Lakehead University says no to wifi
One of the many advantages of being a student at the University of British Columbia is that wifi is spread throughout the campus. This is extremely beneficial for collaborative group activities and enables students to work anywhere on campus. Our ubicomp The Fugitive game involving wifi and gps technology is possible here because of our campus wifi.
It is unfortunate that an institute of learning (Lakehead University) which is in Ontario, Canada will not be getting wifi because of cancer concerns.
Adam Krupper, president of the Lakehead students’ union, estimated about 1,000 of the school’s 7,500 students have laptops that could pick up a wireless signal, and he said students “really, really” want Wi-Fi on campus.
“Considering this is a university known for its great use of technology, it’s kind of bad that we can’t get Wi-Fi,” he said.
Thesis relevance: Having wifi has made me much for productive here at UBC
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