As great as Cornell is, there is something that I find irking beyond all end: the internet. Sure it fast and accessible, but with the 15GB billing threshold, things are quite frankly, horrendous. Currently, for every MB over the threshold, I am to be charged $0.0015. While this may seem like a resonalby small amount, my tirade has become less about the money and more about the very idea. Compared to my peeps over at UC Berkeley who have a threshold limit of 12 GB per week, Cornell’s internet policy leaves much to be desired. Sure College is foremost, a place to learn; there is little time for the plentiful distractions the internet has to offer. While I do not play online games or download insane amounts of music, I do watch my TV show online. Thank God for Hulu; of course, this cuts into my usage, consuming what little money I have in my pockets. I can understand setting the limit to deter massive file sharing and pirating of music and movies, but for those of us who indulge in a little internet television here and there, the internet threshold is like a deathwish. Especially with the onslaught of returning shows and premieres, I fear I will continue to lose money ever month. Just how much TV do I watch? Enough to nearly pass the monthly threshold the 4 days of August that I spent here at Cornell. Of course, I have heard that the old threshold billing level was 5 gb, and perhaps the new implementation of 15 gb is a big step for the university. However, with the recent advent in legal sites for TV shows online, 15 gb becomes too much of a hassle, especially with the sporadically updated Internet Usage Tracker. Indeed, I was informed that I had reached 95% of my allowed limit after I had already gone over. Thanks for nothing. 15 GB would surely be enough as people insist and I agree; of course this would only be possible if nothing other than homework was done on the computer. Raise your hand if you do that. Oh no takers? Just as I suspected; who nowadays actually does that? It is ridiculous to in a sense, to charge for the free time one should be able to enjoy just sitting there, vegged out to your favorite shows. While I do agree that file sharing and other illegal activities should be monitored, it should not be at the expense of perfectly legal activities. If however, individuals  As a result, I propose two changes. First and foremost, the GB allowance should be set at 40 GB/month, about 10 GB per week. Secondly, a new updated tracker that is not only more user friendly, but also, more accurate. While it is undeniable that money exchanges hands somewhere along the line, I believe it will most certainly be money well spent.