College Clips
Published Sept. 19, 2006
It's quite an amazing maze of maize
Nebraska farm owners have broken a Guinness World Record by growing a 40-acre corn maze.
Wayne and Jennifer Benson, who built the maze on their farm near Denton, Neb., said this maze trumps the old Guinness record-holding corn creation by nearly 20 acres. It was designed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nebraska Air National Guard and the 2006 Guardians of Freedom Air Show. The Bensons incorporated both logos into the maze's trails.
Also sculpted into the 10 miles of trails are the logos of the Lincoln, Neb., Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln Saltdogs, the local minor-league baseball team.
The maze will be open until Nov. 1, when the Bensons plan to harvest the corn.
— The Daily Nebraskan (University of Nebraska)
UF to offer downloading to students
University of Florida students can now download free music without breaking the law.
The Ruckus Network chose the university as a pilot school for its new multimedia-downloading program. The service provides access to more than 1.6 million free music files, though these files must stay on students' computers and cannot be moved to iPods or other portable music players.
Ruckus has not signed an official contract with the university, but if it does, students will also be able to download free movies and television shows.
Charlie Moore, the senior vice president of corporate development for Ruckus, said the company's goal is to provide students with safe, legal access to free music by making direct deals with record companies.
Student body treasurer Ryan Moseley said more information is needed before the school can officially sign with the service.
— Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida)
Northwestern-area residents support smoking ban
Students at Northwestern University who want to smoke a couple of cigarettes when they go out might be out of luck.
The city of Evanston, Ill., where Northwestern is located, passed a smoking ban in April. The ban went into effect July 1.
"I know we're losing customers (because of the ban), but it's probably five percent or less," said Placido Quinto, the manager of Las Palmas restaurant.
Some students are not fans of the new law. Kristen Dewey said she misses having a smoke while visiting her favorite coffee shop, Café Express.
"I'm like, 'Excuse me, I want my hot chocolate and a cigarette,'" she said.
Graduate student Paul Smith said though he has been a user of tobacco products, he favors the ban because it makes the bars smell better.
— Daily Northwestern (Northwestern University)