An Internet sensation has found its way to Ball State University where its threads have left students exchanging messages that are more fitting for restroom walls or the Penthouse Forum.
The reputation predator JuicyCampus.com has already raised ire from some at Ball State, including the Student Government Association, which is petitioning to shut down the Web site.
The days are long gone when you only quietly muttered malicious comments as those you didn't respect walked by. Instead, those reputation-slaying rumors that were once inaudible have been given a metaphorical megaphone.
As soon as you feel the need to insult the size of your worst enemy's genitalia, you can hop on to JuicyCampus so the world can know about it.
Visit the Web site and you can converse with collegiate comrades about topics such as "Name some of the hottest junior guys that no ones heard of" and "Biggest Sluts on the Mount."
Is that collegian intellect of yours piqued yet?
It's hard not to feel anything but sympathy toward people who have such an absence of intelligence as those who feel the need to publicly state how much they enjoy it when people slip them Rufenol (yes, that thread actually is on the Web site).
JuicyCampus is victimizing students across the country with its voracious rumor mill. The mass-communicating powers of the Internet are helping rumors that, once would have been contained to a single school, spread from one coast to the other.
The Web site's smut-spreading potential and the possible consequences from it have caused SGA and greek life leaders to speak out against it on behalf of the university and those in their organizations.
Since JuicyCampus began a page for Ball State about a month ago, it has managed to corral idiots who find humor in gossiping as if they were still in middle school.
Most people who have fallen victim to bullying or taunting, whether in-person or online, have the fortitude to ignore sophomoric remarks exchanged between numbskulls.
But however easy it might be to brush off rumors that you are bad in bed, this site can carry more serious implications when people start implying you're bad in the office.
Rumors spread quick, and people can accept them as truths after a while. Maybe it won't matter if people think you're as exciting in the sack as a fizzled firecracker, but if someone implies you're stealing money from your student organization and people believe it, good luck finding work after college.
If you find your name being libeled on the message boards for this pool of pea-brains, ignore it. But the risks of threats of bodily harm are all too real of a possibility, so bear in mind that intimidation, no matter what the form, is against the law.
And if you find enjoyment or humor in JuicyCampus, we feel sorry for you.
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