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...recent research project by Ohio State University researcher Aryn Karpinski has reported a correlation between Facebook usage and grade point averages. Despite specializing in a relatively unrelated field of quantitative analysis, Karpinski was inspired to investigate the effects of the social networking site Facebook on the performance of college students. Karpinski analyzed extensive surveys of both a quantitative and qualitative nature from over 200 Ohio State students. Her data suggested a correlation between Facebook usage and lower GPAs among college students at Ohio State University. “Although this study has investigated an area totally outside of my realm...
...warning signs that I was steering into danger came early and quick: Facebook profiles with “Bach, a cappella, Yellowcard … pretty much everything!” filled in for “Favorite Music” and $30,000 paid by the Harvard Concert Commission for Wyclef Jean to stay home. The compromise pick of Ben Folds ushered in a brief detente, but it was immediately followed by a long nightmare of Third Eye Blind, Gavin DeGraw’s big brother, and some rap group from...
...When we put on events like philanthropic seminars, we'll usually put up a Facebook page and either invite specific people that we're recruiting or the general freshman class," says Royal Carson, president of CU's SAE chapter. (How do the fraternities gather contact info for incoming freshmen? By Facebook stalking, of course. Most students belong to organizations or networking groups that have Facebook pages.) "It's a way for incoming freshmen to see that the Greek system is not what it's perceived to be, not just a place to party. We do other functions. Our real mission...
...Today, SAE has 92 members, including this year's 38 pledges, all of whom registered on the group's Facebook page. SAE's Carson, a 20-year-old sophomore from Dallas, says of recruiting new members: "It all starts with some sort of introduction, and that's where I credit Facebook, making that first introduction, being the icebreaker." Overall, fraternity memberships at CU are up 65% since the organizations moved off campus in 2005. "We just finished a huge rush last fall," Stine says. And came in under budget, too. "When we did the post-market analysis and asked...
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