A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed cellphone owners between 18 and 24 years old exchange around 100 text messages on an average day.

However, many Sacramento State students do not prioritize text messages over actual face-to-face conversations.

Brenda Anguiano, biology major, believes there are benefits to both text and verbal communication methods. She thinks texting can be useful for certain messages.

“I’m very to-the-point, so texting could be easier,” Anguiano said.

Anguiano also thinks there are some situations where texting is the best option because of circumstances that do not encourage a phone call.

“In an environment where you don’t want your conversation to be distracting to everyone else,” Anguiano said.

Kellie Schoonmaker, social sciences major, also feels communication can be successful through text or face-to-face.

“I think it really depends on the relationship with the person,” Schoonmaker said. “Some people talk better on text and respond better.”

Schoonmaker thinks the value of texting can depend on what it is used for and how it is used.

“It’s good for some things,” Schoonmaker said.

Christian Perez, finance major, believes that in-person conversations are important and enhance the quality of the communication.

“I specifically like talking in person because I’m a bad texter,” Perez said. “You feel more of a personal touch.”

Perez also thinks cellphones can cause harmful dependencies in people who rely on them too much.

“Technology is improving our lives but it’s contradicting,” Perez said. “Literally, our phones never leave our sides.”

He sees cellphones as objects that take away a part of someone’s life they might wish they had back later.

“I feel like they’re not living life,” Perez said. “Their phone is their life.”

When asked what communication method would be better in a situation where they had to deliver bad news to someone, all three answered that face-to-face is best.

“In person,” Anguiano said. “I think it’s more humane that way — that kind of thing is lost with text.”

Perez also expressed the view of not losing the full interpretation of the conversation.

“In person,” Perez said. “With text, you can’t see the person and make them feel better.”

Some students see the benefits of interacting directly with other people, and yet, there are still hoards of students who venture the campus with their head buried in their phone.

“It’s really sad, we are paying all this money to come to school and aren’t [interacting] with the people in front of us,” Schoonmaker said.