The Torch

Issue date: 1/10/08 Section: Features

The Internet increasingly offers individuals the means to reach out to others from the safety and anonymity of their computer. LCC's response to the growing cyber community is Life@Lane, a student-moderated blog that furnishes the college with a virtual podium from which students can share their ideas.
Life@Lane was created in June 2007 "to provide a communication tool for current and prospective students, to create a community that's accessible 24-7, to provide an additional resource for information and to become recognized as the go-to place for information," Jeffrey Brady, blog moderator, said.
Life@Lane is guided and monitored by two student moderators, Brady and Jessica Rojas. "My job is to create and post a new topic every week," Brady said.
"There are two official moderators but the subject posted every week is created either by one of the moderators or by the team of Student Service Associates." Brady explained that the blog moderators are also supposed to look for any comments that are in violation of LCC Student Code of Conduct and respond to other people's weekly comments.
Every week that LCC is in session a new topic is posted and students have the opportunity to comment on that or another subject. Weekly discussion subjects have included the effect of technological advances on chosen career paths and education, the registration process for students, a possible smoking ban on campus and holiday festivities.
In the Aug. 31 post, the moderators asked bloggers how Life@Lane was doing as a newly created blog and reminded students to be respectful. All six posted responses had something positive to write about the blog.
Blogger EgoStepho gave praise to the blog moderators for doing "a fine job," but also wrote, "I would like to see you tackle some more controversial issues like the Lane debit card debate you posted back in June. The discourse around that subject was very interesting and informative."
"I really enjoy reading the weekly blog, even though I have never posted a comment. I think the blog helps bring Lane into the age of technology," blogger Spotunit posted.
The blog is easily accessed from the LCC website, www.lanecc.edu, where the Life@Lane link is in the bottom right corner. It can also be accessed at www.blogs.lanecc.edu/index.php.

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