As a recent graduate of the Krannert School of Management, I find it rather discouraging that students at this University think there is a need for each individual to be given a laptop "just like so many other schools."

I find it odd that the Oct. 23 article in the Exponent could only find two universities that give laptops to their students. Besides, can you imagine all of the students that would complain because of the increased tuition? "Why would I want to pay an extra X amount of dollars for a laptop when I can go to the computer lab for free?

Staying at the computer lab all hours of the night only builds character and maturity; every student should have this opportunity to grow, just like I did. Will there ever a point in time when we can be satisfied with what we have instead of coveting everything from everyone?

To paraphrase a well-known songwriter, "You can't always get what you want, but if try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need."