Undergrads
make their homes on the Internet
From
the telephone to the Internet, each generation of Chicago students
has encountered a new form of technology. Most recently, the digital
era has given College undergrads a novel means of self-expression-the
personal home page.
The
University provides students with free 20 megabytes of digital
space to create their own Web sites. Available since 1995, the
service was initially operated by students. Today, the University's
Networking Services and Information Technology group administers
a central server, which currently supports 2,398 personal Web
pages for students, faculty, and staff. Recent graduates can maintain
their sites up to two quarters after graduation. [
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