The University provides dial-in connections to the campus computer network for those who don't have direct connections. Freshmen can either purchase or lease a desktop or laptop computer. About 100 upperclass students have also ordered computers via UD's program with Tangent. The cast will take calls from students with specific questions, and basic training videos will run on several of the cable system's channels. A contest once the school year is under way will decide a name for the new show.
Incoming students are part of the technology generation.
And 60 percent of the 870 freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences started their registration for fall classes via a new Web site designed to elicit their preferences for classes and campus activities such as ROTC and music ensembles. Online descriptions of classes and programs are linked to the registration site so students can read the descriptions as they choose their classes.