The wireless internet on campus has become a travesty: the internet cuts out seemingly multiple times a day, assignments are now at risk of not being submitted on time or properly due to this, the school refuses to perform adequate troubleshooting, and the school known to be “Far Beyond” now seems “Far Behind” in dealing with the myriad of issues on campus, starting with this. The internet outages have been a punchline for frustrated and affected students, as well has parents who are throwing their money at a tuition that requires them to pay a “technology fee” that has no use to the students due to the frequent internet downtime. In a lot of places, this lack of internet may be deemed acceptable, however, when the primary method of submitting assignments, enrolling in classes, paying tuition, receiving feedback from professors, and advertising for school events is through the internet, something must be done to restore our capabilities to perform these actions adequately.

Stony Brook University, we are asking you to go “Far Beyond” and fix the issue with the wireless internet. Yes, we understand it’s probably a complex issue, and yes, we understand that it does require funding and time to complete. What we do also understand is that we pay over $350 a semester for technology that we cannot use or access due to these issues, and that being the prestigious university you are, you can fix this.