The university has dotted the campus with nearly 2,000. Computers line the student center. The computer isn't just a study tool. This fall, Carnegie Mellon will be among the first ''wireless'' campuses in the world. In a partnership with Lucent Technologies, the school is installing radio transmitters all over campus and selling wireless communication cards that let students access the Internet from their laptop computers without being hooked to a telephone line.
Many students now select schools on the basis of their wired-ness.
No. 1 this year on its most-wired list. Last semester, Grauer had a lengthy on-line debate with a professor about a ''C'' grade that he'd received on a paper for his Persuasion in Practice course. It seems Grauer wasn't persuasive enough. Then there's Larry Greenfield. He's ordered Papa John's pizza, purchased plane tickets and, as a teaching assistant last year, communicated with students on line.