Technology: deteriorating the family
September 9, 2016
On a weary Wednesday afternoon, a family rests together in their home. A high-school senior sits cross-legged, focused intently on the latest match of Overwatch he’s been playing on the living room TV. His younger sister lies on her stomach next to him with bright white earbuds plugged into her ears,...
Eduroam: A minor inconvenience for a safer network
August 28, 2016
If you ask any Chico State student about the school Wi-Fi, chances are their response will be somewhere along the lines of “I hate it.” Most people complain that it is too hard to connect to and that it was better before when you could just connect to it the same way you would to your home Wi-Fi....
Xfinity internet leaves students without Wi-Fi
September 21, 2015
As the semester begins, some students are finding extra complications when attempting their homework— a Wi-Fi internet disconnection caused by Comcast’s Xfinity Internet. “The [Xfinity] internet is very slow,” said Vianey Hernandez, junior public relations major. “It goes in and out. I w...
Eduroam crashes and burns
February 25, 2015
The school's new WiFi server, Eduroam, is more annoying than internet trolls. I've been trying since school started to get Eduroam downloaded on my phone so that I won't piss off my parents by using up all our shared data but it's been fighting me the whole way. I'll finally get the software do...
Voicing opinions is hard, crucial
December 8, 2014
I have been writing for the opinion section for two semesters and now realize this is one of the few places I feel comfortable expressing my opinions. In class or in some social situations, I find myself trying to censor my opinions in hopes of not stepping on any toes. Sometimes it's scary to put my tho...
