Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
You can get $20 mp3 player that can record and play back audio. Are the authorities really that stupid, and do they expect the incoming students to be that stupid as well.
Nothing against apple, but the reason given is totally absurd. I would have bought another valid reason like iphone app for assignments and viewing lectures, etc, but audio recording and playback ???