Laptop-loan Program

When I was in college, there were the fortunate, that had laptops, and the unfortunate, who did not. In the United States, there are schools that are looking to change that, and one of them has instated a laptop-loan program, which allows students and faculty to borrow a notebook for up to four hours.

Students can now borrow laptops free for up to four hours as part of a student government $20,000 laptop-loan program that starts today.

Current UA students and faculty members who find themselves unable to afford a computer or are in need of one on campus in the most dire of situations now have the chance to borrow a laptop.

A $15 late fee will be charged to a student’s Bursar’s Account for every 30 minutes past the four-hour time allotment. Damaged, lost or stolen property may result in criminal charges, though much of the wear and tear will be covered by the Apple and Gateway company warranties, Tubbs said.

How cool is that? I wish my school had such a program back when I was in College. It would have saved me a fair bit of hassle.

Source: Arizona Daily Wildcat

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