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Speed News
June 6, 2006 Editor: Shelly Willingham
This is the second part in a three part  series dealing with up coming changes.This article focuses on the new laptoprequirement for the freshman class of 2007 
Of the changes coming to theSpeed School of Engineering, per-haps the one that will have themost impact on students is the in-troduction of mandatory TabletPCs for the Fall 2007 freshmanclass. This requirement affects
only
that class, and does not re-quire that any current students pur-chase a Tablet PC for their classes.The rationale behind this decisionlies in several ideas. The faculty atthe Speed School of Engineeringare eager to ensure that Speed staysahead of the technological curve,and with many universities adopt-ing laptop requirements, it seemeda good time to start one here. Ad-ditionally, there currently existssoftware that allows for greater classroom collaboration betweenfaculty andstudents: thissoftware iscalledDyKnow, andhas the poten-tial to revolu-tionize theclassroom experience.Acquiring a Tablet PC before theFall 2007 semester begins will bethe responsibility of the incomingstudent. A set of guidelines for this purchase will be distributed toall incoming students, and thesestudents willlikely beasked tochoose be-tween severaldifferentmanufacturers and models.Though there has been no officialdeclaration regarding which brand(s) will be chosen, Speed admini-stration has been suggesting thatcurrent students interested in pur-chasing tablet PCs should look intothose made by HP. Costs for Tab-let PCs depend on the model, buttend to be about $200-$300 morethan the equivalent laptop offered by that manufacturer.Though the introduction of theseTablet PCs has the potential to
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Hee Haw!Being in a big city brings several opportunities for freeentertainment. For those of you who like country music,you have an awesome opportunity this summer to seesome amazing performers, all for free.Every summer Fourth Street Live hosts Hot Country Nights every Wednesday night down at Fourth Street.Shows start at 7:30 with an opening act and the main actnormally taking the stage around 8:30. This year thereare some top performers like Jason Aldean, Chris Cagle,and even Little Big Town.All shows are free and parking is free after 6pm in theGalleria Garage on Fifth street, so this is the perfect en-tertainment opportunity for college kids. By the waythere is no age limit.Here is the schedule for this summer If you goyou wantto get thereearly! Lastyear Ishowed uparound 7and wastowards the back.Don’tworrythough,there reallyisn't a bad spot down at Fourth Street.So, take a break this summer and head down-town for a free concert and a greattime!
Ch-Ch-Ch Changes (part 2)
Around Town
Date Artist
6/7 Pat Green6/14 Artie Dean Harris6/21 Jason Aldean6/28 Brian McComas7/5 Little Big Town7/12 David Lee Murphy & Lee Roy Parnell7/19 Josh Gracin7/26 Chas Blakemore & Dan Varner 8/2 Chris Cagle8/9 Trent Tomlinson8/16 Craig Morgan
By: Tony Harper 
“..to ensure that  Speed stays ahead of the technological curve…” ~ Speed School Fac-ulty on the reason for table pcs
 
