Selina Affram

Facebook is a great way for students to keep up with friends, but some people spend may be spending too much time online. And, as Selina Affram tells us in this Bobcat Update, it's often at the expense of studying.
Students, parents, professors…it seems as though everyone is connected to the popular social network  Facebook.According to Facebook-dot-com, there are more than 300-million active users.
But a recent Ohio University study suggested that Facebook contributes to lower grades among heavy users. The study found that students who used Facebook had G-P-A's between three-point-zero and three-point-five and they studied one to five hours per week. Non-users, on the other hand, maintained G-P-A'a between three-point-five and four-point-zero.  Using Facebook in the college classroom can be a distraction.
Sociology professor, Dr. Bob Price, allows students to bring laptops to class as long as they sit in the front half of the room.

SB: Price "If they get on facebook all the people behind them can see that, so I would tell them if you see somebody fooling around on facebook make fun of them."

 Senior Selina Smith says she learned  the hard way that spending too much time online can be detrimental. 

SB: Smith "Facebook is addicting sometimes, but personally, in my opinion it depends on how you use it and umm you know when you use it."

Jenny Jarrard cancelled her Facebook account because she wanted to present a more positive image:

SB: Jarrard-"It was a liberating experience."

Standup:

Computers aren't the only way you can get on Facebook.  You can be distracted by Facebook right by your cell phone. For Bobcat Update, I'm Selina Affram.