This is an attempt for the university to reduce its own costs. Losts of big universities have lots of big public computer labs for their students. When I was in college in the late 90's, they were a necessity because most college students still did not have their own computers. Now almost every student has their own pc/mac of some sort so the public labs sit largely empty. Univ of Indiana is realizing this and sees no reason to keep them open. Now I am suprised that they are requiring Notebooks, I agree, they can be distracting in class, same as cell phones or anything else. They should just require a computer of some sort. Let the student decide if a notebook would be a benefit or detriment to them in class.
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This is an attempt for the university to reduce its own costs. Losts of big universities have lots of big public computer labs for their students. When I was in college in the late 90's, they were a necessity because most college students still did not have their own computers. Now almost every student has their own pc/mac of some sort so the public labs sit largely empty. Univ of Indiana is realizing this and sees no reason to keep them open. Now I am suprised that they are requiring Notebooks, I agree, they can be distracting in class, same as cell phones or anything else. They should just require a computer of some sort. Let the student decide if a notebook would be a benefit or detriment to them in class.
Who are "they"? Missouri has no laws about cell phone use while driving. Yack away!