CARROLL UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
iPads hit shelves at Carroll’s library 34 iPads avaliable for one-day rental
34 iPads have been added to the library’s collection of items that can be checked out for student use. Photo by Audrey Ericson
Audrey Ericson Editorial Staff
Carroll students got a late Christmas present. IPads became available at Carroll’s library Jan, 26, said Alyssa Meyer, a freshman who has worked at the front desk since she started attending Carroll. Students can check out one of the 34 iPads in the same way
they check out a library book, with the swipe of their student I.D., Meyer said. After a student returns an iPad, the library employees restore the system, said Grant McLain, a sophomore working at the library’s front desk. This way, students’ information and web history is removed from the iPad for their safety. “I thought it was pretty cool that we had iPads for people to
check out,” Meyer said. Meyer has not used one of the iPads yet because she already has a laptop. “But I’ll probably use on eventually,” Meyer said. Some of the apps are very useful to students, she said. The iPads will especially help students who want to look things up on the web in the library’s reading room, said McLain.
They are also more convenient than a laptop computer to carry around because they are lighter and smaller, McLain said. “But at first I was kind of ‘iffy’ about it,” McLain said. “That’s a lot of money to buy 34 iPads. Should we really spend so much on them,” he asked. Their long-term use; however, will outweigh their cost, McLain said. Students can use the iPad’s
apps to access books instead of borrowing cumbersome library books, McLain said. Many students are already using the iPads, McLain said. One Saturday, eight people checked out iPads during a three-hour span, and some of those were re-check outs, he said. McLain has not yet used an iPad since he has a Visio tablet already. He might use one to make a PowerPoint, he said.
UNAFF to return to Carroll for seventh annual event Luke Bennewitz
EditorIal Staff Carroll University will be hosting the seventh annual United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) on Wednesday, March 21st from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. in the Campus Center. The festival is organized by several members of the Carroll community, consisting of students, faculty, staff and members of the Waukesha community. The theme for this year’s festival is education, but there will
still be several films on traditional UNAFF topics, such as human rights, environmental rights and legal issues. “We always hope that it will extend everybody’s knowledge of what’s going on in the world and the difference between privilege and deprivation among people,” said Dr. Deirdre Keenan, professor of English and co-chair of the UNAFF committee for the past five years. The festival not only provides students with an educa-
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tional experience but also provides a way to learn about future career opportunities. “For students that don’t know of the option of a career in NGO’s…there are so many of these documentaries that have to do with that,” said Dr. Keenan. “It’s a really good way for students to start thinking about that as another profession.” The festival is an option for students to receive a convocation point. A student can attend a film and stay for the discussion,
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which typically lasts for an hour and a half, to receive a convocation point. “The films are stimulating for inspiration, to find strength within yourself,” said Emily Groves, senior and co-chair of the UNAFF committee. “They may be global films, but they can be tied into your own community. After each session, there is always a discussion part that can help you connect more with what is going on locally and globally, and there is always
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something you can take away.” With such a large variety of films to choose from, the UNAFF committee decided on one film to end the festival. “This year we decided unanimously to end the festival with the film ‘Happy’,” said Dr. Keenan. “It’s a tremendously kind of inspirational film to watch and to provoke people’s thoughts on how they can make their lives good.”
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