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Web-based service sparked by Kristin Smart tragedy

It's Friday night -- time for your first date with the cutie you've been eyeing in English 120. Prior to putting the final touchup on your lipstick, you make a quick log-on to the Internet -- www.safedate.com.

For $12.00 a year, the Web site offers an electronic diary service to record date and travel plans.

"It's a great diary for women and men," said Susan McHeney-Bray, president of the Student Safety Group. People can use the service without having to tell their parents about their dating plans.

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Students ask: Where have all the Macs gone?
Students who use Macintosh computers for word processing or checking e-mail outside of class now face limited labs on campus, due to decisions made by a committee that did not include student or faculty representatives.

In-line skates groovy for American River Parkway
Despite safety concerns, the City of Sacramento will allow in-line roller skates usage on the American River Parkway for a one-year trial period. During this trial period in-line skates will also be allowed on the Guy West Bridge.

UNIQUE offers students cheap thrills
Cake did it. Little Charlie and the Nightcats have done it too. What do these nationally acclaimed bands have in common? They both performed on campus as part of a UNIQUE program.

Multi-Cultural Center celebrates ninth year
For its ninth-annual celebration, the Multi-Cultural Center is hoping to expand its audience and increase student awareness and sensitivity toward groups ranging from gays and lesbians to the Scandinavian community, according to Leonard Valdez, director of the Multi-Cultural Center.

New boxing center aims to build fitness and confidence
Boxing is a sport growing in both popularity and controversy. Those who protest it claim that it is too brutal and promotes violence.

New-look Hornets swept by Tigers
The Sac State volleyball team played the University of the Pacific Tigers very closely for three games on Tuesday night, but nonetheless were unable to score. It suffered a 16-14, 15-13, 15-13 loss.

Alas, poor Macintosh
Chances are, if you see a Macintosh on campus these days, it's a pretty good bet it was not funded by the university, despite the spending of more than $837,000 on 350 new computers.

Faculty Forum: Your class has been cancelled
It's hard to miss the glorious new perimeter road we have at the south end of campus. Four lanes, smooth and generally straight, it certainly is an improvement over routing traffic adjacent to the University Union. It was built, our university president has said many times in the past two years, because of concerns about pedestrian safety.