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World News
Personal Computer A Must At Dartmouth
Hanover, NH (CPS) - As if
lugging stereos and TVs back and
forth to school isn't enough
trouble, Dartmouth College
freshmen now have to pack up
their personal computers and
bring ihem with them, too.
Danmouth, the first Ivy-
League school to adopt this rule,
will require incoming freshmen
to bring their Apples and Macs to
school or to purchase a system at
the school’s computer center.
School officials say
Dartmouth wants to offer all
students equal access to
sophisticated computer
equipment. Freshmen are sent
informadon packages on how to
purchase a computer from the
school’s computer center.
"It’s really a de facto
requirement," says Dean A1
Quirk, dean of admissions and
financial aid at Dartmouth. "It
would be hard lo find a student
that didn t already have one."
"About 80 percent of our
students have been purcnasing
systems. Our rooms are hard
wired. Students can access the
library or communicate with each
other by networking. The micro
revolution has changed
education."
Quirk also forecasts that
all campuses will require
computer ownership as an
admission requirement in the
future. According to the MTV-
College Track Report, one
quarter of all college students
currently have personal
computers. Students who require
financial aid at Dartmouth will be
eligible to receive further
assistance to purchase a
computer.
"We were one of the
institudons that took advantage of
the Apple consornum, so it’s
really the computer of choice,"
Quirk says. "You know,
computer instruction wiJJ never
replace the hard work of learning,
but in 10 years, we’ll be teaching
in an entirely different way."
Students Produce Guide For Campus Environmentalists
(CPS) - If you’re interested in
saving the Earth, you can start by
saving your campus. So says the
first environmental guidebook
ever written by students for
students.
"The Student
Environmental Action Guide"
will be published in September
by the Student Environmental
Action Coalition (SEAC), the
largest student environmental
group in the country.
The 96-page book, packed
with practical "how to"
information, lists of resources and
tips like how to give and "eco
party" (bring your own cup),
draws on the research of
environmentalists across the
country, including members of
the Natural Resources Defense
Council, Greenpeace and the
Environmental Defense Fund.
The pocket-size guide.
printed on recycled paper, also
contains stories about successful
environmental efforts on the
nation’s campuses. For instance,
students at James Madison
University bought ceramic mugs
to help reduce disposable waste
on campus. Three-quarters of the
10,000 students purchased mugs.
In another story. Mount Holyoke
College students saved $4,500
during an energy-saving
competition between dormitories.
"Schools use large
amounts of energy and generate
large amounts of waste," says
Chris Fox, one of SEAC’s
coordinators, "The lessons we
learn from making changes on
campus is the first step in making
other changes in the world."
The environment,
according to the American
Council on Education, is the
number one issue among
incoming college freshman.
SEAC, founded in 1988, is the
largest student environmental
organization in the country, with
members in 1,500 campuses in
50 states.
The guide will be
published by Earth Works Press
in Berkeley, Calif., the publishing
arm of Earth Works Group, an
organization of writers involved
in environmental activism.
Another publication by Earth
Works Press, "50 Simple Things
You Can Do to Save the Earth,"
was among 1990’s top best
sellers in college bookstores.
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