On Campus, Vampires are Besting the Beats

In the article, "On Campus Vampires are Besting the Beats", the author talks about how students' points of views have changed througout the generations. he states that students have shifted their interest away from books because of new technology that provide resources for political news such as twitter or facebook. The audience being addressed may be teachers who assign the students books to rea. He also thinks that students may only read more sophisticated books if they are required to and "easy, childish" books for fun. He mentions Stephanie Meyer's "Twighlight Series" in the article and says that nowadays, children are more interested with vampire books than of history or political books. He also mentions that students are looking at more childish books than those of mature levels. He does not mention in his arguement, though, how many adults have looked into these books and found interest in them. In my opinion, everyone has their own opinions on books and should not be categorized by calling them "childish". As of the technology, students spread the word too on there and people find out news on the internet. Therefore, technology helps better enhance a persons understanding on books along with provide a little entertainment.