FOX To Stream Fall Premieres For Dorms
In a first, Fox will stream the premiere of “Fringe” and season opener of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” online at the same time as they bow on TV.
But there’s a catch: Only computer users on college campuses will be able to log in to watch the simul-stream.
Move helps Fox expose the trend-setting college audience — who are more likely to have computers than TVs in their dorm rooms — to the shows. [Variety]
US Colleges Moving To Retire Cafeteria Trays
Crammed on middle linebacker Derek Walker’s plate are beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, spinach and a roll. In the other hand, he balances a salad and a bottle of hot sauce. He lumbers through the small, tabled-filled cafeteria and plunks down without spilling a drop.
All without a tray.
“You’ve just got to do with what you have,” Walker said. Glenville State has joined an increasing number of colleges and universities that have shed their cafeteria trays. [Google]
Beijing 2008: College Olympians to Remember
Scores of athletes competing in Beijing were 2008 collegians, including a dozen American medal-winners.
Look back at some of the best, culled from our blog coverage at home and abroad. [uWire]
