Western New England Law Review Volume 33 33 (2011) Article 3 Issue 3 1-1-2011 DIGITAL THREATS ON CAMPUS: EXAMINING THE DUTY OF COLLEGES TO PROTECT THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKING STUDENTS Jamison Barr & Emmy Lugus Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/lawreview Recommended Citation Jamison Barr & Emmy Lugus, DIGITAL THREATS ON CAMPUS: EXAMINING THE DUTY OF COLLEGES TO PROTECT THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKING STUDENTS, 33 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 757 (2011), http://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/lawreview/ vol33/iss3/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Review & Student Publications at Digital Commons @ Western New England University School of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western New England Law Review by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Western New England University School of Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. \\jciprod01\productn\W\WNE\33-3\WNE302.txt unknown Seq: 1 29-SEP-11 9:38 DIGITAL THREATS ON CAMPUS: EXAMINING THE DUTY OF COLLEGES TO PROTECT THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKING STUDENTS1 JAMISON BARR & EMMY LUGUS* INTRODUCTION Western society values few things more than education.2 A college education is considered the bridge that must be crossed to properly start the life-long process of education. As Plato wrote, “the direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.”3 A college experience is of high importance in West ern society culture.4 Parents and students amass considerable amounts of debt so that the college experience can be fully realized.5 The value of an American college education is so important to our way of life that it is almost beyond challenge.