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Lost on campus? Need a textbook? WSU apps can help

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 10:32pm

OGDEN -- Just a few years back, a new student unfamiliar with Weber State University could get lost on campus and be forced to rely on tiny maps and the kindness of strangers.

But with the advent of phones and tablet computers with wireless Internet access, as well as WSU's development of a mobile website and school-related applications, students with a smartphone, iPhone, Android or tablet can walk around with a guide to the university universe tucked snug in their pocket.

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Utahns react to recommendation of no cellphones for drivers

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 4:53pm

OGDEN -- Ogden area drivers see the merit in cellphone restrictions to make the road a safer place, though they have mixed feelings on how far those restrictions should go.

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Shocker: Power demand from U.S. homes is falling

Jonathan Fahey The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 8:02pm

NEW YORK — American homes are more cluttered than ever with devices, and they all need power: Cell phones and iPads that have to be charged, DVRs that run all hours, TVs that light up in high definition.

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Cell phone use in classrooms debated

Liz Carey Anderson Independent-Mail

Last updated Monday, August 15, 2011 - 2:31pm

Cell phones may be part of the American teenage culture, but they aren't allowed in the places where students spend eight hours a day -- the classroom.

Some argue that they should be.

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