| University hosts camp for tech-savvy students
With a couple of clicks from his mouse, Katkic hurries to save his teammate, who is under attack.
"We're losing our base," he says.
Craig isn't just playing the computer game Warcraft, he's strategizing and collaborating with fellow campers to better their game play.
As part of the iD Tech Summer Camp, hosted at the University and more than 50 other colleges, he and dozens of others like him are learning technology skills using advanced software.
Along with strategy, Craig says he learns an important life skill.
"We learn how to win with teamwork," he says.
The camp features a variety of courses for both children and teenagers, ranging from age 7 to 17. Campers sign up for classes in video game and Web design.
Mets, Yankees show somewhat different styles when making draft ...
Baseball tried to make its draft a big deal, arranging for ESPN to televise it for the first time and having commissioner Bud Selig announce the first-round picks from Orlando, Fla. As far as compelling television goes, it wasn't exactly "The Sopranos." But it was an important day for the Mets and Yankees. General managers Omar Minaya and Brian Cashman have placed greater emphasis on the draft as a cost-effective way to build their rosters. Given their financial resources, both teams can bypass Major League Baseball's suggested signing-bonus limits and take players in later rounds whom other teams stayed away from. The Yankees were more aggressive than the Mets. But the Mets selected several players who could be at Shea Stadium as early as next season.
Travel Briefs: Regional Day Trips
BUTLER, Ohio -- Young skiers and snowboarders can train in the summer now at Ohio Dreams Action Sports Camp. Campers ages 7-17 can learn freestyle tricks while riding down a synthetic snow surface and jumping into a swimming pool.
Water landings are cushioned by the technology used in springboard diver training.
Other action sports offered at the camp include skateboarding, BMX bicycling, inline skating and water-skiing. Wake boarders and water-skiers train at nearby Pleasant Hill Lake. For information, visit www.ohiodreams.com.
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