NIU could and should have prevented misunderstanding of the warning pages that appeared when using campus Internet last week, sparking outrage across the Web.Some mistook the warning notices — which could be bypassed — for notices a page was blocked,...

NIU's new Internet filter isn't meant to prevent students from tweeting, using Pinterest or reading Wikipedia, despite some reports, said university spokesman Paul Palian.Tech blog BetaBeat reported Wednesday that NIU was banning its Internet users from...