Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Stop and think before you click “Send”
By Elena Murphy
Would you consider critical comments posted on your Facebook page the same as “trash-talking” your opponent before a basketball game? You know, nothing personal. That’s how one first-year male college student explained the practice of electronically posting or texting disparaging comments about other people, says Dr. Elizabeth Englander, professor of psychology at Bridgewater State College, who gave a presentation on cyberbullying to a full house of parents and school administrators earlier this month at Cary Hall. (more…)
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
When talking to friends, the subject of geeky competition often comes up and I invariably get asked “How do you succeed against all those other geeks?” (more…)
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