Photo by Arin DeGroff Pepperdine will implement Wi-Fi in Jolsyn Plaza and other outdoor areas surrounding Payson Library and Elkins Plaza by the end of the month, according to Associate Chief Information Officer Kevin Phan. The Wi-Fi located in Joslyn Plaza should be fully functional by the end of the month. Phan said about 90 percent of the areas are covered on campus, … [Read more...] about Wi-Fi to be Installed in Joslyn Plaza
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Smartphones sap our social smarts
Consider the familiar scene: Dozens of people in reverent silence with heads bowed and eyes glued to the tiny object in their hands. It seems like everybody has a smartphone these days. Everyone, that is, except a few who have, like me, clung to our phones of average intelligence. With all the convenience afforded to those whose phones have additional IQ points, it may seem … [Read more...] about Smartphones sap our social smarts
Educators Discuss the Impact of Online Technology
Photo by Brittney Gibson / Photo Courtesy of Laurie Burruss Long gone are the days where encyclopedias, textbooks and in-person teaching were the only ways in which individuals could acquire new knowledge. The internet has opened the gateways for a global exchange of ideas and information on a scale and at a speed we've never seen before and most information is just a click … [Read more...] about Educators Discuss the Impact of Online Technology
Staff Editorial: Free up your hands to become a techno four-eyes
Art by Brooke Muschott Close your eyes. Now open them. What is it that you see? The shiny reflection of a smartphone to your left or the glare of your own iPhone as the notifications stare up at you with words like “Snapchat” and “Missed Call”? Even if your answer matched neither of the two scenarios, there is truth in the claim that technology is an omnipresent part … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Free up your hands to become a techno four-eyes
The attention-snatchers invade
I need your help. I think these things might be toxic: they hypnotize us, they divert our attention and they don’t allow us to enjoy life. What can we do? Implement a quarantine system? No one would ever go for that. Attempt to destroy them? Impossible. Isolate ourselves from them? Unlikely. Cell phones have taken over. I was waiting for the shuttle the other day and had a … [Read more...] about The attention-snatchers invade