Web Site Helps College Students Break the Ice

Published August 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

College freshmen get a chance to meet future classmates before reaching campus thanks to a new Web site. Started by Harvard underclassmen, thefacebook.com has spread to 70 colleges.

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