2008 Woodie Awards
Is Myspace taking up your time
Issue date: 11/13/06 Section: Editorial
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The ban on the usage of MySpace, an online social networking website, in computer labs was lifted on Oct.4. However, this ban removal is only being recognized in the library whereas other computer labs on campus left it intact.
Because other computer labs on campus are blocking the usage of MySpace, students' only option is to flood the library, using their computers instead.
There should be a consistent ruling on whether or not this website should be accessible on campus. With the library being the only place on campus for students to access their MySpace profiles, those computers are not available to those who need them for scholastic purposes.
Some students do not have computers at home, and therefore need to use the ones on campus. However, many computer labs, such as the writing center or the reading lab, require students to be enrolled in the affiliated courses and have their own set of guidelines, thus leaving the library computers as the only option left.
The library computers are intended to aid students in their education. These computers assist students with various tasks such as typing term papers, researching for final projects and researching information on the internet, among others things. If MySpace users occupy the library computers, this poses a problem for those students who need them for academic purposes.
To solve this problem, the library should enforce the MySpace ban that is currently practiced by the other computer labs. If the library bans the accessibility of MySpace to students, it will make it will allow them to finish their work without having to wait for the next available computer.
People may say that this is attacking their freedom to view what they want on the Internet, while others claim that it is used to contact other students for research purposes.
This does not take away the rights to accessing MySpace on campus; it can still be viewed on a personal laptop. What this ban is doing is asking the students be respectful and considerate of others who need the computers for actual work.
Bottom line, this is a professional adult setting, a college, and therefore if students wish to visit MySpace, it should be done on their own time. As for those claiming it can be used to contact fellow students for research purposes, the same can be done through a simple e-mail.
Because other computer labs on campus are blocking the usage of MySpace, students' only option is to flood the library, using their computers instead.
There should be a consistent ruling on whether or not this website should be accessible on campus. With the library being the only place on campus for students to access their MySpace profiles, those computers are not available to those who need them for scholastic purposes.
Some students do not have computers at home, and therefore need to use the ones on campus. However, many computer labs, such as the writing center or the reading lab, require students to be enrolled in the affiliated courses and have their own set of guidelines, thus leaving the library computers as the only option left.
The library computers are intended to aid students in their education. These computers assist students with various tasks such as typing term papers, researching for final projects and researching information on the internet, among others things. If MySpace users occupy the library computers, this poses a problem for those students who need them for academic purposes.
To solve this problem, the library should enforce the MySpace ban that is currently practiced by the other computer labs. If the library bans the accessibility of MySpace to students, it will make it will allow them to finish their work without having to wait for the next available computer.
People may say that this is attacking their freedom to view what they want on the Internet, while others claim that it is used to contact other students for research purposes.
This does not take away the rights to accessing MySpace on campus; it can still be viewed on a personal laptop. What this ban is doing is asking the students be respectful and considerate of others who need the computers for actual work.
Bottom line, this is a professional adult setting, a college, and therefore if students wish to visit MySpace, it should be done on their own time. As for those claiming it can be used to contact fellow students for research purposes, the same can be done through a simple e-mail.
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