kjh1's Journal: Some Universities Issuing Cell Phones

Students at Montclair State University in New Jersey are being issued a mandatory cell phone which can also track their location on campus. Obviously, this is not meant to 'cramp their styles', but as a proactive approach to student safety. Also, some universities are dropping their landline services outright due to the proliferation of the cell phone, while others are actually launching their own wireless services and university-branded cell phones. Obviously, there's the question of cell phone reliability particulary in case of emergencies, but the rise of wireless services will soon dump the era of landlines to the sidelines.