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Thursday, February 10, 2000-Page2 NEWS Whiteford and Rouzer prepare for faster Internet connections with the Ethernet continued from page 1 work cards on campus, which Matthews said Ethernet backbone at the start of the fall se- tracted for the rest of the halls, a total cost is That is because a network card has to be in- is even more beneficial to first year students mester because of the added work needed to not yet known. stalled and configured in all computers that because they have no way to get to the store. take fiber optic cable to the complex," Seidel However, because the freshmen dorms will use Ethernet, a task which will be As for the rest of the residence halls, "our added. are the largest residence halls, and consider- handled by Advanced Computers on Main goal is to have (them) wired over the The cost of wiring both Rouzer and ing certain start-up costs, Street. summer ...exceptfortheGardenApartments," Whiteford halls will be $150,000, according Seidel estimates that the cost per resi- The company, which the college has an said Seidel. to Seidel. . dence hall will be less than the first two agreement with, will selland install the net- "The apartments may not be on the Because the college has not yet con- dorms. I I " a textbook anpJe of e IDte:rDet (~.1 ( We realize we don't VarsityBooks.com we've also receive them in just