Mustang Minute, Oct. 7, 2013: Students talk about how they use social media

[follow id=”ashleydevriend”] Mustang News reporter Ashley DeVriend interviews students about how they use social media to find out about on-campus events.

How Twitter changes the way we watch

Editor’s Column My dad and I had a Saturday ritual before I left for Cal Poly. Every Saturday afternoon in the fall, we would go for a run in the morning having recorded all the big college football games that…

Mustangs play nice with social media

Collegiate athletic programs across the country are weighing the pros and cons of allowing student-athletes to use Twitter and other social media websites. Some critics are even calling for a NCAA-wide ban against such media. In 2011, respected universities such…

Social media can make or break job search

Students soon to enter the professional world can either help or hurt their chances of finding employment by implementing social media into their job search, according to Cal Poly career counselor Amie Hammond. Hammond said Jobvite, a recruiting platform for…

Stevenson relieved of coaching duties

Head volleyball coach Jon Stevenson was relieved of his coaching duties on Sunday and assistant coach Caroline Walters will take over as interim head coach, according to a press release. “Caroline Walters has the team’s confidence, knows the game exceptionally well, has proven…

Googling yourself — How to clean up and maintain your online identity

Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy and the “When I Was a Mustang…” columnist.

The do’s and don’ts of social media networking on and off the job

When applying for jobs, chances are most employers will search for you via the Internet. Here are some tips to help ensure that what they find is positive and perhaps give you an opportunity to market yourself in ways that…

BLOG: Callero’s elementary lesson

Callero encourages the players to slap hands with each other after a free throw, when leaving or entering the court or to say ‘good game.’

To tweet or not to tweet

In 1600, Shakespeare wrote one of the most famous quotations in literature: “to be, or not to be.”
Fast-forward 400 years, and that line might as well be: “to tweet, or not to tweet.”

Jackson’s death reveals a crossroads

Michael Jackson’s death has brought out both the best and the worst in how information spreads over the Internet. But is this whirlwind of light speed information good or bad?