"E-Mail is for Old People"

I completely disagree with the claim that the title of this article seems to be making. E-mail is the number one mode that I rely on to receive important information. This includes information from my professors, from my bosses, from the university itself, and even from my family. While I occasionally use text messages and more frequently instant messenger, this would never replace email for me. People lose their phone, and many people do not constantly stay signed onto instant messenger. This would prevent a message from successfully being received in a timely manner. However, e-mail messages go through whether or not a person is physically at his/her functioning computer.
Because of its reliability, students should get themselves in the habit of checking their emails multiple times a day. Personally, it is the first thing that I do in the morning, the last thing I do at night, and various times in between. I have missed important messages when I have failed to do this. Even students that do not have their own personal computer should check their e-mail frequently. I did not have a computer freshman year, so I went to the library, to the Bean, to a friend's computer. There are means to do this, and students must get in the habit of putting these resources to good use. Furthermore, even if this is not the number one way that students prefer to communicate, they must realize that it is the number one way that most professors communicate with their students. For the sake of their grades, they must adjust accordingly.