My Ram Opinon That Was Not Published

Having read the point-counterpoint two issues ago and the article by Jayme DeSocio in the latest issue of The Ram, I did not understand why nobody saw the good that having wi-fi in the Ram Vans could cause.

I am a commuter from Brooklyn (a part that taxis will travel to) and I am involved with the College Democrats and PRIDE Alliance, so I leave campus some nights as late as 11 PM. I do not like having to wait up to 20 minutes for a D train, so I take the Ram Van down to Lincoln Center.

I have an iPod Touch (think iPhone without a phone while having the addiction power of a BlackBerry) and I survive on it –I listen to music, play games, even check train schedules on it. I am also neurotic about checking my email (when I am in the library, I can typically be found at a computer with my flash drive plugged in and my copy of Thunderbird Potable open). So, my iPod Touch is my life.

Coming home about a month ago, after I arrived at Lincoln Center, I went to check my email on my iPod Touch. I go to the screen to choose a network and I see “Fordham I-Van.” I ask myself what that is and I realize that the Ram Vans now have wi-fi.

I have just recently become web liaison -Fordham IT speak for webmaster- for the College Democrats and PRIDE, so after meetings, there is usually a need to update the Facebook group or Google Calendar or send out necessary emails. Without the wi-fi, I would be up until 1 or 2 am just doing this work after I take care of my personal needs.

I take the Ram Van after dark, and, since I lack night vision, I cannot exactly do my reading for class for the next day at that time. Luckily, my iPod Touch has a backlight, so I can do some work, albeit extracurricular.

Before the wi-fi, I would find myself wasting my time playing solitaire or watching the passing scenery on the West Side Highway. Now that I have Internet access on the Ram Van, I can do necessary projects, send out emails, and Facebook stalk my friends.

Now, faculty can post assignments and staff can send out emails. This improvement to the University will allow the school to run more efficiently.

Though wi-fi in the Ram Vans may look to be an improper use of University funds since the campus does not yet have complete wireless Internet, people should take note that this is a big help for the students, faculty, and staff of Fordham University that need to be connected to the web at all hours (like most of us are now)

(Note: I wrote this originally on my iPod Touch.)I have just recently become web liaison -Fordham IT speak for webmaster- for the College Democrats and PRIDE, so after meetings, there is usually a need to update the Facebook group or Google Calendar or send out necessary emails. Without the wi-fi, I would be up until 1 or 2 am just doing this work after I take care of my personal needs.

I take the Ram Van after dark, and, since I lack night vision, I cannot exactly do my reading for class for the next day at that time. Luckily, my iPod Touch has a backlight, so I can do some work, albeit extracurricular.

Before the wi-fi, I would find myself wasting my time playing solitaire or watching the passing scenery on the West Side Highway. Now that I have Internet access on the Ram Van, I can do necessary projects, send out emails, and Facebook stalk my friends.

Now, faculty can post assignments and staff can send out emails. This improvement to the University will allow the school to run more efficiently.

Though wi-fi in the Ram Vans may look to be an improper use of University funds since the campus does not yet have complete wireless Internet, people should take note that this is a big help for the students, faculty, and staff of Fordham University that need to be connected to the web at all hours (like most of us are now)

(Note: I wrote this originally on my iPod Touch.)