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> Wikipedia encyclopedia is banned at some colleges - Daily Vidette
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post Thu 29th March 2007, 3:49am
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Wikipedia encyclopedia is banned at some colleges
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Lysa Chen The Chronicle (Duke) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -Although Wikipedia - like Google - has carved its way into the common vernacular, some say students should think twice before turning to the free online encyclopedia for their academic work. Middlebury College's history department recently banned Wikipedia as a source for student papers, and professors at other schools, including ...

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Lysa Chen The Chronicle (Duke) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -Although Wikipedia - like Google - has carved its way into the common vernacular, some say students should think twice before turning to the free online encyclopedia for their academic work. Middlebury College's history department recently banned Wikipedia as a source for student papers, and professors at other schools, including ...

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Hey, I like that one!

Y'know, there's this little blurb right below the logo at the top-left corner of every page on this site - and it's redundant, it just repeats what's in the logo and the drill-down menu below it. I'm thinking we should put captions there - maybe even have a contest... And that would make a pretty good starter, in my opinion! smile.gif
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