The Rampage Dec 2019

The Rampage

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••• While most students have access to streaming devices, affording subscriptions to services like Netflix and Hulu can be costly. Sophomore student Sarah LaPrade is one of many who says she has been negatively impacted by the decision. “I think it’s stupid that the college shut off our access to cable,” LaPrade said. “Now I can’t watch live shows like ‘Dancing with the Stars’ without using my own money to pay for a live TV subscription.” Not all students, such as commuters, have been directly impacted by the lack of cable service, and according to Arnold, the decision on whether to cut cable from campus dorms or not has been an ongoing discussion in recent years.

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Bluefield College administrators decided prior to the spring 2019 semester to discontinue providing cable television service to its residential students. Administrators believed that students have recently shown more interest in viewing television programming through streaming devices rather than cable, so they dropped cable to help the college save money for other campus services. “As you may know, there has been a growing movement among consumers to ‘cut the cord’ on traditional telecom services in favor of streaming services, which tend to

be more flexible and less expensive,” said BC’s Josh Arnold, associate vice president for Student Development about the decision to eliminate cable services. “Traditional cable services are projected to be the next ‘Blockbuster Video’ and likely will not exist as we know them in the coming years.” Arnold said that Bluefield College paid in excess of $60,000 per year for cable services and that many students reportedly did not use the cable, preferring instead to stream television programming from their mobile devices using family accounts with services like Netflix, Hulu, and Sling. •••

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Mercer Mall is a shopping mall serving Greater Bluefield. It is located just off Route 460 between Bluefield and Princeton. Opened in 1980, the mall features J.C. Penney, Belk, Roses, Rural King, and Hobby Lobby, plus 70 other stores. BC student Keegan Brade said he likes to go to the mall because it is a fun place to hang out with his friends, and he likes to shop there, as well.

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