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      in
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      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      19,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nicer
      Side
     
     
      of
      the
      Net
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      the
      Acadia
      of
      Borg.
      You
      will
      be
      Educated
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    

    
     
      In
      case
      you
      haven't
      heard
      it
      on
     
     
      the
      news,
      Acadia
      University
      in
      Wolfville
     
     
      NS
      is
      going
      high-tech.
      I
      mean,
      RE-
     
     
      ALLY
      high-tech.
     
    

    
     
      By
      the
      year
      2000,
      IBM
      laptop
     
     
      computers
      are
      going
      to
      be
      a
      standard
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      entering
      student
      package,
     
     
      right
      beside
      the
      condoms.
      This
      is
      part
      of
     
     
      a
      massive
      effort
      to
      keep
      on
      top
      of
      the
     
     
      technology
      game.
     
    

    
     
      The
      argument
      is
      that
      computer
     
     
      competency,
      not
      just
      literacy,
      will
      be
      as
     
     
      important
      at
      the
      turn
      of
      this
      century
      as
     
     
      reading
      and
      writing
      were
      important
      at
     
     
      the
      turn
      of
      the
      last.
      To
      facilitate
      the
     
     
      predicted
      needs
      of
      the
      future,
      Acadia
     
     
      will
      be
      leasing
      a
      laptop
      to
      every
      student
     
     
      attending
      by
      the
      year
      2000.
      Some
     
     
      students,
      mostly
      the
      Computer
      Science
     
     
      and
      Business
      Admin.
      faculties,
      will
      be
     
     
      starting
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      But
      this
      isn't
      all.
      Acadia
      has
     
     
      teamed
      up
      with
      several
      private
      compa-
     
     
      nies
      (including
      IBM,
      MT&T,
      Marriott,
     
     
      and
      a
      division
      of
      American
      Express)
      to
     
     
      completely
      overhaul
      the
      campus,
      install-
     
     
      ing
      fibre-optics
      and
      other
      paraphernalia.
     
     
      Remember
      that
      old
      series
      of
      telephone
     
     
      ads
      (from
      the
      US)
      that
      were
      talking
     
     
      about
      video-conferencing
      classes
      to
     
     
      campuses
      all
      over
      the
      world?
      That
      is
     
     
      what
      Acadia
      is
      aiming
      for.
     
    

    
     
      Each
      dorm
      room
      will
      have
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI's
      comparatively
      low-tech
      computer
      labs
      Photo
      by
      L.
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      internet
      connection
      for
      the
      laptop.
      Yes,
     
     
      the
      phone
      and
      TV
      set
      will
      be
      included.
     
     
      The
      phones
      are
      custom,
      with
      special
     
     
      buttons
      for
      security
      and
      other
      sections
      of
     
     
      campus,
      voicemail,
      and
      three-way
     
     
      calling.
      The
      TV
      will
      be
      carrying
      video-
     
     
      conferencing
      material,
      as
      the
      classrooms
     
     
      will
      all
      be
      wired
      (hey
      Bob,
      change
      to
     
     
      channel
      34,
      they're
      showing
      the
      frog
     
     
      dissection
      I'm
      skipping).
     
    

    
     
      How
      are
      they
      doing
      this,
      with
     
     
      all
      of
      the
      cuts
      everyone
      is
      talking
      about?
     
     
      Simple,
      they
      are
      increasing
      tuition.
     
     
      People
      want
      to
      complain
      about
      a
      $3
     
     
      increase
      in
      the
      Student
      Union
      fees,
      but
     
     
      how
      would
      you
      feel
      if
      you
      were
      getting
      a
     
     
      $1000
      base
      tuition
      hike?
      They
      don't
     
     
      know
      exactly
      how
      much
      it
      will
      increase
     
     
      yet,
      but
      for
      all
      of
      the
      software,
      hard-
     
     
      ware,
      and
      building
      renovations,
      it
      is
     
     
      going
      to
      be
      ugly.
      And
      Acadia
      already
     
     
      has
      one
      of
      the
      highest
      tuition
      rates
      in
      the
     
     
      country.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      the
      question
      of
      whether
     
     
      it
      will
      do
      any
      good.
      Acadia
      has
      sent
     
     
      teams
      to
      universities
      in
      the
      US
      which
     
     
      already
      using
      a
      policy
      of
      requiring
     
     
      students
      and
      faculty
      to
      have
      laptops,
      and
     
     
      they
      have
      come
      home
      feeling
      very
     
     
      positive
      about
      it.
      |
      only
      wonder
      if
      there
     
     
      are
      any
      Maritime
      universities
      that
      really
     
     
      have
      the
      resources
      to
      undertake
      such
      a
     
     
      phenomenal
      technological
      revolution.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Yvonne
      MacKean
     
     
      The
      Political
      Studies
      Society
     
     
      executive
      recently
      had
      a
      meeting,
      and
     
     
      here's
      what
      is
      new:
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      End
      of
      Year
      Party
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      decided
      that
      we
      should
      try
     
     
      to
      have
      one,
      Dictator
      Henderson
      is
      going
     
     
      to
      pursue
      this
      matter
      with
      the
      faculty.
     
    

    
     
      Information
      will
      be
      published
      and/
     
     
      or
      send
      by
      email
      when
      it
      becomes
     
     
      available.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2.
      The
      Future
     
    

    
     
      There
      was
      much
      discussion
      about
     
     
      next
      year.
      Although
      we
      will
      be
      without
     
     
      our
      glorious
      Dictator
      Henderson,
      there
     
     
      will
      be
      a
      sufficient
      core
      group
      left.
      All
     
     
      members
      were
      optimistic
      about
      recruit-
     
     
      ing,
      but
      it
      will
      be
      better
      left
      till
      next
     
     
      year.
      Except
      for
      me,
      I
      (as
      Secretary
      and
     
     
      slave
      labourer)
      am
      to
      advertise
      it
      here.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      all
      you
      majors
      or
      minors
     
     
      (declared
      or
      just
      thinking
      about
      it),
     
    
   
   
    
     
      consider
      (a)
      running
      for
      an
      executive
     
     
      position
      or
      (b)
      becoming
      a
      member
      of
     
     
      the
      PSS
      next
      year.
      It
      doesn't
      require
     
     
      much
      time
      and
      effort.
      It
      will
      give
      you
      a
     
     
      chance
      to
      get
      to
      know
      your
      fellow
     
     
      students
      and
      faculty
      in
      the
      department,
     
     
      and
      you
      may
      have
      a
      chance
      to
      have
     
     
      some
      fun.
      .
      .
      okay,
      the
      final
      incentive:
      it
     
     
      will
      look
      good
      on
      a
      resume!
      Stay
      tuned
     
     
      in
      September
      for
      further
      information
     
     
      about
      the
      club.
      .
      .
      think
      about
      all
      the
     
     
      things
      we
      can
      do
      without
      our
      esteemed
     
     
      Dictator
      at
      the
      helm
      (it's
      a
      party!).
     
    

    
     
      And
      without
      further
      ramblings...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Event
      of
      The
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      budget
      is
      released
      in
      the
      PEI
     
     
      legislature,
      shortly
      there
      after,
      a'76
     
     
      Chev
      pickup
      backfires
      on
      Grafton
      Street
     
     
      and
      sends
      the
      MLAs
      scrambling
      under
     
     
      their
      desks.
      Deja
      vu,
      eh
      guys??
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MAGNUM
      PEI.
      —
      PART
      SIXTEEN
      SfinenS
      seca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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