Miguel+Barba+on+Downloading+Issue

I believe that students should not be restricted to download or access some information in the internet. The internet houses the largest database of information that can be accessed anywhere and anywhere given the right technology on hand. As a college student I believe that the internet or the things on the internet can serve as a source of inspiration on what students will do in the future. Moreover, some of these information like those videos at youtube can be shared during class and the class can also gain insights from the videos shared by students.

Restricting access to downloads or restricted websites will only entice students to find other ways to pass though the security and access what they want. There was this one time when i was in a computer lab in gox lobby when a student tried to change the settings of the computer just to gain access to the website he wants. It was really illegal to change the settings but because he wanted to access the site, he made a way for him to access it even if he will be caught by the lab assistant. The bottom line is that students will definitely find a way. Moreover, it gives additional feeling of success to the things with a challenge. We students love challenges and these challenges just push us to find alternatives.

I know that the university, being strict with plagiarism, is also strict when it comes to piracy. I believe that the university doesn't want us to commit crimes when downloading but there are some stuffs on the internet that we need to download not because we want it but because we need it. If we are forbidden to access or download using the internet connection of university then I believe that the university should have this kind of program or place where we students can request to download some stuffs on the internet given a good justification why we need these stuffs. Not everyone who is studying in the university have fast internet connection at home or at their condos, I believe that a program like the one mentioned above will be a great help to students.