ABSTRACT
Undeniably, the cell phone has become an integral part of college culture. College students make use of this tool in their everyday lives. One can find students talking or texting on their phones anywhere from sidewalks and bus stops to libraries and classrooms on nearly every campus across the United States. Research has shown that college students adopt and use cell phones at a greater rate than any other segment of the population (DeBaillon and Rockwell, 2005). For one-third of these students, the cell phone serves as their only telephone, as they do not have a landline phone (Aoki and Downes, 2003). Undoubtedly, the cell phone is a prevalent communication technology on college campuses.
