POINT/COUNTERPOINT: CELL PHONES AT PCC

by Makayla Sturgeon and Rebecca Bryson


Have you ever felt disconnected from reality? Well, here at PCC I can assure you a lot of people may feel this way. Every night we get our phones for a half-hour and then they disappear for another 24 hours. The first week, when you’re just adjusting, it’s really hard because you can’t just pick up your phone to text your mom or to check what time it is. As days pass, I do admit it gets easier, but some days I do wish I could just pick up my phone, and I know I am not the only one who feels that way. As a first year student here at PCC, the first week was really hard for me to adjust and to just hand my phone over knowing that I won’t see it again for a whole day. Now that it is Week 3, lots have changed; I no longer miss my phone as much and I don’t look forward to phone time like I did during Week 1. The only main reason I go on my phone is so my mom can call me to ask me about my day. Overall, throughout the weeks here you do unplug from your phone and start to not miss it. It’s nice to disconnect from the internet for awhile and actually socialize in the moment and not over social media. It’s a good cleanse that everybody should try.

-Makayla Sturgeon


“Phones are overrated and girls be wack!” says second year Sophie Nelson. Yesterday at 1:45, the proctors decided to try something new. They told us that we are required to stay in our room for the first half of downtime, and if we choose to stay in our room for the second part, we get our phones. When told this, a lot of the girls faces on my floor lit up. Although this decision pleased most PCCers, a good amount of us still believe that PCC is not a place for electronics. “At summer camp, we are suppose to be socializing and having fun with our friends,” Zayn Morrison, a First Year, exclaimed. For the whole eight weeks I have been here, I have never once questioned getting my phone taken away. It gives me a chance to disconnect. I am definitely pro-technology, but sometimes fresh air and some exercise is very beneficial. It will not hurt if out of the average 4,160 weeks of your life, you do not have your phone for six weeks. I personally do not like going on my phone at PCC, however, it is always good to try new things. I just hope this experience does not make students lose focus on why PCC started, which was definitely not for electronics.

-Rebecca Bryson