative Hastert that the judges appeared confused about whether Calea applied to phone calls made over the Internet. And he urged the congressman to clear up the confusion by amending a controversial telecommunications bill to state that Calea does apply to this service. The bill, HR.5252, cleared the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in April, and may be debated by the House Committee on the Judiciary. "Congress must have an opportunity to consider and address these uncertainties by amending Calea to ensure that Voice over Internet protocol does not become a communications medium beyond the reach of law enforcement," the letter read. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1261 Calea Explained http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/davefarberITEmpire.html
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