JuicyCampus site shuts down amidst legal scrutiny
Emmeline Zhao
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: News
Some administrators said they are skeptical that the loss of JuicyCampus would change the dynamic of campus gossip. Ivester signs his statement with "keep it juicy," and students may follow through.
"This is not going to solve the issue," said Stephen Bryan, associate dean of students and director of judicial affairs. "As soon as JuicyCampus shuts down, something else is going to spring up in its place. There are larger issues of Internet and anonymity and how we as a culture use the medium to express things that we wouldn't say to others to their face."
But Ivester said in the statement that the site has offered a "platform that students have found interesting, entertaining and fun," and has opened discussion about Internet censorship and privacy. He added that the "mean-spirited posts and personal attacks" will not be missed, but the "light-hearted gossip of college life" that the site was intended for is the legacy he hopes to leave.
Although vice president for Student Affairs Larry Moneta does not expect much to change following the site's dissolution, he said he hopes a general trend of slander will ease.
"Rest in peace," Moneta said of the site's termination. "It had no impact in its existence, it'll have no impact in its death. Whatever short-term pains it has caused can be replaced by the next foolish look-alike. In the long run, it's meaningless-for each one that comes, one goes- but hopefully it'll diminish the next."
"This is not going to solve the issue," said Stephen Bryan, associate dean of students and director of judicial affairs. "As soon as JuicyCampus shuts down, something else is going to spring up in its place. There are larger issues of Internet and anonymity and how we as a culture use the medium to express things that we wouldn't say to others to their face."
But Ivester said in the statement that the site has offered a "platform that students have found interesting, entertaining and fun," and has opened discussion about Internet censorship and privacy. He added that the "mean-spirited posts and personal attacks" will not be missed, but the "light-hearted gossip of college life" that the site was intended for is the legacy he hopes to leave.
Although vice president for Student Affairs Larry Moneta does not expect much to change following the site's dissolution, he said he hopes a general trend of slander will ease.
"Rest in peace," Moneta said of the site's termination. "It had no impact in its existence, it'll have no impact in its death. Whatever short-term pains it has caused can be replaced by the next foolish look-alike. In the long run, it's meaningless-for each one that comes, one goes- but hopefully it'll diminish the next."
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Andy
posted 2/07/09 @ 1:19 AM EST
I'm so glad! I found that this was becoming a forum for slanderous/libelous claims against individuals who were actually named in some posts. It was a waste of resources. (Continued…)
Anti-Andy
posted 2/09/09 @ 10:06 AM EST
While I agree that the website was a waste of resources, the fact of the matter is that with the Constitution we do have the right to say things of seemingly little value, that may or may not be hurtful to a person or group. (Continued…)
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