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Computers and technology are right at your fingertips at Slippery Rock. There are 24-hour labs in every residence hall, as well as labs in every classroom building. Bailey Library, a hot spot for researching, last-minute paper writing, and plenty of gossiping, is equipped with two microfilm machines, plenty of quiet study areas, and a laptop checkout station. During the day, when Bailey is at its busiest and computer pods are full, students can sign out a laptop and find one of the many cozy nooks to type away in. With modern technology, one can expect problems every so often—or more often than not, in some cases. Sometimes, the high-speed network connection has a habit of not being very high-speed. However, these problems are brief and tend to occur only when adjustments are being made to the system. If students experience any major problems, they can contact their on-site Resident Network Assistant (RNA), a resident student with a strong computer know-how. Sometimes these individuals are helpful, while other times, frantic students are more likely to have their computer implode than have their phone calls promptly returned by their RNA.

What many people do not know is that SRU offers satellite courses through universities like Clarion and Edinboro universities. These courses, usually foreign language requirements, are taught via satellite from these distant sites and are set up like any typical class: you’ll attend, interact, and complete assignments—all through the magic of technology.

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Computers at Slippery Rock University

Fee898

'14

Public Relations

2.7

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Could Be Better!

You can usually find an open computer, so long as it's not common hour or finals week. But if it's either of those two, then chances are you're out of luck. Then again, if you do find a computer, it will most likely run so slowly that you won't be able to finish anything before your next class. However, Slippery Rock University does offer many different computer lab locations, so if one is too full then nine times out of ten you'll be able to find another one that's open...even if that means walking across campus. Over all, the computer situation isn't the worst, but it could be improved!

Feb 13, 2012

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kem5320

'13

Music

3.8

B+

Getting There

There are definitely enough computers, even during finals week. Sometimes the network won't work, but in general they run well. We keep getting new ones which is great! They just updated a few buildings with brand new Apple desktops.

May 18, 2011

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jmc0459

'12

Education

3.5

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Computers at Slippery Rock

There are usually plenty of open computers, even during the final few weeks of the semester. The network speed and reliability is good for the desktop computers, but the laptops can be slow. There are also usually at least five or six computers out of order at any given time.

Apr 04, 2011

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