Spring Break
URI students sign onto CampusLIVE
Hillary Brady
Issue date: 11/6/08 Section: News
11/6/08 - Looking for the Kingston weather forecast, the RIPTA schedule or the menu at your favorite Emporium restaurant? Then look no further than www.CampusLIVE.com, a new Web site created by college students for college students that now caters to the University of Rhode Island.
The site consolidates links from URI students' favorite sites onto one, easy-to-access page.
University of Massachusetts student Boris Revsin started the site in 2006, and it has become what Revsin describes as a "one stop shop" for college students' needs.
As a college student, Revsin, 22, noticed that university Web sites did not make an effort to connect students to local businesses or provide quick links to other sites. The simple Web site was used to "create a stop gap," Revsin said, as a bridge between off-campus and on-campus resources.
The site provides a variety of links to resources for students such as music, movies, television, finances, science and online gaming, to specific links for University of Rhode Island students.
CampusLIVE can link URI students directly to the University Bookstore, University Library, Webmail, E-campus, Dining Services, WebCT and the tech help desk. Other features link students directly to the Cigar, CNN, ESPN and Perez Hilton newsfeeds, as well as a variety of search engines.
From CampusLIVE, students can also access their Facebook pages and private e-mail accounts. Another notable feature collects phone numbers, menus, store hours and coupons from local restaurants. Students can choose if they prefer to order delivery, dine-in or take-out, and are directed to restaurants that meet their needs. Students can also read dining reviews and recommendations from other CampusLIVE users.
CampusLIVE finds these businesses "through the phone book, walking around campuses and talking to business owners," said Ryan Durkin, the director of Business Development and Internships for CampusLIVE.
Though there is a small fee for businesses to have their menus posted, Durkin said, overall the featured businesses are thriving.
The site consolidates links from URI students' favorite sites onto one, easy-to-access page.
University of Massachusetts student Boris Revsin started the site in 2006, and it has become what Revsin describes as a "one stop shop" for college students' needs.
As a college student, Revsin, 22, noticed that university Web sites did not make an effort to connect students to local businesses or provide quick links to other sites. The simple Web site was used to "create a stop gap," Revsin said, as a bridge between off-campus and on-campus resources.
The site provides a variety of links to resources for students such as music, movies, television, finances, science and online gaming, to specific links for University of Rhode Island students.
CampusLIVE can link URI students directly to the University Bookstore, University Library, Webmail, E-campus, Dining Services, WebCT and the tech help desk. Other features link students directly to the Cigar, CNN, ESPN and Perez Hilton newsfeeds, as well as a variety of search engines.
From CampusLIVE, students can also access their Facebook pages and private e-mail accounts. Another notable feature collects phone numbers, menus, store hours and coupons from local restaurants. Students can choose if they prefer to order delivery, dine-in or take-out, and are directed to restaurants that meet their needs. Students can also read dining reviews and recommendations from other CampusLIVE users.
CampusLIVE finds these businesses "through the phone book, walking around campuses and talking to business owners," said Ryan Durkin, the director of Business Development and Internships for CampusLIVE.
Though there is a small fee for businesses to have their menus posted, Durkin said, overall the featured businesses are thriving.
