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on social media sites arent always private
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Distinction, Death and Maybe a Degree
By Nick Ironside
College students are the most savvy
users of social media tools, according to
Kristin Burnham, a staff writer for the
information technology site CIO.com. But
that doesnt mean all students use social
media intelligently. It also doesnt mean
that young people fully understand just
how public their private words can be.
On Sept. 5, Dean of Students Maryellen
Kiley sent out an email to the Curry
community regarding an ominous posting
through a social media site: I am writing
to inform you of a message that was posted
on Twitter this morning which contained a
threat against an individual and an intent to
burn the Curry College campus, she wrote.
Kiley later said that a faculty member
brought the Tweet to the colleges attention.
Because a non-student wrote the Tweet,
according to Kiley, the Milton Police
Department is leading the investigation.
As of press time, Milton Deputy Chief
Charles Paris said the investigation was
still ongoing.
Posting potentially illegal threats online
is obviously bad and relatively rare. Its far
more common to post something stupid or
embarrassing, not realizing that people other
than your friends or followers can read
it. Sites like youropenbook.org, for example,
allow users to search Facebook status updates
that lack the proper privacy protections,
and Twitter enables anyonenot just your
followersto search and read postings.
Just this semester, a Curry student posted
the following message through Twitter:
Im in history class and he keeps showing
us pictures of these naked statue dudes....its
funny cuz they all got small meats lol.
Burnham, who regularly writes about
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other
social media sites for CIO.com, laid out
some simple guidelines for all users of social
media tools: If your grandmother wouldnt
like it, dont post it, she said. Burnham
also recommended setting time aside to
look over Facebooks privacy settings.
According to a 2010 New York Times article,
Facebooks privacy policy contained more
words (5,830) than the U.S. Constitution
(4,543), amendments notwithstanding.
One of the important things to
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Alumnus petitions Curry to honor former CE student
By Sam Zapora
On June 18, 2010, State Trooper Doug Weddleton was
working a construction detail on Interstate 95 in Mansfeld,
Mass., when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver.
Weddleton had served on the state police force for 28
years and had long been taking classes at Curry College
through its continuing education program. At the time of
his death, Weddleton was just six credits shy of graduating
with a bachelors degree in criminal justice.
Now, a little more than a year later, a Curry alumnus is
fghting to get Weddleton his degree.
Michael Wallace, a Class of 82 graduate, created
an online petition in June of this year to encourage the
college to award Weddleton a degree posthumously.
Wallace said he had assumed Curry would honor the
fallen trooper during last springs graduation. When
that didnt happen, Wallace decided to take action. As
of press time, 134 people signed the petition, at www.
petitiononline.com/Curry11/petition-sign.html.
I dont think anyone on that petition personally
knew Doug, said Wallace, noting that he never knew
Weddleton and that he frst learned about the trooper`s
death after stumbling upon the funeral procession. But
it`s the right thing to do to get this oIfcer the degree
that he earned.
Various members of Weddletons family were contacted
for this article, but phone messages were not returned.
According to Fran Jackson, director of communications
at Curry, Weddleton cannot be granted his actual degree.
Unfortunately, both college and external policies dictate
that actual degrees can only be conferred when the
academic requirements have been fully met, she said.
However, Jackson stated that the college is considering
awarding the state trooper an honorary degree, thanks in
large part to Wallace and his fellow petitioners. We have
a deep appreciation for Sgt. Weddletons educational
endeavor, and the petitioners who seek to honor his
memory, she added.
To be considered for an honorary degree, an individual
must be distinguished in his or her proIessional feld,
and represent the values of the college, including
academic excellence and determination, Jackson said.
Such decisions are made by President Ken Quigley.
Many signers of the petition, some of them Curry
alumni, left passionate comments online calling on the
college to grant Weddleton a degree. One sentiment
reasoned that, His choice was to educate himself to be
the best police oIfcer he could, while another believed
that awarding Weddleton a degree was an appropriate
recognition and appreciation for a life spent on personal
growth and public sacrifce.
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By Kelsey Howat
Less is more, the saying goes. Quality is
better than quantity, many believe. For the folks
in Currys residence life department, both are
the bases of a new organizational structure for
residence directors.
Noting a decrease in the number of students
living on campus, the college moved this summer
to restructure how residence halls are led and
supervised. According to Erik Muurisepp,
director of residential life, Curry now employs
people called community directors who
oversee multiple residence halls, as opposed to
the old system whereby one RD was charged
with overseeing one dorm.
Muurisepp said the decision to consolidate
had nothing to do with costs. In fact, salaries
were raised, Muurisepp said, because the college
sought candidates with more experience and
greater academic credentials in relevant areas of
study.
This new structure is still being phased
in and changes will continue into next year.
Currently, there are four community directors
and two residence directors. Murrisepp said the
fnal product would consist oI fve community
directors, who will be required to have at least a
masters degree.
For those charged with the north side of
campus, the new structure is very convenient.
