I was enamored by the idea of two connections to the Internet in each residence hall room without requiring a modem. Most classrooms have a computer right at a professor's disposal, which comes in handy while demonstrating concepts to a large lecture. Indeed, the strides that our campus has made to improve the amount and the quality of technology available to each student have been nothing short of impressive. It is dismaying to learn that these advances may be halted if New York State bill AO9394 is approved by our legislators. If a budget cut like this were to be applied, the Geneseo community would be adversely affected.
Every student utilizes technology on campus on a daily basis.
It would be a shame to see the College halt its plans to upgrade the amount available to students as a result of budget cuts. It is also upsetting to learn that this proposed bill will force cuts to our athletics and health services departments. Team morale will most definitely suffer, as will the recruiting efforts of our coaches and teams. Although the bill is meant to keep the price of our SUNY education down, most students would agree that they would be willing to pay a little extra should these cuts be deemed necessary. However, it would be a catastrophe if these cuts are made.