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Few cut from study abroad
BY CASEY WELCH
STAFF WRITER
Although students have said the
policy of only being able to apply to
one study abroad program hinders
their opportunities, it did not have
a big impact this semester.
Tbe Study Abroad Office received
163 applications for programs direct
ly managed and operated by UNC,
said Sally Molyneux, associate direc
tor for finance and operations.
Of those who applied, 150 stu
dents were accepted.
Many of the other 13 applicants
met qualifications for study abroad,
but were not accepted because of
two program caps, Molyneux said.
The Cuba study abroad program
only accepts 15 students, and the
William D. Weir Honors Fellowships
in Asian Studies only accepts three.
Miguel Lilly, a junior accepted
to the School of International
Thuning program in Argentina, also
expressed concerns about only being
able to apply to one program.
“If you want to study abroad, you
should be able to study abroad,” he
said. “Part of what UNC stands for
is that you can do anything you
want while you’re here. The policy
Digital textbooks see low sales
UNC one of seven testing eTextbooks
BY DANIELLE ADAMS
STAFF WRITER
Student Stores has introduced a
new electronic service as a cheaper
alternative to buying textbooks, but
few students have signed on to the
digital textbook idea
The National Association of
College Stores selected UNC as one
of seven colleges to test the eText
book product, which allows students
to read textbooks on a computer
instead of using a hard copy.
“The association wanted to be
sure that colleges are ready to deliv
er digital products as the students
want and need them,” said John
Jones, director of Student Stores.
“We were chosen as one of the
pilots because we are a large and
significant school.”
Jones said officials have consulted
with students for years about ways
to reduce the costs of textbooks.
In purchasing a digital textbook,
students will save more money than
if they were to buy either a used or
new textbook, Jones said.
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UNC does not allow students to
apply for more than one program
because of the amount of time
it takes to review applications,
said Kathryn Goforth, associate
director for advising in the study
abroad office.
Each application is about 10
pages long, and the study abroad
staff only has two weeks to get
everything read.
“Our staff is limited as it is in
being able to read and process one
application per student,” Goforth
said. “So if we were to allow students
to do two or three applications, that
would double or triple the amount of
work we’d have to do.”
And although the restriction of
applying to one program did not
affect many students, applicants
who were not accepted for their
first choice still have options.
“We have the ability within the
visa regulations to switch people
around,” Molyneux said. “In theo
ry, they could switch to about any
where, but some of those programs
will close here very quickly based
on visa regulations.”
Students who were rejected and
But he added that students who
plan to buy used textbooks and sell
them back to the bookstore at the
end of the semester will find that is
still the least expensive option.
Currently, digital textbooks gen
erally cost about half the price of
the hard copy.
“So the more expensive the hard
copy textbook, the more expensive
the eTextbook,” Jones said.
Textbooks for about 50 courses
already are available in digital form
through Student Stores, though hard
copies of the books are still sold.
About 3,850 students are
enrolled in classes with an eText
book option, but only 50 eText
books have been sold.
Though the overwhelming major
ity of students are still buying hard
copy textbooks, Jones said the num
ber of digital textbooks should grow
dramatically in the coming years.
“I think that in the long term every
thing is going to go digital,” he said.
“Even though there are absolutely no
plans to offer only eTextbooks, each
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still want to study abroad can set
up an appointment with an adviser
to discuss their options.
In addition to the UNC-run
programs, students also can study
abroad through exchange programs
with foreign universities. Other
programs are run mostly through
agencies outside of UNC.
Since they are not controlled
entirely by UNC, the total number
of students accepted to these pro
grams has not been determined,
but 219 students applied this
semester.
The office wants to send as many
qualified applicants overseas as pos
sible, Goforth said.
“Our goal is really not to leave
people out, but to include as many
people as we can,” said Kathleen
McNeil, the study abroad advisor
for Italy.
“We’d like it to be a part of every
Carolina student’s education if it
could be, so even if they do get reject
ed from their first choice program,
we will do everything we can to get
them into another program.”
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semester more and more will become
available. And where that number
tops out, no one can say”
But students had a different
opinion about going digital.
Junior psychology major
Catherine Bloodwell said even
though eTextbooks would save
paper and be more resourceful,
having one could be distracting.
“I always find myself doing other
stuff when I’m on the computer,
and then the information doesn’t
soak in as well,” she said. “I like
having a book in my hand and book
marking. A hard copy is a lot more
convenient for doing that.”
Sophomore American studies
major Jody Smith also said he pre
ferred hard copies.
“I don’t think the less expensive
factor would move me to go digital
with my textbooks,” he said.
“Having a hard copy is more tan
gible. Even if everything else goes
digital, I think textbooks are one of
the things that people will want to
keep more traditional.”
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University
Professors turn to Securexam
BY MARY COLE ALLEN
STAFF WRITER
Students and professors have
differing opinions about the practi
cality of new electronic test-taking
methods that might make blue
book essays a thing of the past.
OASIS, the information sys
tem for the College of Arts and
Sciences, provides a program called
Securexam which allows professors
to administer tests over the comput
er. The program isn’t widely used.
“As of last semester there were
26 teachers using Securexam,” said
Andy Lang, director of OASIS less
than 1 percent of faculty members.
Lang said the Department of
English has the most users, along
with the public policy and political
science departments.
The program requires students
to install a software program that
cuts off access to all other programs
while being used, providing a blank
Word document for answers.
“Securexam is great for essay
based questions,” Lang said.
“Instead of spending time scrib
bling out sentences in a blue book,
a student can simply make edits
and turn in a clear product.”
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“J really prefer the program because I like
to type out my answers , and I can read
over my essays withoutflipping pages!’
GABRIELLE TUCCI, SENIOR ON USING SECUREXAM
Senior Gabrielle Tucci said she
used Securexam in a public policy
class her sophomore year.
“It was a good program, but I was
worried my computer was going to
crash the whole time,” she said.
Lang said most of the problems
with the software stem from stu
dents who have not maintained
their computers well.
“Viruses and spyware do not
always allow for the program to
run properly,” Lang said.
Tucci added that her public pol
icy class had to bring surge protec
tors for each test because students’
computer batteries would not last
for the entire test.
“I really prefer the program
because I like to type out my answers,
and I can read over my essays with
out flipping pages,” Tucci said.
Joseph Wittig, a professor in the
English department, said he gives his
students the opportunity to write in
a blue book if taking the exam over
the computer is not appealing.
“Most of my students prefer
to take it over the computer, but
I always provide students with
the option of using a blue book if
they’re uncomfortable or a problem
occurs,” he said.
Wittig said he has been using
Securexam for five years, adding
that the program has been good
for him and his students.
Ashley Melzer, a teaching assis
tant in the folklore department,
said she thinks Securexam would
make grading tests easier.
“It would definitely make the
grading process go faster,” she said.
“There are always a couple of tests
that are difficult to read.”
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