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Beaver College



Just another arguement against Internet filters...and a funny one at
that!

Beaver College -- a school outside Philadelphia that originated in Beaver
County, Pennsylvania -- is considering a name change. The word beaver,
often used in vulgar reference to the female anatomy, is blocked by some
Internet filters designed to prevent access to pornography. Research also
shows that 30-percent of the school's prospective students decide against
it because of the name. Noah speaks with Bill Avington, Media Relations
Manager at Beaver College in Glenside, Pennsylvania. 

http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnps05fm.cfm?SegID=71034

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Lisa Potter
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill