Missouri University Proposes Issuing Cell Phones To Students

Northwest Missouri State University is thinking of issuing cell phones to all of its students. A school spokesman tells the St. Joseph News-Press that Northwest has been known as the electronic campus for more than adecade, and giving students cell phones is a continuation of that tradition. If the University offers the cell phones, they’ll have Internet access. School officials say that will let students quickly check class openings andthe school calendar.