Many CWRL instructors require students to get e-mail accounts. You already have a free e-mail account available to you as a student at the University of Texas through the University Mail Box Service (UMBS). You can activate that account through the ACITS web site. Get a piece of paper ready to write down your account information (i.e. your e-mail address, username, and password) and then go to http://www.utexas.edu/its/umbs/. Once there, click on "Signing up for UMBS" and follow the instructions listed.