WHYFI?

By: Tyson Hensley

Arguably the most talked-about issue in this school, when it comes to technology,

is the Wi-Fi. We all use the internet for various purposes and when the faculty and students can’t connect to it, it gets very frustrating. Why did the Wi-Fi change in the first place? And why is it taking so long to get it working 100%?

After running into Steve Martin, I asked him why exactly the Wi-Fi got changed. Afterall, the school had a working Wi-Fi the year previous to this one. He said that they didn’t change the Wi-Fi completely like everyone thought. The cause of the issue is all of the filters and restrictions on the Wi-Fi that they didn’t previously have. This is when he went on to say that they had an issue with students accessing things they weren’t supposed to access, which forced their hand in making those restrictions. At the end of the day, it is their job to protect the students from being exposed to the things other students are accessing. I know I wouldn’t want my future kids to get exposed to anything at a Christian school that didn't align with that belief structure.

I then talked to Mckenna Craik to ask what she thought about this situation. She said, “Even though the faculty and staff had reasons to tamper with the Wi-Fi, I still think they should have considered the students that have to live in the dorms.” She went on to say “Everyone else that is affected by the unfortunate Wi-Fi situation has a home to go to at the end of the day.

So even though they had a good reason, they should have come up with a solution for the dorm students so that they can actually turn in homework.”

It seems to me that this issue is frustrating for a lot of people, both faculty and students.

I know that it has especially affected me, but I am glad that I got to hear from both sides of the issue. Although we may not get a fully functioning Wi-Fi network this year, at least now we can understand why they did what they did.