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Wednesday, October 30, 2002
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/stories/102902/new_compsci.shtml Computer science interest declining - K-State enrollment figures illustrate trends in industry Pete Elsasser, Kansas State Collegian Following a national trend, K-State is experiencing a slight decrease in the number of computer science majors. According to a report in USA Today, the downturn in the computer technology industry has led to the decrease. Virgil Wallentine, professor and head of the Department of Computing and Information Sciences, said freshman enrollment is down 10 to 12 percent in the department, but enrollment for all other students is steady. "It's a pretty normal reaction to headlines in the media," he said. "The public sees what's happening and our numbers follow accordingly....
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