Kids these days don't have any respect for the traditions of higher education. Instead of trolling though musty books for their term papers, they're regurgitating whatever material pops up in their Web browser. Wikipedia sourcing is so rampant, says Tara Brabazon, a professor at Brighton University, that she has dubbed the phenomenon "University of Google." She says students don't attend school to learn to Google: "They can all do that before they get here." In other words, save your $120,000. Do you know how many OLPCs you could buy with that?

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