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Report as: spam offensive Great Editorial plus on 5/09/08 at 9am

I would add that those who want to do internet browsing could spare themselves (and those fellow students who are sick of their classroom habits) of the boredom by going somewhere else during class time if all they intend to do is to check email during class. We are supposed to be adults here.

Report as: spam offensive No laptop policies... on 5/09/08 at 9am

...are unfair to students with learning disabilities that need them to take notes.

Further, while I sympathize with the spirit behind the editorial, its up to a student if they want to multi-task in classs or not. It shouldn't be up to the University. Students who are truly concerned about being distracted by others should simply try to sit in the first few rows of the classroom - thus minimizing the number of potential "distracting" screens. Likely, the students who are so unengaged to be spending time on YouTube will be in the back of the classroom anyway...

Report as: spam offensive Dane on 5/09/08 at 9am

An excellent editorial that explores both sides of the issue. Interestingly, this is hardly a new issue or problem. In the days before laptops and the internet (yes, there was such a time), students used to bring copies of the Daily to lectures to read when they got bored. Professors used to get quite irate at students for reading the newspaper in their lectures. The problem hasn't changed....just the nature of the media.

Report as: spam offensive the externalities of internet usage in class on 5/09/08 at 12pm

Absolutely must be accounted for. I demand a full investigation into this matter. A bipartisan committee must be established (the EUICC or Externality of Internet USage in Class Committee). It will operate under the considerable aegis of the Stanford Daily's "overly sincere and thesaurized" page, which is apparently the entire newspaper.

Report as: spam offensive B on 5/09/08 at 4pm

Yes, thank you. A long overdue editorial.

Report as: spam offensive Seung-Hui Cho 2 on 5/09/08 at 9pm

See you all at the U Chicago Law School!

Report as: spam offensive Radiation Blue on 5/11/08 at 8pm

Do you people ever think of the ramifications of being bombarded 24-7 with RF energy?




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