Petitioning Walla Walla University's proposal to filter the internet
I am a student of Walla Walla University. I do not want the internet to be filtered. I do not wish to attend a school where the internet is filtered. This will affect my decision to return next year.... continue reading »
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"Filtering our internet would be detrimental to the health of the student body, therefore the students, and only will create unneeded and unnecessary arguments and discussions. You have some students hanging on by a thread here, don't give them a reason to"
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"For those of us using the internet for appropriate purposes, this is ridiculous and will hamper our ability to both research and game."
"First and foremost, a filter of the internet is demeaning to the adult status of Walla Walla University students. Next Ill have a tracking device connected to me that sends Ken Rogers a DANGER message when I cross the property lines of Starbucks. A line m"
"Although not a student, as a faculty and former student I support this petition. Not only will filtering degrade performance, prevent legitimate access to resources, and have a statistically insignificant effect on recruiting, but it also will not work."
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"It is my opinion that the point of the college experience is to teach personal responsibility and individualism. These character traits cannot develop without the availability of temptation to stray off the accepted path. No temptation, no growth. It's ju"
"Like many others have already mentioned, I do not believe that it is a good idea to filter the internet on campus. I attended a highschool where the internet was filtered. The individuals who wanted to view inappropriate material found ways to do so despi"
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"It would be best to focus attention on other aspects of the school to make Walla Walla an even greater place to go to university."
"I know you are attempting to act in our best interests but I ask you to reconsider what you are proposing to do. I'd just like to say that i think every college student would like to be treated with respect but enforcing ideals on the student body and usi"
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"Dr. McVay, I want to thank you for your leadership on campus and for your concern for our well-being in the present and the future. Though I know that the intentions are good, I have a little concern for this proposal. I see college as a intermediate poin"
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"If the faculty of WWU were simply asking for the chance to filter out so called "adult" sites I would be ok with it. If they were including sites that encourage violence and hate I would still probably support it. But when you go so far as to ask if you c"
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"Even after reading about the reasoning behind such a proposal, I feel that it should be my right as a citizen of the United States and as a student to view whatever content I deem interesting. As an aside, I have never heard of a case where filtering the "
