CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, September 17, 2008

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Top five commented articles this week:

University Bans Access To Facebook; Claims It's A Security Issue

Techdirt: "We've seen plenty of stories of silly politicians trying to ban access to social networks in high schools, but in colleges especially things like Facebook are basically the way students communicate with each other. So it's rather surprising to find out (via Michael Geist) that Concordia University has banned access to Facebook on any computer connected to the university network via a wired connection"

David


Will strategic plan be realized in the arts?

The Tartan Online: "The drafts of the new strategic plan seem to show that Carnegie Mellon has an increasing appreciation for the arts, demonstrated in the following statement and in other places: “Interaction and interconnection between the arts and research, especially in technology, is a source of mutual strength, novel perspectives, and creative inspiration.”"

David


University ranked poorly among colleges in Forbes

The Tartan Online: "The news is out: Carnegie Mellon remains one of the top 25 universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. The university was ranked 22nd overall, while the undergraduate business and engineering programs ranked sixth and ninth, respectively.

However, Carnegie Mellon did not fare so well in a new Forbes list of colleges and universities, which placed Carnegie Mellon 266th out of 596 institutions."

David


E-mail is as addictive as gambling

CNET News: "In a study last year, Dr. Thomas Jackson of Loughborough University, England, found that it takes an average of 64 seconds to recover your train of thought after interruption by e-mail. So people who check their e-mail every five minutes waste 8 1/2 hours a week figuring out what they were doing moments before."

David


Signature puts stamp on 'Les Miz'

Variety: "The Signature Theater in Arlington, Va., will mount a revamped production of “Les Miserables” at its intimate 280-seat black box theater in December under special arrangement with producer Cameron Macintosh."

David

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