2008 Woodie Awards
A picture is worth a thousand consequences
Rachelle Murphy
Issue date: 4/6/06 Section: Perspectives
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As Trish Clauser, Senior Director of the Office of Career Development, discussed the power of Facebook, here are other consequences effecting the student body.
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Facebook.com is a popular website among college students. On the website, they can join clubs, post pictures, make new friends and post upcoming events and parties. Lately there has been a crackdown on the pictures posted on the website.
Recently, concern has been expressed over pictures that had been posted on Facebook. The problem that has arose about pictures being posted online, is that they are available for anyone to view. Anyone has access to these pictures, and this could lead to some awkward and difficult situations.
Recently the Director of Athletics, Don Cook, e-mailed all student athletes, giving them ten days to take down any pictures on Facebook that showed them drinking or breaking any other school policies. If the pictures are not taken down the penalties will be decided between individual teams, their coaches and the athletic department.
"We're not condemning Facebook for whatever wholesome reasons it exists, nor are we into censorship. As the university's Athletics Director, I'm more concerned about whose hands unrestricted access to unflattering photos of our student-athletes can reach," stated Cook.
"Just imagine having to explain a photo that gets into the hands of a respected person who the student-athlete, or any student, is trying to impress such as, a prospective employer or a grad or medical school admissions dean. Students are open season to be harmed by those who don't know them, or by those who do know them, and want to harm them. Can you imagine some of those photos getting released to the media?" stated Cook.
Imagining what would happen to these student athletes would make people think twice about uploading these pictures onto Facebook. If the media got a hold of these pictures, one could only dream what they would do to embarrass an athlete.
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Facebook.com is a popular website among college students. On the website, they can join clubs, post pictures, make new friends and post upcoming events and parties. Lately there has been a crackdown on the pictures posted on the website.
Recently, concern has been expressed over pictures that had been posted on Facebook. The problem that has arose about pictures being posted online, is that they are available for anyone to view. Anyone has access to these pictures, and this could lead to some awkward and difficult situations.
Recently the Director of Athletics, Don Cook, e-mailed all student athletes, giving them ten days to take down any pictures on Facebook that showed them drinking or breaking any other school policies. If the pictures are not taken down the penalties will be decided between individual teams, their coaches and the athletic department.
"We're not condemning Facebook for whatever wholesome reasons it exists, nor are we into censorship. As the university's Athletics Director, I'm more concerned about whose hands unrestricted access to unflattering photos of our student-athletes can reach," stated Cook.
"Just imagine having to explain a photo that gets into the hands of a respected person who the student-athlete, or any student, is trying to impress such as, a prospective employer or a grad or medical school admissions dean. Students are open season to be harmed by those who don't know them, or by those who do know them, and want to harm them. Can you imagine some of those photos getting released to the media?" stated Cook.
Imagining what would happen to these student athletes would make people think twice about uploading these pictures onto Facebook. If the media got a hold of these pictures, one could only dream what they would do to embarrass an athlete.