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Photo illustration - Social media sites such as Twitter are
beneficial to students to get their news, but can be a hindrance to
police investigations.

Social media can help or hinder information flow about events around campus

By Faith Healy | September 29, 2011

Social media websites can be both beneficial and a hindrance when providing information on events like Wednesday's shooting.Anna Kedyk, sophomore business administration major, heard about the shooting while on Facebook around noon Thursday."My friend...

Social media privacy is tight for NIU athletes

By Andrew Singer | February 22, 2011

DeKALB | Social media forums like Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the way college students make fools of themselves. Tweet-induced insanity has made it difficult to believe there are people out there that actually care about what they put on...