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I routinely tell my students, if they miss class and ask a buddy for notes, they’d better offer cash. And the supplier students had better value their work and demand payment. To me it’s basic fairness. If it doesn’t cost you time and effort to get the notes, it should at least cost $$, and it should reward the time and effort of the classmate generous enough to share the fruit of such labor. --morris

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July 9, 2008

U.S. Collegians Take Honors at Microsoft's Imagine Cup

The winners of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition were announced Monday night in Paris. The cup is a global contest intended to spur students to innovations in technology. The theme this year was the environment and conservation. U.S. teams did well:

• First place in the Interface Design category went to a team from Indiana University, which built an application to get students on the campus to reduce energy and water consumption.
• First place in the Photography category went to a team from Wayne State University, whose photos displayed the role that technology plays in improving the environment.
• The Engineering Excellence Achievement Award went to a team from the Rochester Institute of Technology, which designed a system of environmental sensors that could be accessed by cell phones.

The winners will get a share of the cash prize of $240,000.—Josh Fischman

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