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Students have taken notice鈥攁nd the reaction, well, you can decide. The department issued a new decree last month banning the use of cell phones in the classrooms. 鈥淐ell Phone Free Zones鈥� posters now remind students to shut off their phones on entering their classrooms.

鈥淟et鈥檚 face it,鈥� says Paul Thaler, department chair. 鈥淐ell phone addiction is rampant, and even the most serious student can find herself drawn in by her screen during class. We would much rather have them interacting with each other and their professor.鈥�

Students polled seemed to be in general agreement that the 鈥淐ell Phone Free Zone鈥� makes sense.

鈥淚t鈥檚 for the best,鈥� says communications major Cathy Rudell. 鈥淎t the same time, it鈥檚 hard to follow.鈥�

Senior Raquel Prescott says that it is in fact 鈥渞ude to text鈥� during class, but concedes that she has her cell phone on silent and does glance at what messages might be coming in. 鈥淚 do it as long as it鈥檚 not distracting.鈥�

According to Andrew Viola, a freshman: 鈥淚 find it refreshing. No distractions, no emails, just the class itself. . .it makes information really stick with you.鈥�

鈥淟ike any class you get this angst when the phone goes off and it鈥檚 distracting,鈥� says art major Alaina Hemlall.

Her friend, Timony Moore, agrees: 鈥淚t takes you out of the entire feeling of the class no matter how involved. It鈥檚 just an annoyance.鈥�

This article appeared in the Spring 2015 edition of , the Department of Communications newsletter.