Trying to survive without your AIM
A few weeks ago the Bradford lost its Internet access due to a storm. This was readily apparent when I looked at my computer screen and there was no Instant Messenger screen to greet me. Since a few other buildings had also lost power or Internet, I didn't fret, for it has happened in the past. This time, however, it didn't come back after just a few hours as it had in the past. While everyone else on campus was happily online after a few hours, the 4th floor of Bradford was without Internet access. After the first 12 hours, my roommates and I had become quite disgruntled, and started calling the help desk to ask them to fix it as quickly as possible. It would have been a different matter if no one had Internet, but we were the only floor that didn't have it. This just was not acceptable.