POOR KIDS:

School To Remove Phones From Dorms (AP< July 10, 2010)

With most students now using cell phones, Indiana State University officials plan to remove telephone service from individual residence hall rooms.

Campus residential life director Rex Kendall said usage of residence hall land lines has plummeted over the past few years as cell phone use has soared nationwide.

Until now, each residence hall room at the Terre Haute campus has had a telephone, and students paid for the service as part of their room and board fees.

The point of college is to get off on your own and experience some independence (in a reasonably safe environment with light adult supervision)--why would you make it so easy for your parents to contact you? One phone per floor, generally unanswered, was always sufficient.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 11, 2010 6:30 AM