These college students ditched their phones for a week. Could you?

Ponzi tries out the landline telephone in his dorm room on Dec 7, 2025. A student-organised “tech fast” – six days of abstinence from smartphones and other devices connected to the internet – thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. — Nina Riggio/The New York Times

SANTA FE, New Mexico: The flyers began appearing around campus in early December.

“THE WORLD W/Out A PHONE,” they read.