Kent State Banning Athletes from Using Facebook

denebian devil links to a Columbus Dispatch story about athletes at Kent State being forbidden to use Facebook — "not by the Web site, but by university administrators." From the article: "Athletics Director Laing Kennedy recently told student-athletes they have until Aug. 1 to remove their Facebook profiles, citing a need to protect both their identities and the university's image. "We're really concerned about the safety of our student-athletes and some of the personal information some of them have on there," he said. ... If student-athletes don't remove their profiles by the deadline, they risk losing their scholarships, he said. Coaches and athletics counselors will monitor the site for violators." denebian devil continues "Arstechnica also has an interesting take on the subject. Makes you wonder why they even bother providing internet connections on college campuses."

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The Kent Reputation

[doublem]

Kent doesn't exactly have an "image". They are just another college in the Midwest that no one cares about.

That's total BS.

I grew up in the Midwest, and Kent has a reputation.

It's a party school known for football and rapist jocks. Go through the morgue of any nearby city newspaper and you'll see a stories about sexual assault cases on a monthly, often weekly basis.

There are no virgins on the Kent campus, although many women were never given a choice in the matter.

Oh, I get it, when you said "no one cares about" Kent you were talking from the viewpoint of someone on one of the coasts, no doubt thinking of the Midwest as "Flyover Country."

Remember, the Midwest cares about the coasts just as much as the coasts care about it. Which is to say, "Not much at all."