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Hall lounges to get wireless
Katie Via
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: News
Originally published: 10/4/07 at 5:00 PM EST
Last update: 10/4/07 at 10:42 PM EST
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Wireless Internet is to be added to six residence hall lounges, possibly within the next year, using money from the Plattsburgh Fund.
The fund, which amounted to $61,000 this year, comes from unrestricted donations, said Anne Hansen, vice president for institutional advancement. Ninety percent of the fund goes to scholarships for students while the remaining 10 percent is used for enrichment of student life.
This year $10,000 is allotted to the installment of wireless Internet connections in the lounges of Macdonough, Harrington, Macomb, Kent, Wilson and Whiteface Halls.
"We know students would like wireless so we're trying to meet that demand," Residence Life Director Bryan Hartman said.
"The dorms need to become more of a study environment therefore wireless would be a wonderful addition," sophomore Elizabeth Lawliss said. "Also there wouldn't need to be a huge concern about how many people would use it since most computers come with wireless cards now so it would be a great investment for the college."
The college hopes that the addition of wireless Internet in residence hall lounges will deter students from using other wireless connections, which Hartman said, "puts our network in jeopardy because they don't use the proper safeguards."
"The only problem I would be afraid of is that the internet would be slower [than] or as slow as it is now," Lawliss said.While there is no definite timeframe for when the wireless Internet will be installed, Hartman said he hopes to see the conversion within the next year. "Unfortunately these things take time to design," he said.
Bernie Grabczewski, coordinator for PSUC Network Operations said, "We're currently interviewing several wireless manufacturers to see what would work best for the dorms. The wireless technology changes so rapidly that it's hard to keep up with it."
The college is also waiting on a proposal that will detail how much a full campus conversion would cost, so in the meantime they are starting with the six lounges.
"It is our hope that within in the next two to three years we will start converting all residence halls," Hartman said.
Wireless Internet is already available around campus in several locations, including the Angell College Center, Feinberg Library, Hawkins Hall and Clinton and Algonquin Dining Halls.
Other plans being put into action this year using the Plattsburgh Fund include the refurnishing of The Learning Center and the addition of recycling containers in each residence hall.
The fund, which amounted to $61,000 this year, comes from unrestricted donations, said Anne Hansen, vice president for institutional advancement. Ninety percent of the fund goes to scholarships for students while the remaining 10 percent is used for enrichment of student life.
This year $10,000 is allotted to the installment of wireless Internet connections in the lounges of Macdonough, Harrington, Macomb, Kent, Wilson and Whiteface Halls.
"We know students would like wireless so we're trying to meet that demand," Residence Life Director Bryan Hartman said.
"The dorms need to become more of a study environment therefore wireless would be a wonderful addition," sophomore Elizabeth Lawliss said. "Also there wouldn't need to be a huge concern about how many people would use it since most computers come with wireless cards now so it would be a great investment for the college."
The college hopes that the addition of wireless Internet in residence hall lounges will deter students from using other wireless connections, which Hartman said, "puts our network in jeopardy because they don't use the proper safeguards."
"The only problem I would be afraid of is that the internet would be slower [than] or as slow as it is now," Lawliss said.While there is no definite timeframe for when the wireless Internet will be installed, Hartman said he hopes to see the conversion within the next year. "Unfortunately these things take time to design," he said.
Bernie Grabczewski, coordinator for PSUC Network Operations said, "We're currently interviewing several wireless manufacturers to see what would work best for the dorms. The wireless technology changes so rapidly that it's hard to keep up with it."
The college is also waiting on a proposal that will detail how much a full campus conversion would cost, so in the meantime they are starting with the six lounges.
"It is our hope that within in the next two to three years we will start converting all residence halls," Hartman said.
Wireless Internet is already available around campus in several locations, including the Angell College Center, Feinberg Library, Hawkins Hall and Clinton and Algonquin Dining Halls.
Other plans being put into action this year using the Plattsburgh Fund include the refurnishing of The Learning Center and the addition of recycling containers in each residence hall.
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