Hi, it's your favorite technology chair here to reassure you (in light of nascent nay-saying) that our move to an all-wireless system is going to be a good thing. Our network hardware lease is almost up, and this summer we're going to phase out the residential ethernet ports that ten to 12 percent of the student body have come to know and love.

The case:

Leaving two active ports per room (the status ...

I strongly disagree with the 24-hour library initiative, and with a few of the claims in last week's "Thoughts from the Embers" which discussed why this would be a positive change.

The column claimed that the change "could...save energy by encouraging students to study together [in the library]." I presume the argument behind this is that since students will not be in their rooms with their lights on, they will be saving energy ...

Hello to alumni

Welcome back, alumni! There’s nothing like the fall colors to make a Knox student, past or present, nostalgic about their days in Galesburg. We’re happy you guys are getting a chance to see this place at its prettiest, and we hope you have a fun time back at school.

TKS alumni, by the way, are invited to the Pub Office at 4 p.m. on Saturday to catch up on ...

On Saturday night an unfortunate incident happened at the Beta house. Someone vandalized their porch by spray-painting a penis and the letters TKE in black paint. After speaking to my chapter at TKE it is clear that none of the TKE members were responsible for the actions that happened to the Beta house. It is sad and disheartening that a student or group of students would feel they were justified to vandalize the Beta house ...

Last year, I was the Technology Chair of the Student Senate. The Computer Center administrators, Steve Jones and Steve Hall, wanted to get student feedback concerning their proposal to make all the residential spaces on our campus wireless only (a.k.a. all Ethernet ports in living areas would be deactivated.) There was significant concern from the student body and the Student Senate regarding this proposal. The Computer Center made the following three points in ...