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Site Seeing
Think the web can be fun and useful?
One student’s journey through the virtual world
By David Reese
skiff staff
www.collegeclub.com
Collegeclub.com is the ultimate college student’s Web
site. This site allows students to communicate with peers and search for
academic items such as scholarships, textbooks and tutors. Classified
ads for job opportunities are posted on the site. Personal profiles are
also listed in the “Match U” section. Visitors to the site can
play games, check their horoscopes and participate in contests. Other
channels include the latest information on music, movies, television,
sports and travel. This site has many items which can appeal to all types
of people.
www.mtv.com
This site contains many eye-popping graphics and sounds but
also features many relevant topics. Music, video and interview clips are
available from artists ranging from Madonna to Eminem. Each MTV program
has an individual area, such as the MTV guide to Real World New Orleans,
Undressed, 2GETHER and many more. The site also includes many national
issues such as the Choose and Lose section, which features in-depth information
about each presidential candidate and a way to register to vote for the
upcoming election in November. The special area of the month is the Video
Music Awards section, where one can vote for the Viewer’s Choice
award, archive past winners and shows and play interactive games.
AltaVista
translations
Have you ever had a problem with translating a word from English to Spanish,
French or German? If so, this is the perfect site for you. AltaVista translations
enables a user to enter a word or phrase, which will be translated to
the language of your choice. This comes in handy when you are writing
an essay.
www.voter.com
Voter.com is probably the best site on the Web to provide an unbiased
opinion of the upcoming presidential elections. The site not only contains
information on the presidential campaign, but it also profiles state and
federal candidates. The user can read political columns, opinions and
polls, as well as analyze comparisons of candidates. Many elected officials
belong to the voter.com site and access to their Web sites are available
from there. There is also a section where one can register to vote and
register for an absentee ballot.
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