Going into my junior year also means going into the year of college preparation. Part of that preparation includes tightening up the security on all of my social media accounts‚ even deleting some of them. As it is a very apparent fact that the universities I research online are going to look me up too. Although this idea of college admission officers basically stalking me on the Internet is quite frightening‚ I don’t blame them. Wherever I end up is most likely where I’m going to stay for four years
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whom are young adults or teenagers‚ these sites are an excellent way for organizations to appeal to the youth of this generation. Colleges should be allowed to use social media and take advantage of its various academic benefits. Some colleges are already using social media to verify the integrity of their applicants. Ten admission counselors out of the top 500 colleges in the United States already use social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace in the admission process. Admission counselors use
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about rape on college campuses? I’m pretty sure that first that comes to everyone’s mind is education. I don’t know about other schools‚ but UMass Amherst make students take a mini course about sexual assaults‚ rape‚ drinking and another stuff‚ which I think it’s a great idea from them because in some way it helps a lot.
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Challenges of the LGBT Population on College Campuses A review of the Literature Challenges of the LGBT population on College Campuses A Review of the Literature The need for institutions of higher education to stay relevant dictates that change is necessary. For most‚ it will require a concerted effort to embrace diversity. Racial and ethnic diversity have historically been the most widely addressed dimensions of diversity. However‚ as institutions continue to advance their
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of the Problem Sexual assault occurs on every college campus. It does not matter if the institution is public or private‚ have a higher or small number of students‚ co-ed or same sex‚ urban or rural; students can become a victim of sexual assault at any school. Men can be victims of a women rapist or a male rapist. Women can be victims of a female or male rapists. While‚ sexual assault can happen to anyone. College campuses can be a place that foster sexual assaults. Although sexual
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Costa College The rape of women has been an issue for many centuries and the incidences of rapes continues to increase. However‚ people seem to have this mental vignette of a stranger attacking a woman in an alley or while she’s walking alone. Although this scenario is capable of occurring and has been experienced by some women‚ the majority of rape cases are acquaintance rapes – in which the female knows her attacker. And a majority of acquaintance rapes take place on college campuses. There’s
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Guns Allowed In School Buildings “On [ Feb. 1]‚ Price Middle School located in Atlanta fell victim to yet another shooting in a rash of shootings that seem to be sweeping across the nation in the midst of the gun control debate” ( Landry). How can people make the choice to kill dozens of innocent children who just wanted to go to school and live their lives? More and more people are making these horrible decisions every day. There is one good solution to this epidemic‚ but parents and school
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Speech Codes on College Campuses Beginning in the 1980’s and going strong into the early 90’s‚ speech codes on college campuses restricted the radical words that initiated protests by students‚ faculty‚ and staff members. Limitations defined by college administrators controlled the context and content of what its affiliates could say freely in the jurisdiction of the campus. In spite of this‚ outraged students demanded that their First Amendment rights be protected and took their colleges’ speech codes
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When 30% of college-attending women report being sexually harassed during their years on campus‚ it becomes much more obvious that this is an issue that goes ignored far too often. In a world where women are criticized for every move they make‚ it’s no wonder that only 20% of the victims come forward about their assault. Although many people are aware of it‚ it seems that there is not much being done to prevent sexual assault and harassment on school campuses. The stigma around sexual assault and
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over 467 people will be sexually assaulted in america alone. Most sexual assaults happen on college campuses where there is little support or help for these victims. This problem is not an isolated situation either. At IU there were over 300 sexual assault reports and only 3 cases that a person was expelled for it. Colleges turn away from these cases because they simply cost too much too take care of. Colleges need to start taking responsibility for the care and well being of there students. For example
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