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...official tenure as a leader in the BGLT community over, Barusch’s influence among Harvard students has survived. Claiming they “not-so-secretly want to be/marry Barusch when they grow up,” 66 students have joined the Facebook group “Acolytes of Barusch...
...don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble here, but it’s a fact that Harvard dudes are by far the creepiest people on the Facebook. It is no coincidence that the FSU girl whom Schonberger attempted to e-mail during last week’s Lamont sleepover now has 100 friends at Harvard. Whenever there is something slightly shady going down on the site, you can bet your UC vote that Harvard dudes are all over it. This makes sense for two obvious reasons: 1) Harvard students had the Facebook first and have...
...late October, a new feature appeared on the facebook fundamentally changing the level of control a student exercises over his or her online social profile. It came in the form of “My Photos,” and suddenly students could upload as many pictures as they pleased, stored away in online photo albums and open to public perusal. Enhanced with a simple “tagging” system, a feature that allows pictures to be labeled by the uploader to include the names of the photographed individuals, students can no longer rest assured that some most...
...those still worried, as the OCS e-mail points out, the facebook does allow students to choose their desired privacy level. If a student is intent upon having a more unsavory online reputation, he or she should simply opt for a more exclusive level of privacy. While frustrating for those students who hate being denied access to any profile, it is a more reasonable option than risking looking foolish in front of prospective employers...
Students shouldn’t start to self-censor online profiles to the point of ridiculousness—a tendency that we wouldn’t put past many of the more politically-minded and wary Harvard students. The facebook is meant to be fun and helpful, and it can be; students must simply exercise some common sense. Students should also remember that employers are not ignorant of the fact that college kids go out, drink, and occasionally act immaturely. But we don’t have to advertise our more obnoxious behavior...