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Crow coming to an iPod near you


ASU students and faculty will soon have the opportunity to listen to something new on their iPods - a message from University President Michael Crow.

The Office of the President plans to begin offering messages from Crow and other administrators as podcasts this semester.

A podcast is a method of distributing audio and video files on the Internet for subscribers to download, made popular by the iPod. This venture sprung from the recent launch of Crow's blog in December, where he addresses University issues and student concerns.

"There is a robust podcast community on campus that is growing rapidly," said Denise Quiroz, communications manager for the President's Office.

Some professors already post lectures on iTunes, an online music network that lets users download audio files. Crow's podcast would be an expansion of that idea, she added.

The weekly podcasts would be up to half an hour long, covering issues of interest to students such as parking, tuition and meal plans, Quiroz said.

"These are the issues most prevalent in the minds of students," she added.

Spanish senior Jolie LaBrot said she frequently views and posts replies to Crow's blog, but does not think the podcast would be as important as the blog.

"I don't think that we

necessarily need to watch him," she said. "I think it's more important to get his opinion directly."

Cameron Scholtz, a systems analyst associate for undergraduate technology services, said the podcast would cater to students more than Crow's blog had in the past.

"The blog is just a few paragraphs of written text," he said. "With multimedia the sound and video could be richer."

Quiroz said the podcast is important because it allows administrators to reach out to students.

"We're trying to explore another way of communicating," she said.

The first podcast will come out as soon as possible and in February at the latest, Quiroz said.

Reach the reporter at tara.brite@asu.edu.


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