 
Society Corner
Council UpdateSports Calendar
Hey societies! Yeah you, societies, I am talking to you!This is your space. Don’t forget that you can advertisehere. Make an announcement about meetings, speakers,or special events. You could even announce your newofficers.Don’t let this space go to waste! All you have to do toget something in here is shoot me an email no later than6pm on Monday night.My email is speednews@speedcouncil.org. If you can’tget to a computer, just drop off a written copy in thecouncil office (JS 105) and I will get it.Let the whole school know what you are up to!I know, I know, you haven't seen much from council yetthis summer. But I can tell you that they are working onit. Right now the volleyball league is going on. Even if you are not playing you can come and see the skills of your fellow classmates. Games are on Tuesdays andThursdays from 6pm to about 9pm at the volleyball court beside the BP in Cardinal Park.Other than that, council is working on some excitingthings for the rest of the summer. So watch out for those!If you want to know what is going on in council all youhave to do is attend meeting on Thursdays at 12:20 in JS100.See you there!
revolutionize classroom learning, there are a number of issues that the Speed administration will have toovercome in order to make the endeavor successful.Of these, the most important are infrastructure, se-curity, and usage. Infrastructure concerns involvethe question of access to power (imagine 100 stu-dents in JS100 attempting to charge their laptops atonce) and the ability of the University's wirelessnodes to handle the increased load when hundredsof new computers flood the airwaves. Security con-cerns revolve mostly around protecting studentscarrying expensive tablets from thieves, since givingeach Speed student a laptop makes these students aviable target. Finally, usage concerns are based onthe question of whether each professor will integratethis new form of learning into their lectures; many professors have been teaching the same way for years, and asking them to change their current (andoften working) methods may be too much for many.With all that in mind, how can you get ready for thischange? As was previously stated, there is no re-quirement for current students to purchase a TabletPC. However, current students are not prohibitedfrom buying and using Tablet PCs, and for thosewho are interested in the technology, I would rec-ommend reading the following article. At the endof the article there are several links for more infor-mation as well as reviews.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_pc
 
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Send items to speednews@speedcouncil.org by Monday night at 6pm
Letter from Shelly
Howdy!It’s the summer and we are in school. Fun, right? So whatis there to do to relieve the summer time blues?It all depends on your price range. If you are like me andfree sounds good, there are several things. You can get agroup and go down to Waterfront Park and play Frisbee or even kick ball. Then you have the volleyball courts oncampus and on Cardinal Park.If sports are not your thing there are free concerts down atFourth Street Live (check out Around Town on pg 1).If you want to send a little bit of money then there is Ken-tucky Kingdom or even the Louisville Zoo.Even though we are stuck here all summer there are plentyof things to do to get rid of your summertime blues. If any-thing call your friends and tell them they need to make aroad trip to Louisville to entrain you.Hope you have fun this summer!~Shelly :)
Announcements
Summer Work Scholarship
 If you are interested in summer work scholarship, please see Dr. Harris in JB Speed room 216. If youare currently working, and want to continue in thesame office or lab, you will still need to completean application for summer.
Free Copies of F.E Reference Hand-book!
Free copies of the Fundamentals of Engi-neering reference handbook, usedin the April 2006 FE exam, are available inJ. B. Speed Building room 216.
Pictures from the Speed School Honorsand Awards program are availableon the Speed School web page. Go to:http://speed.louisville.edu/honors2006/and follow the instructions.
 
Part-Time Position
 Student Worker The University department of EnvironmentalHealth and Safety is looking for a studentworker. Flexible hours, 10 - 12 hours per week.For contact information and other informationabout the position, see the flyer outside room216, JB Speed Building.
Fundamentals of Engineering Examinformation
 The FE application deadline for the October 2006exam is August 1, 2006. Go to:http://kyboels.ky.gov/fourappl.pdf for the FE applica-tion. Instructions for completing the applicationcan be found at:http://kyboels.ky.gov/enfundinstruct.htm.The Fall 2006 FE exam is scheduled for Saturday,October 28th.Contact Dr. Harris in Academic Affairs, JB SpeedBuilding room 216, for more information.
 
Looking for a part time job?
The medical school downtown is looking for someone toinstall a VB based program and help getting the staff famil-iar with the program.If you are interested see Faye Sutton in the Co-op Office.
Sports
Volleyball is in full swing! Here are the standings:
The Dudes
W
The Ligers
L
Girls <3 Volleyball
L
ISA (1)
W
ISA (2)
W
ASCE Ramrods
W
The ASCE Average Joes
L
South Brook Street Girls
L
Big Bad Boys Lookin
L
Pretty Powerful in Pink The Spaldings
L
BMES
L
Team Work 
W
DFA
L
Ibrahimovic
W
Captain Ramrod and the Camshafts
L
Tabaranmt
W
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