Wifi at Trinity

The wireless network at Trinity is definitely something I love. No matter where I am on campus (except for at times in Prassel-there it doesn't always seem to want to work, maybe because it's so close to the edge of campus?) I can access the internet. It's incredibly convenient if I want to work on a paper while eating lunch in Coates or Mabee, or if I need to do a literature search for chemistry research but the weather outside is so nice that I absolutely can't resist sitting out on the grass. I've also seen many people in my biology class looking at the slide shows on BlackBoard while the professor lectures on them, and while i don't do this myself, I can see where it would be really useful. I'll be the first to admit, however, that there are times (and not just here and there) where the convenience of wireless internet is distracting to my being at all productive. If I so much as sign on to AIM, its more than likely that I'll start talking to one of my friends and will forget all about that paper I was writing. Facebook is no better, either. I can waste hours on Facebook without even noticing! Overall though, I would have to say that the pros definitely outweigh the cons of the Trinity wireless network.
I read an interesting article about wireless internet connections at Mount St. Mary College. One of the points the article makes is that the students there can do just about anything while still being connected to the internet. I can definitely relate to a lot of the examples given in the article-I've walked through the halls into friends's room, or from my room to a study lounge, or even all the way to upper campus, without being disconnected from the internet. I'm so glad Trinity, like the school in this article, has such a great wireless network!