Family thanks Tech

To the editor:

Although we have lost nearly everything we own in our house fire, we are thankful for the help we have received from numerous local businesses, residents, co-workers and strangers.

Everyone has been really concerned and the community response is overwhelming.

Although it will take time to get over the trauma of watching our home go up in flames and losing two of our beloved pets, we are extremely grateful to be alive. Never, ever did we expect the kind of community response we have received and are very appreciative.

We also have developed a new appreciation for the Ruston Firefighters, for without their immediate response we would have no home in the near future to go to.

There are so many people we know, and so many we will never know, that we want to thank from the bottom of our hearts.

We will every day say a prayer for all those who unconditionally gave of themselves to help our family. May God, in return, bless all of you and keep you safe.

The Pesnells

Ricky, Rebecca, Ashley and Trevor

Student Feels Internet too Slow on Campus

To the editor:

I have been attending Tech for just over a year now and have been extremely happy with all of the progress Tech has made to bring this campus into the new century.æ

Tolliver Hall and the Ropp Center look great and Hale Hall is coming along nicely.

Tech is, however, lacking in one area I feel they should be able to improve: Internet service.æ

I live in the dorms here on campus and pay $675 per quarter for several services, including high speed internet.æ

This fall quarter, though, it has been anything but high-speed; it has been hardly existent at all.

Several days and nights the Internet has gone down for various lengths of time, usually for more than three hours.æ

This makes it very difficult for myself and other students to complete assignments, especially since many teachers have moved toward utilizing the Internet for announcements and homework submission.

I am not sure where the problem lies or how it can be fixed, but I do know that I should not have to put up with inadequate service.æ

I urge Tech officials to figure out how to solve this problem so that we can continue to be considered a model university for others to follow.

Sheldon Clark

Junior

Business Management

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