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Monday, September 10, 2001
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/010907/health-75 Report finds college students at risk for Internet addiction By Anne Preller, Minnesota Daily, U. Minnesota (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- As students begin their freshman year at the University of Minnesota, Housing and Residential Life gives residents some deals, including free laundry, clean bathrooms and free Internet access. These services really aren't free; they are factored into the cost of housing. But students can wash as many loads of laundry as needed and surf the Net for hours. And that's just what students are doing. According to an article by Dr. Kimberly Young, executive director of the Center for Online Addiction, college life is the Internet user's dream and college students' downfall -- if they get sucked into the mesmerizing world of the Internet....
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