The University of Minnesota is migrating to an online system for filing financial aid applications, a system the school says will make it possible to process aid applications in about four days rather than the current six to eight weeks. As more and more college students download music and other types of files, educational institutions are bearing the costs associated with the resulting bandwidth drain. Despite a court ruling earlier this year, many students continue to use Napster. Universities are hesitant to monitor what students download, since that may violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which says that universities are safe havens for students. Increasing numbers of academic programs about the Web are emerging at the undergraduate level, although they have been present in graduate studies longer.
Brief item offers an overview of Web-related programs of study.
For many people, adult education or returning to school after working for a few years has proved to be more helpful than a traditional undergraduate education. UMass is now 10-2 on the season. Goalie Chris Campolettano had 19 saves in the game. Sports columnist writes about the Minutemobile, a 1986 Ford van painted with the UMass lacrosse logo, scores of games, and the numbers and nicknames of players. The van belongs to the parents of player Jeff Seals .