CabriniCollege Radnor,PA 19087
photo by Maria Chambers
Cell phones have become a way of life for many college students. Above: Many companies offer different plans for cell phones. Leff: Seniors Tara Beakly (top) and Nicole Faison talk on their phones.
Our wireless world by Richard Magda staff writer
Cellular phones are no longer novelties just for the rich and famous. Despite allegations that they cause cancer, cell phones have become immensely popular over the course of the past decade and the Cabrini College community is no exception ..Cell phones are ringing in classrooms, dorms, and everywhere else on campus. "This is the most popular
product known to man,'' said Ed Snyder, who follows wireless technologies for the Chase H&Qinvestment firm, in an interview with Time Magazine in the Oct. 9, 2000 issue. "More cell phones will be sold this year than all the computers, TVs, personal digital assistants and pagers combined."Many students of Cabrini have embraced this craze and concede that cell phones serve a purpose of usefulness and convenience "I initially got my cell
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