A telephone survey asking students how they feel about AIDS infected students attending classes was conducted by University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The survey was conducted from October 11-15 2006, and the results showed that 6 percent of AIDS children should be allowed to attend school, 23 percent said they should not, and 13 percent said they had no opinion.
Telephone numbers were dialed randomly, and were chosen by a random computer process by KPC research.
“It’s encouraging to have more than half say they would (let AIDS children attend classes with other children). I think a few years ago in this epidemic there was a lot more AIDS hysteria and probably a lot more people said they wouldn’t let AIDS children attend school with other children,” stated Kathy Kerr, a health educator with the AIDS Control Program of the North Carolina Division of Health Services.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Feature Story
Changing the “Face” of University Living
There are a plenty of ways to procrastinate in college. There are many things that students can create, accomplish, or attempt to do while putting off their homework. Who would think that something so mindless and simple could overtake the entire population of college students? Instead of productive procrastinating, these students turn to one thing that could be the death of their wasted time: Facebook.
What is facebook, you ask? Anyone of college age could explain it. According to www.facebook.com, the actual definition is that facebook is a “social utility that connects you with the people around you.” Additionally, “Facebook is made of many networks, each based around a company, region, high school, or college.” Facebook was originally started for just college students, but has expanded within the past year or two. It enables you to share pictures, information, and connect you with friends from your school and other schools. According to the website, Facebook can be used to “share information with people you know, see what’s going on with your friends, and look up people around you.” Unofficially, it can be known as the “stalker guide”, and can sometimes be thought of as “creepy”, according to WSU junior Hardy Awadjie.
Facebook has a lot of different uses. Some people call it “creepy”, but still use it regardless. Awadjie, who is studying abroad, uses Facebook daily to keep in contact with friends across the world. "Facebook is a lot easier to keep up with friends, especially someone like me who is studying abroad in Australia,” Awadjie stated. Even before leaving the country he would check his messages and events daily through facebook.com. He also admitted it being a huge distraction tool keeping him from doing his homework.
WSU is not the only school that is under the Facebook spell. Lindsey Bull, a student at the University of Washington, also checks her facebook daily. She also added that she connects and keeps in touch with many old friends through Facebook, and messages them on a weekly basis.
Facebook can also be used as a tool for mass communication. Alpha Phi sorority’s president Emily Wicks sends out Facebook messages weekly to keep members updated about the events and activites of the chapter. “Facebook is really easy to use and gives me access to all of our sisters with a click of a button. Because people are on it so much, I am sure that my messages will be viewed by all of the chapter members,” Wicks said.
Some people are on Facebook so much that they decided to tone down their habits. Marin Anderson, a junior at WSU, decided to give up Facebook for lent. Anderson would spend about two hours a day on Facebook, looking at pictures or messaging friends. “I decided to give up facebook for 40 days for lent so I could get more work done,” Anderson said. “I am sure that after lent is over, I will spend a lot of time on it catching up with people, but after than I plan to tone down my tendency to go on Facebook.” Anderson said that she normally checks the website the most after big party weekends, to look at all of her friend’s pictures from date functions and parties.
Facebook is not only a procrastination tool, but can keep people in contact with each other when they otherwise would not. It has definitely changed the face of university living.
There are a plenty of ways to procrastinate in college. There are many things that students can create, accomplish, or attempt to do while putting off their homework. Who would think that something so mindless and simple could overtake the entire population of college students? Instead of productive procrastinating, these students turn to one thing that could be the death of their wasted time: Facebook.
What is facebook, you ask? Anyone of college age could explain it. According to www.facebook.com, the actual definition is that facebook is a “social utility that connects you with the people around you.” Additionally, “Facebook is made of many networks, each based around a company, region, high school, or college.” Facebook was originally started for just college students, but has expanded within the past year or two. It enables you to share pictures, information, and connect you with friends from your school and other schools. According to the website, Facebook can be used to “share information with people you know, see what’s going on with your friends, and look up people around you.” Unofficially, it can be known as the “stalker guide”, and can sometimes be thought of as “creepy”, according to WSU junior Hardy Awadjie.
Facebook has a lot of different uses. Some people call it “creepy”, but still use it regardless. Awadjie, who is studying abroad, uses Facebook daily to keep in contact with friends across the world. "Facebook is a lot easier to keep up with friends, especially someone like me who is studying abroad in Australia,” Awadjie stated. Even before leaving the country he would check his messages and events daily through facebook.com. He also admitted it being a huge distraction tool keeping him from doing his homework.
WSU is not the only school that is under the Facebook spell. Lindsey Bull, a student at the University of Washington, also checks her facebook daily. She also added that she connects and keeps in touch with many old friends through Facebook, and messages them on a weekly basis.
Facebook can also be used as a tool for mass communication. Alpha Phi sorority’s president Emily Wicks sends out Facebook messages weekly to keep members updated about the events and activites of the chapter. “Facebook is really easy to use and gives me access to all of our sisters with a click of a button. Because people are on it so much, I am sure that my messages will be viewed by all of the chapter members,” Wicks said.
Some people are on Facebook so much that they decided to tone down their habits. Marin Anderson, a junior at WSU, decided to give up Facebook for lent. Anderson would spend about two hours a day on Facebook, looking at pictures or messaging friends. “I decided to give up facebook for 40 days for lent so I could get more work done,” Anderson said. “I am sure that after lent is over, I will spend a lot of time on it catching up with people, but after than I plan to tone down my tendency to go on Facebook.” Anderson said that she normally checks the website the most after big party weekends, to look at all of her friend’s pictures from date functions and parties.
Facebook is not only a procrastination tool, but can keep people in contact with each other when they otherwise would not. It has definitely changed the face of university living.
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