In a thoughtless response to the suicide by a fourth year girl at IIT Kanpur, the administration at the prestigious college is considering the blackout of internet usage after midnight till 8:00 am for students. Apart from being a knee-jerk reaction which aims to solve a supposed symptom that is not proven to be the cause of suicides, it points to a deeper problem in the underlying mentality of the administration that thinks that it is the students who are always in the wrong and their wasteful habits are the cause of higher levels of stress.
Apart from being completely irrelevant, this action also causes a major inconvenience to the very academic performance that the administration is trying to protect. Internet access is vital to academic studies, projects and assignments. Due to a packed daily schedule, night time is the only time when most students are able to catch up to some work, or for some destressing. Not everybody enjoys "playgrounds" and other fictitious means of entertainment, as mentioned in the accompanying DNA news link. Petition now to prevent this trespass upon student rights!
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November 22, 2010
The administration remains silent despite the concerns raised here. Send an email to the Dean of Students today to demand they treat us like adults instead of cutting off our access to vital academic tools.
November 22, 2010
The administration can no longer ignore the thousands of students demanding they reverse this blackout policy. Post this link on your Facebook wall today to keep the pressure on them. Email your department head and tell them why you need night access to finish your degree.
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2010
6 Comments
Fix the actual mental health support instead of taking away our only way to communicate and study. so backwards.
i work on my research at night since the lab is packed during the day. this will just make things way harder for everyone.
my lab deadline is at 9 am and i cant do anything without internet. are they actually serious with this???
absolute nonsense. leave the wifi on.
Total knee-jerk reaction. Treating adults like middle schoolers just to look like they are doing something.
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In a thoughtless response to the suicide by a fourth year girl at IIT Kanpur, the administration at the prestigious college is considering the blackout of internet usage after midnight till 8:00 am for students. Apart from being a knee-jerk reaction which aims to solve a supposed symptom that is not proven to be the cause of suicides, it points to a deeper problem in the underlying mentality of the administration that thinks that it is the students who are always in the wrong and their wasteful habits are the cause of higher levels of stress.
Apart from being completely irrelevant, this action also causes a major inconvenience to the very academic performance that the administration is trying to protect. Internet access is vital to academic studies, projects and assignments. Due to a packed daily schedule, night time is the only time when most students are able to catch up to some work, or for some destressing. Not everybody enjoys "playgrounds" and other fictitious means of entertainment, as mentioned in the accompanying DNA news link. Petition now to prevent this trespass upon student rights!
Updates
November 22, 2010
The administration remains silent despite the concerns raised here. Send an email to the Dean of Students today to demand they treat us like adults instead of cutting off our access to vital academic tools.
November 22, 2010
The administration can no longer ignore the thousands of students demanding they reverse this blackout policy. Post this link on your Facebook wall today to keep the pressure on them. Email your department head and tell them why you need night access to finish your degree.
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2010
6 Comments
This is honestly ridiculous the admin has no clue how much work we actually have. Cutting off the web won't fix mental health issues but it will definitely ruin our grades.
Fix the actual mental health support instead of taking away our only way to communicate and study. so backwards.
i work on my research at night since the lab is packed during the day. this will just make things way harder for everyone.
my lab deadline is at 9 am and i cant do anything without internet. are they actually serious with this???
absolute nonsense. leave the wifi on.
Total knee-jerk reaction. Treating adults like middle schoolers just to look like they are doing something.
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This is honestly ridiculous the admin has no clue how much work we actually have. Cutting off the web won't fix mental health issues but it will definitely ruin our grades.