Community director Johanna Hobin looks after
NCRH, Scholars and Rose Hall, while Chester Li
is the community director for State, Lombard and
Mayfower. Community director Karl Green must
go back and forth between 886 and the houses
for his rounds. Because of its large size, SCRH
has its own community director in Alex Rossett.
Residence directors Rebecca Laroche (Main and
Milton) and Kristen Ferraro (suites, White and
Cottage) round out the team.
According to junior Shanekqua Salley,
downsizing the number of employees has created
higher expectations for the current directors.
However, the changes do not affect students
very much, she said. But the community
directors have been busier because they have to
cover multiple buildings.
As time goes on, the community directors will
spend more time in the halls, helping to act as a
bridge between students and professors as well as
other college staff, he added.
By Erin Powers
The Student Government Association began the fall
semester with many goals but few able bodies. Because
so Iew students ran Ior class oIfcer positions last spring,
the SGA had to hold elections this semester for a variety
of positions, including the typically coveted senior class
presidency.
Elections were held in late September, and students
ran for a variety of seats as junior, senior and freshmen
class oIfcers. According to SGA President Natalie Petit,
some of the students ran competitive, door-to-door
campaigns.
The new group wasted little time getting to business,
having already lost the frst month oI the school year.
During an Oct. 5 SGA meeting, approximately 30
students met and discussed such issues as school spirit,
student employment, and increased public transportation
off campus. Petit, a senior, says SGA is working to build
more school pride, and upcoming events will include
the annual Midnight Madness, a celebration of the
start of the winter sports season.
The student government can power the community,
and we plan to do just that, says Petit.
Whether or not the community responds remains to
be seen. According to Corey Theodore, the sophomore
class president, students across campus need to take a
greater interest in life on campus, such as starting or
joining clubs, and sharing concerns with SGA members.
Get involved, Theodore implores.
SGA manages a sizable budget, granted through
mandatory student activity fees, and it awards various
amounts of money to campus clubs and organizations
for events. The problem, according to Theodore, is
that some students incorrectly believe its SGAs job to
spend the money. In reality, SGA can only allocate the
money, and must wait for student groups to submit event
requests that seek funding, he says.
Social support aside, Petit believes the new crop of
student oIfcers will serve the campus particularly well
this year.
SGA this year will be completely different from
last year, said Petit. We are all strong, dedicated and
enthusiastic students willing to make a difference within
Curry College. We are looking forward to sharing new
ideas, proposals, and events for the student body at
large.
The winners from this falls election are:
Class of 2012
President: Courtney Russo, 64.7% of the vote
Vice President: Justin Liebert, uncontested
Class Representative: Tyler Blanchard, uncontested
Class Representative: Nichole Smith, uncontested
Class of 2013
President: Justine Pesesky, 65.6%
Vice President: Lissa Carneiro, uncontested
Secretary: Kaprece Brown, uncontested
Class of 2014
Vice President: Elton Silva, 54.7%
Class Representative: Claire Senita, uncontested
Class of 2015
Vice President: Jillian Hudgin, 59.2%
Secretary: Amanda Cullinan, uncontested
Treasurer: Stephanie Bennett, uncontested
Class Representative: Amber Caplan, uncontested
Class Representative: Bryan Luis, uncontested
Better Late Than Never
Addition by Subtraction
Emergency Iall elections help fll SGA ranks
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Residence life looks to do more
with fewer residence hall directors
remember about social media is that every site youre on is
a component of your online identity, and through them you
develop a permanent reputation, Burnham said. Always
keep this in mind when youre using them. Dont say stupid
things. Dont post something you might regret later.
Freshman criminal justice major Adam Rezza said he
understands the privacy settings on Facebook, and he
realizes that nothing is actually private because youre
putting it up for your friends to see, he said.
John Raimo, a junior business major, said he has never
posted anything that is inappropriate, but knows others
who have. Ive seen a couple of posts where Im sure they
havent thought about future consequences, said Raimo.
Despite some problems, Burnham believes social media
sites can serve as extremely useful tools. While all these
sites have risks, its also important to remember how
benefcial they can be, especially Ior college students, she
said. Getting a job in an economy like this can be very
diIfcult, and that`s when your network becomes essential.
Kiley said that while Curry doesnt monitor its students
accounts on Facebook, Twitter or any social media site,
the college will investigate any questionable postings that
are brought to its attention. Students should know our
handbook, the Student Code of Conduct, covers online
communities, said Kiley.
According to the 2011-12 student handbook, the
college prohibits the publication of the following through
the CurryNet online system: material that is obscene,
defamatory, libelous, unlawful, harassing, abusive,
threatening, harmful, vulgar, constitutes an illegal
threat, violates export control laws, hate propaganda,
fraudulent material or fraudulent activity, invasive of
privacy or publicity rights, profane, indecent or otherwise
objectionable material of any kind or nature.
Currys athletic program does not have any rules
regarding student-athletes and their use of social media,
according to Athletics Director Vinnie Eruzione. But a
number of schools do, particularly around Twitter, to
prevent student-athletes from posting items that negatively
represent themselves and their institutions.
Said Kiley, I think all of us need to be aware and
mindful of what were posting and saying.
Talk and Tweets
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