Calling you out!
Today's technology forgoes yesterdays etiquette
Staci Abrahamson
Issue date: 2/9/06 Section: Opinions
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What ever happened to etiquette and being polite? I think it went right out the window when the cell phone and personal music devices -walkmans and iPods-- were invented. Needless-to-say, these devices aren't bad things, just the people who use them constantly.
A multitude of cell phone owners are some of the worst offenders of propriety. They forget to shut their phones off, or on vibrate in classes. These users talk incessantly loud no matter where they are, send text messages in class, and with the new "walkie-talkie" phones, they constantly relay between one another.
Cell phones going off in class has to be one of the most annoying disturbances ever. I hate sitting in class trying to listen to a lecture when all of a sudden the entire class can here the Ying Yang Twins coming from someone's pocket in the back of the classroom.
I can't help but think to myself, "It's great and all that you have a phone and a fun personalized ring tone, but I am fairly sure you have voicemail too. Shut off your phone and let the voicemail get it."
Honestly, unless the phone call is from the President of the United States because he needs you for a national security purpose, the caller can wait the extra fifty-five minutes to talk.
Sometimes there are people who honestly forget to shut off their phones, but it is still a huge annoyance to hear the things going off in class.
Another pet peeve I have is when a few cell phone users talk extremely loud. I am 99 percent sure that people don't want to hear your conversation, and that talking in a higher volume will not help the reception of the phone.
Did I mention that some people are using the phones in class to text message friends outside of class? Seriously, aren't you in class to learn? I realize that some classes may not be as exciting others, but once again, your friends can wait to communicate with you. Why not try not paying attention the old fashion way; doodling.
The two things that I find hindering in regards to the personal music device users include havig them on during class, and having the volume up so loud that one can hear them coming from the apartments while standing outside of Krueger.
Of course, is an exaggeration, but people do usually have the volume up loud enough for me to hear clear across the room. It might be a great song that you are listening to, but if I really wanted to hear it, I would have brought my own walkman.
The other thing that really bothers me is when students are listening to them in the middle of class. Why? Don't you think you should listen to the teacher; you aren't going to learn anything about the subject at hand through the great lessons of Gwen Steffani.
So, please, turn off your cell phones and music players in class and turn down the volume. Use some common courtesy.
A multitude of cell phone owners are some of the worst offenders of propriety. They forget to shut their phones off, or on vibrate in classes. These users talk incessantly loud no matter where they are, send text messages in class, and with the new "walkie-talkie" phones, they constantly relay between one another.
Cell phones going off in class has to be one of the most annoying disturbances ever. I hate sitting in class trying to listen to a lecture when all of a sudden the entire class can here the Ying Yang Twins coming from someone's pocket in the back of the classroom.
I can't help but think to myself, "It's great and all that you have a phone and a fun personalized ring tone, but I am fairly sure you have voicemail too. Shut off your phone and let the voicemail get it."
Honestly, unless the phone call is from the President of the United States because he needs you for a national security purpose, the caller can wait the extra fifty-five minutes to talk.
Sometimes there are people who honestly forget to shut off their phones, but it is still a huge annoyance to hear the things going off in class.
Another pet peeve I have is when a few cell phone users talk extremely loud. I am 99 percent sure that people don't want to hear your conversation, and that talking in a higher volume will not help the reception of the phone.
Did I mention that some people are using the phones in class to text message friends outside of class? Seriously, aren't you in class to learn? I realize that some classes may not be as exciting others, but once again, your friends can wait to communicate with you. Why not try not paying attention the old fashion way; doodling.
The two things that I find hindering in regards to the personal music device users include havig them on during class, and having the volume up so loud that one can hear them coming from the apartments while standing outside of Krueger.
Of course, is an exaggeration, but people do usually have the volume up loud enough for me to hear clear across the room. It might be a great song that you are listening to, but if I really wanted to hear it, I would have brought my own walkman.
The other thing that really bothers me is when students are listening to them in the middle of class. Why? Don't you think you should listen to the teacher; you aren't going to learn anything about the subject at hand through the great lessons of Gwen Steffani.
So, please, turn off your cell phones and music players in class and turn down the volume. Use some common courtesy.