Students might think they're getting a good deal when they get their discounted computers from the Student Computing Initiative, but if only they knew what was out there.
Forget the pencil and the compass, today's college students get hi-tech gadgetry. And that TI calculator doesn't even start to cover it.
Tired of shopping around for a cell phone? Go to the SUNY A&T at Morrisville. They'll set you up with a shiny new Motorola i205 phone.
Think a simple cell phone is too dull? Go to the University of Maryland for your M.B.A. They'll give you a BlackBerry.
But Duke's decision to buy iPods for all incoming freshmen takes the cake. We think college techology consultant Warren Arbogast had it right when he asked the Chronicle of Higher Education, "Will an undergrad download language-lab tapes before Eminem? I don't know. I sure wouldn't."
Let's just hope Duke students don't start putting their names down as Slim Shady.
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