Security and Privacy on a University LAN (Score 1)

I work in IT at a school like the small liberal arts institution you describe. In this environment, dealing with privacy and freedom versus security is a real juggling act. Centralizing is much like the old Sam Clemmons line of, "Put your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket very carefully." Our school also mandates the installation of antivirus software before you connect to the LAN. This doesn't seem like much of a hassle for the user. What disturbs me is the software that "monitors the status of the student's computer". The student's computer is their's and the school has no right to monitor it! The school does have the right to install software on the LAN that monitors malicious activity. . .we know if you're spreading a virus, but checking for contents on your computer is intrusive.