UVA’s student council said the postings on Juicy Campus were “insensitive, malicious and violate the university’s principles of honor and respect,” according to a article. The student government of the University of Virginia (UVA) formally condemned the Web site in March and called for the 14,000 students to boycott the site. Student governments have even gotten involved. While some students are intrigued by the idea of complete anonymity, a growing number of students are speaking out and even boycotting the Web site.Ī handful of Facebook groups exist, some with more than 1,200 members, calling for students to boycott the Web site.
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Ivester said he wanted to create a place where students could feel free to post what they wanted about anything and anyone – hence the complete anonymity of the site. “I realized that every day, on every campus, every student has these kinds of conversations about what’s going on around campus,” Ivester said.
Ivester, a Duke University alumnus, said his interest in campus gossip inspired him to start Juicy Campus. Sexist, racist and vulgar posts are also commonplace. Threads about homosexual students, promiscuous students and fraternity and sorority secrets are common. Users simply search for their campus and can then start new threads or reply to current threads with complete anonymity. The Juicy Meter on the site has recorded more than 150,000 posts from about 500 campuses, up from the 63 campuses featured last year. Matt Ivester started Juicy Campus Ivesterin October 2007 as a social site for college students to keep up with the goings on around campus. “Basically since my name isn’t a focal point, I am no longer interested.” “When I initially found out about the site, I visited it frequently now rarely if ever at all,” Anozie said. Anozie’s name can be found in a handful of posts including “Biggest A-holes on Campus,” “Cutest Guys/Girls From Georgia” and “Ugly N- That Think They the S-.”Īnozie said he does not mind his name being singled out and frequents the site when he knows he’s been mentioned. Nnamdi Anozie also received a phone call from a friend about his name being featured on the Web site. “That made me feel like I have such a good rep on campus.”īut not everyone mentioned on Juicy Campus gets such rave reviews from their classmates. “I was ecstatic that someone said I was one of the nicest people from Jersey, and that I was among the classy women of 2010,” Richardson said with a smile.
Richardson was one of the lucky ones her name was mentioned in two positive posts. She rushed online to a Web site she had never heard of, to see what was said about her.
When Angela Richardson, 20, received a phone call about her name being posted on a relatively new gossip Web site, she didn’t know what to think. Gossip Site Continues to Stir Controversy, Draw Criticism
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