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Some thoughts on the name of Usenet University:

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Newsgroups: alt.uu.future
From: mullins@ipc2.macs.ysu.edu ()
Subject: Re: Usenet University
Message-ID: <1992Jul14.160445.27817@news.ysu.edu>
Organization: Math & Computer Science, Youngstown State University
References: <1992Jul13.155359.13185@ms.uky.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 16:04:45 GMT

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Finally, another personal nit to pick which relates to the overly
ambitious start
proposed.  Why call the concept a "university"?  My Webster's defines
university
to mean: an educational institution of the highest level, typically, in the US,
with one or more undergraduate colleges, together with a program of graduate
studies and a number of professional schools, and authorized to confer various
degress, as the bachelor's, master's, and doctor's.  Definitely doesn't apply
to UU (excepting Uppsula, of course).  The "what-is" document suggests
that this
term refers to the "community", but in the context of "university" this means
(Webster again): the students, faculty, or administrators of a
university.  There
is also reference to the physical grounds which can't apply.

How about Usenet College then?  Closer.  Webster says: 1) an institution
of higher
education that grants degrees; university; specifically a) any of the
schools of
a university offering instruction in any of several specialized courses
of study,
as liberal arts, architecture, law, etc; b) the undergraduate division of a 
university which offers a general four-year course leading to the
bachelor's degree.
And, 2) a school offering specialized instruction in some proffesion or
occupation,
e.g. a secretarial school.

Either of the above seem to include deception by virtue of an
innapropriate name!
Consider Usenet School.  At least Webster won't argue: a place or
institution for
teaching and learning; establishment for education...  Since US may be mistaken
for USA, I suggest Usenet Cooperative Education.
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Virtual University
Unua Virtuala Universito
Worldnet University


uu.* won't work: there's Uppsala University
IU = internet univeristy?
NU = network university?
VU = virtual university?

Nothing with 'cyber' in it please. It's become a comic book phrase.
Worse, it's become a psuedo-techie media phrase about as overworked and
accurate as 'Star Wars' for SDI.

WU = world university?

//Jyrki