Ingram said he would not rule out the possibility that it could happen sometime in the future. In his classrooms, Ingram said he asks students to turn off the ringers if they have a phone with them. He also said that he makes exceptions for students expecting emergency calls if they have discussed the situation with him. He went on to say he has no problem with students using laptop computers or palm pilots in his classroom as long as they are used to aid learning and do not disrupt the other students. Ingram said he has not heard any complaints from other faculty members and has only heard tales of cell phones ringing at inappropriate times in classrooms around campus.
Students seem to have mixed emotions when it comes to cellular phone use in the classroom.
Brandi Green, a senior majoring in English, said she carries her cell phone to class, but makes sure to turn the ringer off. Renee Wiley, a junior majoring in business, said she would not be opposed to a rule that made students keep their cell phones quiet while in class. While a rule banning cell phones on campus has not yet reached the classrooms, it has reached several libraries. The Reading Room, located in Reese Phifer Hall, has signs posted inside that ask students to refrain from cell phone use in both the library and the computer lab. Bruno Business Library does not have any kind of policy that prohibits student cell phone use in the library.