Letters to the Editor – March 27
Re: “Get off my Facebook, Grandma” To whom it may concern, I am writing in regards to the article in the Opinion section of the March 20 AQ called, “Get off my Facebook, Grandma.” I am shocked that this article, written by a student from the University of Alberta, was selected to be in our [...]
EDMONTON (CUP) — People say you should respect and listen to your elders, as though old people are Yoda, dripping with wisdom they should dispense every chance they get. That’s bullshit. Old people are some of the least sophisticated and knowledgeable people on this planet. If you want proof, you need only look to Facebook. [...]
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Almost 15 years after her death, people still mourn Princess Diana. On the streets of London you can buy plates and cups with her face on it, but then, she was famous—more than famous even. She was an icon. So it makes sense that she is still mourned. But what about the ordinary? The everyday [...]
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There’s always something worse than your whole family forgetting your birthday or realizing in the bathroom mirror that you have corn wedged in between your front teeth, and no one cared to tell you. However, the absolute worst thing that can shatter your state of being or result in eternal doom contains three words: A closed profile. [...]
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Facebook can connect people with far-away friends and family members and keep you in the loop about social events. Logging on can turn into hours of reading a news feed updated instantly after every comment or “like” a friend makes. But is it appropriate for the classroom? St. Thomas University professors have been using different [...]
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Let me take you back, way back, to a simpler time, a time of MSN Messenger. For most of us, MSN was a place to talk to friends after school without tying up the phone line. It was one of the first popular ways to have a conversation with someone without the pressure of responding [...]
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Facebook, the home of the permanent redesign, has overhauled their profile pages for users. The new pages feature a stream of tagged photos across the top, a snapshot of your info above the wall, and completely revamped info and friends pages. If you want to check it out for yourself, you can activate the new features by [...]
Continue reading …University administrators trying to block site on some campuses TORONTO, WATERLOO (CUP) — As if Facebook and Twitter weren’t enough, there’s now another reason for students to worry about their drunken escapades and misguided hijinx ending up on the Internet. A new gossip site promises to expose what goes on behind closed doors on university [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian – Everyone watching the web tech industry knew it had to happen eventually. Facebook is finally going to become ‘location-aware.’ Following hot on the heels of Twitter’s push for location information, Facebook will soon give you the option of attaching your physical location (in the real world) to anything you [...]
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By Jamie Ross-The Aquinian Chief Returning Officer Sean Thompson says he hasn’t ruled out fining candidates who left their Facebook groups online after campaigning for the general elections closed. But he won’t disqualify the candidates who broke St. Thomas University Students’ Union bylaws. “But I have a feeling there’ll be an appeal about that,” said Thompson. [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian Well Facebook celebrated it’s 6th birthday today with their favourite activity: Redesigning your homepage. The new homepage will put a higher emphasis on the search bar, and allows you do more right from the homepage. Now you’ll be able to read previews of messages, and send messages without opening the [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian We students are all part of a union. It’s a pretty big operation. We (well some of us) elect a group of 19-20 people every year. Those people are somehow responsible for the hiring of at least a dozen other staff members. Some of those staff members deal with even [...]
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