Facebook page safety

Administrators of Free & For Sale and Only Girls LU share how they monitor pages Online yard sale websites have become popular for buyers and sellers alike in the past few years, especially Facebook sale pages such as Only Girls LU and Free & For Sale. Both sites, created by Liberty University students, continue to grow in number. Only Girls […]

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Faces of Liberty

Facebook page shares individual stories from around campus As students, faculty and staff move from place to place around campus, they can pass by dozens, or even hundreds, of people. But in those fleeting moments, it is hard to glean more than simply the outward expressions on the faces of those they move past. Behind each of those faces, though, […]

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From the Desk

Social media has permeated today’s culture with millions of users on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and, most recently, Yik Yak, as well as several others. From average users sharing photos and big family news, such as engagement or pregnancy announcements, to companies encouraging interaction among customers and spreading promotions, the sites are versatile in their uses. In addition to […]

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Faces of Liberty

“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true,” Charles Dickens wrote in his 1856 novel “The Wreck of the Golden Mary.” Though online communication may never be a substitute for personal interaction, Liberty University student Haley Greene is working to better blend the two […]

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Facebook allows violent videos

The social media giant has amended its previous ban on graphic content based on member feedback Facebook has for a long time been at the forefront of social media, garnering hundreds of millions of users on its website. According to Internet World Stats, Facebook recorded 1.11 billion users in March 2013, reaching more than 130 countries. However, amid Facebook’s apparent […]

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Pro/Con: Keeping Facebook for exams?

Pro: Facebook gives students escape during exams. “If you do not have the self-control to stay off of Facebook, you should not be in college,” Liberty University junior Colin Dowd said. The problem of balancing social media and academic pressures faces every Liberty student during the final weeks of the semester. When the stress intensifies, many students are prone to […]

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Some too open on Facebook

Society has a way of re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, to further accommodate the needs of the people. Now, culture demands that citizens embark on an age of immediacy — one that allows down-to-the-second updates on all things personal, professional and news worthy to be sent to our phones, which we are equipped with at all times — someone […]

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