Facebook. A beautiful, virtual frontier. I joined reluctantly – now I can’t leave it alone. Addiction? Perhaps. Do you have a Facebook addiction? Lets look at the criteria:
1) Do you log in more than five times a day?
2) Do you have more than 100 photos in your albums?
3) Do you edit your profile at least once a week, adding that little snippet of information that the unknown out there just need to know?
4) Do you join random groups because you like the sound of them, but never actually participate?
5) Do you update your status each time you log in? Hmm, because we all need to know what you’re doing 24/7, right?
6) Do you stalk people you know (and don’t know) just…because you can?
7) Do you add random applications such as What is your Stripper Name? Mine’s Chantel Lustybomb.
Have you made a South Park character of yourself yet?
9) Do you have more than fifty friends? Popularity contest…urgh.
10) Do you send random messages to your friends and mess up their Wall?
11) Are you a habitual poker?
12) Do you know more about your friends once you’ve read their FB profile?
If you can say yes to five or more of these, then indeed, you are addicted to Facebook. Welcome to my club. Bwahahahaha!
To all loyal Facebookers, revel in your addiction! There is no shame in social online networking. Big Brother knows everything, and now, so do we…
The 2008 Presidential race is a time of turbulance and for some, indecision. More now than ever, the youth vote could be imperitive to the success of the next president. But how do you keep in touch with the youth of today? TV, radio, Internet? According to a recent study by Gordon Hewitt of Hamilton College (an active Democrat) and Mack Mariani of Xavier University (who has worked for Republicans) young voters might be swayed to vote a certain way thanks to the influence of their college professors. Is this plausable? I don’t think so.
After debating if this is true, the study comes to a ’sort of’ conclusion, stating that students are probably not influenced by professors as to who to vote for, republican or democrat, and to be honest, the study also neglects to cover other reasons which are more likely to influence the youth vote, such as media and family indoctrination. The research concludes, ”It could be the faculty in general take their profession seriously, and that even though they identify themselves as politically liberal, they’re very professionally oriented and their pedagogy does not reflect these biases,” Hewitt said. Or, maybe faculty ”are in the classroom trying to indoctrinate with their views, and the students don’t take the bait.”
I’m sorry, but I can’t imagine any professor I know being so unprofessional that they would try and force their political views on their students. Political pressure is far more likely to come from the media, peers, family, religious teachings and romantic involvements – where is the research in these departments? Teachers have enough to deal with in a political climate that does not promote and encourage academic growth, never mind being viewed as political recruiters. They’re professors – not professional politicians, and while some may have passion for politics, the majority concentrate on spending their energy where it counts: teaching the students.
Have you made a South Park character of yourself yet?
