As a result, there is little need for one to leave home to work on a paper or project at 2 a.m. If this program is eliminated, the need for computing resources on campus will increase. Not everyone can afford a computer, and as a result, more students will use the Cowles Mac Lab and the Dial Center computer lab. One idea that has been proposed is closing the Dial Center lab and creating a lab that is more centrally located on campus. However, Hoehle said he would not recommend keeping this lab open from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. because so few people used the Dial Center during these hours.
Students are notorious for procrastinating or just doing homework late at night.
And while currently most can do this in the comfort of their pajamas and their dorm room, elimination of computers in the rooms would change this situation, perhaps not for the better. Before making a decision on the future of the Dial Center and the future of late-night computing options on campus, Drake should think about the academic impact this could have on its students. The opinions in the above are written by the staff members of The Times-Delphic. Editorials reflect the instutional opinion of the newspaper based on current staff opinions and the newspaper's traditions. These opinions do not necessarily reflect those of individual employees of the paper, Drake University, the individual colleges or the student body.