Dependence on technology bad for student life

It has become painfully obvious in the past week how much technology controls student’ lives.

This week, when the Internet failed, classes had to be canceled, and students went through Facebook withdrawals.

How many of these students went for a walk in this beautiful weather or grabbed a novel off of their shelves?

Students also miss opportunities to socialize because they have headphones stuffed in their ears and their cell phones attached to their fingers.

We are already dependent on these gadgets, but to make things worse, CAB and Senate announced last week that televisions will be installed in the cafeteria over mid-term break.

Televisions in the Grille or the Pit are understandable. Students stop in for a quick bite and might just want to sit alone and watch television.

However televisions are unreasonable in the cafeteria. The cafeteria’s environment is not conducive to watching television.

When other students are watching television, they want to be able to hear the sound of the specific programs that they might be enjoying.

Between classes, activities, and homework, students rarely get the chance to socialize. That is, without mentioning less desirable activities they may be partaking in. Those twenty minutes or so that students spend in the cafeteria should be spent in conversation without having to deal with distractions.

Televisions in the cafeteria are just another way that technology is consuming an average student’s life.

The addiction to technology has led to further student financial costs.

What students do not realize is the reason that college is so expensive is because luxuries, such as the Internet and cable, have become necessities.

Technology like cell phones, television, and the Internet are useful, but people should not depend on it.