To connect, or not to connect? Student and faculty share opinions on school wifi

In this day and age, technology is more useful than ever. However, at Wright College technology helps when it wants to.

Students and faculty members alike have mixed reactions to the provided wifi. Some have no issues whatsoever, while others grow increasingly frustrated with the inability to get work done.

Student Isabel Maloney said, “I’ve had no issues with the CCC provided wifi while in class. For the most part I’m able to connect and go about my day. Occasionally it makes me sign in which isn’t anything but a mild annoyance at best.”

Some students, like Anthony Arroyo, are thankful for the wifi.

“While using the school wifi on the library computers, I barely have any problems. I’m thankful for the school and that free wifi is even provided,” said Arroyo.

 While there are some positive viewpoints, others have an opposite view.

“So the school WiFi sucks right now. The construction’s making it even slower, I wish the school had set a timeline for dealing with that. I know the teachers are having trouble with it too,” student Olivia Carrasco said.

Another student, Xavier Hernandez said, “It’s a procedure of opening tabs that takes a few minutes to connect. Sometimes it never even does connect.”

 Vice President of Student Affairs, Melissa Champs, has heard about wifi issues before and provided some insight as to what might be wrong.

“It’s an actual system issue. The wifi itself is not controlled by Wilbur Wright alone. It’s the district. We can’t make the decision to change it,” Champs said. “Students decide to bring their whole gaming system and attach to our wifi. You’re gonna draw off the system itself which impacts the use of wifi for everyone else.”

The best way to voice if you’re having a problem with the wifi is to let the IT staff know via email. You can reach them at WrightIT@ccc.edu. It’s best to let them know which building you’re using the wifi in and what time of day. Wright Times stopped by Wright’s IT office to inquire about the wifi but didn’t receive comment.

Illustration by Adrijan Waraich.