Move the hell over Craigslist! Forget you, silly paper classified ads! Facebook Marketplace is here. These crafty little ads are nothing new, really. Most students have been using Facebook's "Share" or "Events" feature to market their old books, used couches and even cute dogs. Now Facebook has made space for users to do this freely - and [...]

As I'm living in Boston for the summer, I'm likely to miss a few fun events back home in Indiana. Yes, really - there are fun things in Indiana beside those damn race cars. I digress. I have plans on making it back for a few random events, such as Fort Wayne's Three Rivers Festival and John [...]

It's 5:18, according to the obnoxiously bright LED readout of the alarm clock next to my bed. Quite early to have another one of these "revelations" of yet something else I've managed to forget. This happens a lot. My life seems to be comprised more of a sequence of "remembering things I forgot" rather than "sticking [...]

I'm studying abroad with 8 other college ladies in the U.K. for the next few weeks. We're studying Jane Austen, and for one of our assignments we were asked to watch the new 'Becoming Jane' movie and compare the plot with the events in Austen's actual life. For the purpose of this blog, I will [...]

How useful are laptops in education?  A study released by the US Department of Education last month is claiming that they may not be as beneficial as once thought.  I've heard all the complaints about students not using the computers for educational purposes and instead surfing the web, instant messaging, and accessing inappropriate material.  But there is also a huge push for put laptops in the hand of every student in every school.  This may sound nice and exciting but there are many problems.As an education major at BSU I am constantly exposed to the use of computers …

BOSTON - I write from the courtyard of the Boston Public Library, enjoying a sunny, 60-degree afternoon in an outdoor venue with free WiFi. I'm on a 10-week internship with mtvU's College Media Network in Boston, so Craigslist became my best friend while apartment hunting weeks ago. I landed my summer sublet after some [...]

I hasten to make any major generalizations about my age group's media usage. You have those who buy/sell/create/destroy/live/breath media. Then there are the Amish. And then there is me: a self-professed and proud media parasite. I fall somewhere in the middle. I consume a lot of media, but purchase very, very little of it. In [...]

Hi. First I want to say thank you to everyone at the Outfront conference two weeks ago for having us. Most importantly I want to specifically thank Jane Clarke for being our moderator and an all around wonderful person. You made the panel and conference fun. Also thanks to Joe Mandese [...]

A video from Sean and Dave shot in Ball State's TV News Room.

So the Duke rape case that has been ongoing for over a year now, and the charges against the players were dropped recently. I can't help but wonder if this is partially due to media influence and they way that the victim has been portrayed from the beginning. Everyone completely ignored all of the [...]