WatNext

WatNext was an "electronic time capsule" created as part of the university's 40th anniversary celebrations.

"Burying"
Anyone who wanted to was invited to make predictions about the next 10 years of the university's life via a website. The website was available from December 2-9, 1997. About 100 predictions were made, and the files were backed up on paper, floppy disk, CD, and an online archive.

"Recovery"
The time capsule was once again 'opened' in 2007, when Glenn Anderson managed to find a copy, and the predictions revealed.

Predictions
Some of the predictions were revealed by the Daily Bulletin over a series of posts in 2007:


 * Wednesday, July 11, 2007
 * Tuesday, July 17, 2007
 * Thursday July 26, 2007
 * Tuesday, August 7, 2007
 * Tuesday, August 14, 2007