Web site proves that not all 'Juice' is good for you
DeShanee Miner
Senior Staff Reporter
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: Campus News
The latest online sensation to hit TSU's campus is www.juicycampus.com. Unlike typical community Web sites, Juicy Campus has garnered negative attention from students as well as university administration.
In response to several complaints and posts published on the site, Juicy Campus is now banned on the university Internet network.
Vice president of Student Affairs Michael Freeman returned a call at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 from a parent who was outraged by allegations of their child on the site.
"I looked through the site and the level of conversation on the site," Freeman said. "The students have the right to get to it, but there is no right that says we must host (Juicy Campus)."
After receiving this phone call, Freeman placed a call to Denis Gendron, vice president of technology and administrative services with the request to block the site from the TSU network.
Unknowingly, SGA President Patrick Walker-Reese was making the same request on behalf of the students.
"I was personally outraged," said Walker-Reese, a senior history major from Nashville. "It wasn't so much what was said, but how fast it grew."
The site was blocked from the TSU network Nov.12 at about 12:20 p.m.
Juicy Campus operates under a forum set up where viewers can introduce topics and comment on them.
While most forum and message board sites require a registered membership before posting, Juicy Campus allows posting anonymously. The allowed anonymity is where many of the problems originated.
"Their opinions are irrelevant because people don't leave their names or faces" said Gabrielle Jackson, a senior psychology major from Mobile, Ala.
According to JuicyCampus.com the site was founded on August 1, 2007. It was later launched on October 24, 2007.
The mission of the site is stated as "enabling online anonymous free speech to college campuses."
As of Nov.12, the site reported more than 13,000 posts on 500 college campuses.
In response to several complaints and posts published on the site, Juicy Campus is now banned on the university Internet network.
Vice president of Student Affairs Michael Freeman returned a call at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 from a parent who was outraged by allegations of their child on the site.
"I looked through the site and the level of conversation on the site," Freeman said. "The students have the right to get to it, but there is no right that says we must host (Juicy Campus)."
After receiving this phone call, Freeman placed a call to Denis Gendron, vice president of technology and administrative services with the request to block the site from the TSU network.
Unknowingly, SGA President Patrick Walker-Reese was making the same request on behalf of the students.
"I was personally outraged," said Walker-Reese, a senior history major from Nashville. "It wasn't so much what was said, but how fast it grew."
The site was blocked from the TSU network Nov.12 at about 12:20 p.m.
Juicy Campus operates under a forum set up where viewers can introduce topics and comment on them.
While most forum and message board sites require a registered membership before posting, Juicy Campus allows posting anonymously. The allowed anonymity is where many of the problems originated.
"Their opinions are irrelevant because people don't leave their names or faces" said Gabrielle Jackson, a senior psychology major from Mobile, Ala.
According to JuicyCampus.com the site was founded on August 1, 2007. It was later launched on October 24, 2007.
The mission of the site is stated as "enabling online anonymous free speech to college campuses."
As of Nov.12, the site reported more than 13,000 posts on 500 college campuses.
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"I looked through the site and the level of conversation on the site," nice words!
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posted 8/27/09 @ 8:50 AM CST
I don't understand, why was everybody so outraged with the website? Also just because somebody posts anonymously it doesn't mean that the person doesn't speak the truth, their opinions are as relevant as it gets. (Continued…)
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I think the mission of the site is good
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