July 15, 2008

Reporter's Notebook: Financial Models, Sustainability, and a Few Jokes

By David L. Wheeler

Chicago

Colleges are under intense financial and political pressures—from state budget cuts, high energy costs, and accusations of conflicts of interest, among other things. That didn't keep a meeting for college business officers from getting off to a lighthearted start here on Sunday as attendees were asked to agree to a Blackberry Code of Conduct.

The gist of it: Thou shalt not send dumb two-word messages to the person sitting next to you. The professional entertainer who opened

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