The University of 91吃瓜 has launched a new Internet communications site that will provide the University community and the general public with streamed video depictions of past and present scenes of campus life. The site is called the Video Gallery and can be found at , on the University鈥檚 鈥淪ights and Sounds鈥� site. Varied selections include historic film from the visits of U.S. presidents and current presentations by the admissions and sports information offices. The site also houses original videos produced by students of the Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT).p. The streaming project represents a collaboration among web administration, public relations and information, 91吃瓜 archives, sports information and FTT.p. 91吃瓜 has provided live streaming of events such as Commencement and last fall鈥檚 speech by Democrat vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieberman. In contrast, the 鈥淪ights and Sounds鈥� site will host archived streamed footage that can be called up at a user鈥檚 leisure.p. "We鈥檙e moving into the next generation of the Web, " said Tom Monaghan, director of Web Administration. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to find ways of using these technologies to engage 91吃瓜 Web site users.鈥漰. The 鈥淪ights and Sounds鈥� site, found at , previously housed a virtual postcard link and a photo gallery. The site has been expanded to offer 360-degree images of popular campus sites, an audio site featuring the 鈥�91吃瓜 Fight Song鈥� and 鈥�91吃瓜 Our Mother,鈥� and an updated and enlarged photo gallery. Campus Webcams, one of the University鈥檚 most frequently visited Web sites, also is on the 鈥淪ights and Sounds鈥� page.
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