Hurricanes do not renew TV contract
The Post – The University of Miami has decided not to renew its contract with the former College Television Network. Televisions across the campus will no longer be obligated to show the network, now called MTVU, at all times.
The decision came after the university’s five-year contract with the broadcasting station ended. The agreement between the two was designed to have the network broadcast in various common areas across campus; dining halls in particular were targeted by the network. The chief reason for not renewing the contract stemmed from the desire to have more viewing options within those dining halls.
Managers of the dining halls will have the option of showing nearly any of the 77 channels offered on the campus network, including MTVU. The lone exception is HBO, which is contracted solely for viewing in residence hall rooms.
UM to cut budget or lose funding
The Michigan Daily – The proposed budget for the state of Michigan could severely hamper funding for the University of Michigan, as well as other schools in the state. If the public universities within the state do not keep their tuition increases for next year below the rate of inflation, they could receive six percent less funding than last year.
University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman said that in order for the university to keep its increase below the inflation line, it would have to face a budget cut of $43 million. If the increase rises above the inflation line, the university would face a cut of $62.5 million. The inflation line remains at 2.4 percent.
The university is getting used to budget cuts. Last year, the budget was cut by 10 percent, and in December, it suffered a budget reduction of $16.4 million.
Miami loses phone, Internet service
The Miami Student – Over 5,000 customers, including members of the Miami University Middletown and Hamilton branches, lost Internet and phone services due to an accidental severing of the Butler County Fiber Optic Network.
The accident occurred early in the day, on Feb. 4, when a city contractor accidentally severed four telephone lines – two copper and two fiber – while performing maintenance. The outage did not last long. Service was fully restored early the next morning.
The Hamilton campus was completely without phone service for most of the day, while Middletown had limited access. Both reported to be operating at full capacity by the next morning. City officials cited inclement weather and the extent of the damage as the causes for the delay in finishing the repairs.
‘MyDoom’ mutant strikes Wisconsin
The Daily Cardinal – The University of Wisconsin has received a new strain of the “MyDoom” virus that is slowing computer labs and filling e-mail boxes across campus.
The mutated version is spreading more quickly than the previous one, hindering attempts to contain and destroy it. According to the Division for Information Technology, four systems have already been infected. The virus is contained in e-mails with generic titles, such as “error,” “hi” or “hello,” inviting the user to open them. To acquire the virus, a user must download the file attached to the e-mail.
Students whose computers are infected with the new virus will be taken off the campus’ computer network until the virus is cleaned from their system. The university offers free virus-scanning software for students that is available via download or from the Division of Information Technology Store.
– compiled by Adam Jardy
