Gore Speaks on Digital Divide
At Morgan State University

BALTIMORE — In a campaign stop at Morgan State University, Vice President Al Gore preached that every household nationwide should have access to the Internet and every child should be computer literate by the eighth grade.
"It's time to set clear national goals to close the digital divide," Gore said last month, as he warned that Blacks and low-income Americans are at risk of being technologically left behind.
He went on to say that Internet access and technology education are key to providing economic opportunity for poor Americans and minorities and closing the gap between the rich and the poor.
The digital divide that Gore warned of during his speech was clearly illustrated by the high school experiences of Morgan State students.
Dervin Lindsey, 19, had access to computers and the Internet at his suburban Baltimore County school and at home.
Meanwhile Tyrone Thorpe, 22, a product of the Baltimore City schools, worked on outdated computers that were not connected to the Internet. Even as a student at the historically Black college, his access is limited.
"The Internet is only available to me when I'm on campus," Thorpe said. "When I'm at home, it's not." 

Dartmouth Professor Leaving in
Midst of Cybercheating Scandal

HANOVER, N.H. — A visiting Dartmouth College professor from North Carolina who says more than 60 students cheated in his computer science class is leaving the Ivy League School. It was not clear whether he quit or was asked to leave.
The announcement came as he increased his list of suspected cheaters by more than a third.
Last month, Professor Rex Dwyer said he had removed security measures from a portion of his course Web site while explaining the assignment to his introductory computer science class. He said he forgot to reprotect the site and someone got the answers.
Initially, he said between 25 and 40 students copied answers, but after reviewing computer codes, he believes that more than 60 students cheated and that some of them copied answers from classmates.
Dwyer forwarded his list of suspected cheaters to administrators. Eventually, the case might be heard by the college's Committee on Standards, which deals with violations of the school's honor code. Sanctions range from disciplinary measures to expulsion.