UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, August 16, 1995
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Surf's up for students on internet
By David Day Special to the Kansan
Night after night, hundreds of students' phone lines are busy. But they're not making plans to go out to loud bars or bad movies.
They're out surfing - net surfing
More and more, students are spending their free time linking up with the internet community. They have home pages, high-powered modems and a court reporter's typing skills. They know where to go, who to talk to, and which waves to catch.
"The thing about the 'net that separates it from other things to do is it supplies a wealth of information; there's an opportunity to meet some new people and you learn valuable skills necessary to your future." said Aaron Sumner, Jerseyville, Ill., senior
Summer is president of KU's internet organization. The Kansas University Campus Internet Association was formed about a year ago to persuade the administration to provide the students and professors with internet access.
Today, with most of their goals accomplished, the
ferent. With more users, there is much more to do, to see."
In fact some people are using the Internet to access more traditional entertainment. Movie trailers, even full-length movies, are starting
organization's membership is about 40 people. The organization's site on the web is home to one of the most talked about sites on the web, URouLette. URouLette provides a link with a click on the icon.
to appear on-line, as are live broadcasts from bands, interactive forums with authors and artists and discussion groups. Virtual Cafe
are gaining popularity, where users can order a
Sumner, who is in charge of the site's upkeep, said that he earned valuable experience working at the computer lab in Ellsworth Hall.
"coffee" and sit around different "tables" discussing art and music with other surfers.
The preferred communication mode still is e-mail. Sumner, for example, is on many mailing lists, most of which deal with computer programming. Mailing lists are e-mail
"Back then there were only a few sites," he said, "but now it's a lot dif-
"The idea is to use the internet as a tool, as opposed to a way of life."
discussion groups
Michael Grobe
KUcomputer center employee
groups.
The groups include people from all over the world debating and relating about a common interest.
His personal favorite is one devoted to the music of Husker Du, a Minnesota punk band.
"I met someone from K-State and bought him
Sugar show here. We've even swapped a few tapes," he said.
"There are mailing lists for just about anything."
Robert Bailey, Austin, Texas,
senior, subscribes to the Pavement list.
"It is fascinating," he said. "You really get to know people from all over the country and the world. In that sense, it really is an alternative to the crowded bars."
cal computer nerds but students eager to share their opinion and personality with the world.
"The idea is to use the internet as a tool, as opposed to a way of life," said Michael Grobe, one of the three creators of Lynx, the first World Wide Web server, and employee at the University's computer center. "It's another way to express yourself. The internet constitutes virtual communities."
Most surfers are not the stereotypi-
People are able to define themselves as a community."
themselves as a community.
The Web is the gulf of choice for today's surfers. It presents the information at easy-to-use "sites" or "pages" which could be run by anyone, from multi-national corporations to small-time businesses, from CEOs to college students. Since its inception, the Web has increased dramatically and could reach 30 million surfers by the year 2000.
Surprisingly, programming on the Web is not hard. Michelle Shively, Overland Park, junior, should know. She taught herself the web language in about three hours. Now, she has her own home page, a personal address on the net where she can post information and other users can browse and respond.
"I think it's a great way to spend your extra time," she said. "It's being creative, and you can put just about anything you want on there to tell people about yourself."
The computer center offers numerous seminars on how to surf the net and most take under three hours. Most computers on campus are hooked up to the net and can be used at no charge. To get on-line from a home or residence hall room, all it takes is a modem, a phone line, a computer and a valid KUID.
For $15 a semester or $30 a year, KU provides internet access for students in the form of a terminal server account available at the computer center.
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