From:

http://msdnaa.carleton.ca/

Carleton University student access for the MSDNAA software. The MSDN Academic Alliance is an annual membership program for departments that teach and utilize technology such as Computer Science, Engineering, and Information Systems departments. The membership provides Microsoft software to keep academic labs, faculty and students on the leading edge of technology. With this membership, students who's departments have enrolled in the program will have the latest Microsoft development tools, operating systems, server software, documentation, and technical references available to them. Student Requirements Requirements for you to acquire Microsoft software online: * the department of the course that you are enrolled in must be a member of the MSDNAA, * meet the requirements set by Microsoft and your department; the Microsoft requirements are based on courses taken at Carleton University. Please make sure to read the Microsoft Student User Agreement for the MSDNAA software. The departments that have enrolled in the online distribution of MSDNAA software are listed below.

So, the students who most need to be exposed to well designed systems are being fed junk.