EDITORIAL Behind the ti mes

The school recently updated its web site (www.cabrini.edu) to include such helpful attributes as a section that describes the campus facilities and opportunities for student involvement and a link to important information from the Registrar's office. We would like to congratulate and thank the Web Advisory Committee and anyone else involved for making these necessary improvements take place.

Although we greatly appreciate the enhancement of the web site and the current undertakings to improve it even more, we have to question why these actions were not done sooner. In the comparison graph accompanying the related story, it is made clear that our school is, as usual, behind the times. Other schools in the immediate area, some of which are comparable to us in size and nomber, have had web sites with prevailing technology for at least a year.

Once again, it seems as though our school is playing catch up to everyone else. What we have on our web site right now is expected at other schools, instead of being applauded as it is here.

Computer conundrums

Beginning Oct. 1, residents who wish will have their computers installed with ethernet cards that will enable them access to the Internet. This is an excellent service the school is providing us, but, according to a January issue of the Loquitur, the apartments were supposed to have this service by Feb. 1 of this year and the dorms were to be equipped as of the start of the fall semester. What caused such a delay?

Aside from the hold up with the distribution of the ethernet cards, there are two other computer-related problems transpiring on campus. Computer lab 315 is still not operational although its completion was promised by the end of July. Consequently, 11 business courses are in effect homeless and student computer lab time is drastically limited. The other situation involves student e-mail accounts. Many students have attempted to set up their own accounts using Emurl and have met with difficulties sending and receiving mail.

We can not place the blame for these delays and difficulties on one department or person, for these jobs are being undertaken through a collaborative effort. But, we have a clear idea of the root of the problems-poor planning.

This editorial represents the combined views of the Loquitur's student editorial board. It does not represent