Canadian University Puts Tech Whiz Kids in 'Dormcubator'

jades writes "The University of Waterloo (Canada), sometimes billed as the 'MIT of the North' is establishing a residence 'incubator'. Meant to challenge 70 of their very top students in the tech and business fields, students will live together and work on 'the future of mobile communications, the web and digital media'. It's called 'VeloCity', and it launches in Fall 2008 after renovations are completed this summer."

Funny summary

[kamapuaa]

That's funny, I never heard of MIT before, I've always heard of it as "The University of Waterloo (Canada) of the South."

It's called 'VeloCity'...

[mykdavies]

but known as the "Dorkubator"

Better watch the male/female ratio

[Anonymous Coward]

...or things could get ugly, if you know what I mean.

Re:What a waste

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:nice

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't this similar to what happens in the Vatican? They have this kind of brainstorming thing too when they have to elect someone. Maybe they should call theirs a Mass-cubator.

But can they solve this?

[Smordnys s'regrepsA]

What is the average air speed VeloCity of an unladen geek?

Re:bs

[KillerCow]

MIT of the North? who said that?

American reporters.

Re:But can they solve this?

[hool5400]

African or European?

Re:Oblig

[cheater512]

Cramming the night before (or even right before hand) also helps.

Re:Campus news sources

[florescent_beige]

Waterloo, jeesh. That's not a campus newspaper....THAT"S [skule.ca] a campus newspaper. (Large pdf warning).

Example article titles: "White Guilt Month Set to be Best Ever" and "The Many (Retarded) Uses for Facebook". Yeah. Waterloo sucks.

Re:But can they solve this?

[Anonymous Coward]

As a current student at UW, I assure you, the correct option is "asian."

Re:Funny summary

[elrous0]

I wonder if the French Canadians secretly resent having to go to a school called Waterloo.

Re:But can they solve this?

[Carewolf]

What do you mean by unladen? A geek is always prepared. Maybe you meant unlaid?

Re:Funny summary

[Pope]

Well, he did move a few years ago and it's been a while since I talked to him. Tell him I said "Hello!"