A photo essay that contains tweets made by college students / addressed to college students on the sub-theme of the Internet within the theme of Energy Vulnerability (through Internet Bills based narrative) with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cite as: Bhagwat, A. "Tweets: College students and internet," in Spring2020 Lab, The Energy Vulnerability Project, Platform for Experimental and Collaborative Ethnography. (Original June 15 2020).
Sen. Harris makes a pertinent point regarding the plight of students.
Proposed by Sen. Klobuchar on May 14th, if passed, this bill would be a landmark ruling for higher education equity.
"Twitter Philantrophy" was beaconed by colleges students who sought financial assistance to pay their internet bills, which they need for class.
While corporate companies like Spectrum and Comcast did provide initiatives for college students, they weren't received without hiccups. Lack of support from colleges regarding aid for internet and electricity access was also noted by students.
Harvard University failed to make a mention of any contingency plans for internet and electricity access in the COVID-19 response for students who are now receiving remote learning. This was common for most colleges.
Atharva Bhagwat. 15 June 2020, "Tweets: College Students and Internet", The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 26 June 2020, accessed 14 November 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/tweets-college-students-and-internet