Marshall U. Will Offer Cellphones, Not Traditional Phones, in 4 Dorms

When students move into Marshall University's new dormitories this fall, their room phones won't hang on the wall or sit on a bedside table. The dorm residents will carry the phones in their pockets.

The university is one of a handful of institutions that will assign cellular phones to students in lieu of land lines. Ed Grose, senior vice president for university operations, says that during the construction of the residence halls, he began noticing cellphone providers' highly

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