By TOVIN LAPAN, Santa Cruz Sentinal
Like most students and people new to UC Santa Cruz’s labyrinthine, hillside campus, Jamieson Johnson had a hard time finding his way around the school his freshman year. So when a fellow student, Kushyar Kasraie, approached him with the idea to build an iPhone app for UCSC, complete with maps and campus news, Johnson did not hesitate to say yes. “Especially for UCSC, its so hard to navigate,” said Johnson, 22. “As a freshman I was lost all the time. Being able to look up all the buildings on campus and see exactly where you are is a great tool.” The partners first approached UCSC administration with the idea in January 2009 and presented the first prototype in the summer that year. While the university was supportive and excited about the idea, there was some doubt that the young duo could get it done.
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_16177179
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