Today in History revisits the September 7, 1995 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story about how UND's Space Studies Department was mocked for its "ugly" Marsville web page but praised worldwide for its popular Volcano World site. Continue reading for more information.

According to some Internet surfers, UND’s Web pages are the good, the bad and the ugly.

Web pages are found on the World Wide Web, which is part of the Internet. Just about anybody with access to the Internet can make a Web page. Many businesses and organizations use the Web to advertise, promote, or distribute information. It’s like an electronic newspaper.

One of the Internet’s greatest assets is also a big pain in the ego: anybody can say anything about anybody, and sometimes what they say isn’t nice.

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