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At Michigan State University, social media networks are used both in and out of the classroom.

Communication Arts and Sciences professor Karl Gude said he is an active user of social media in his classes.

"Social media, especially in the classroom, offers opportunities to communicate discussion to engage with one or multiple people," said Gude.

Gude said his main focus is Twitter for a key reason.

"Twitter gives a voice to the shy, especially in a large lecture," said Gude. "If I ask them to tweet at our class account, I get hundreds of responses to show up on the big screen for them to see and learn from.

Along with academics, another main aspect of social media on college life is using it for fun and to keep in touch.

An MSU-related Twitter account, MSU Crushes, has 10,700 followers according to its page. The three owners of the page take anonymous crush submissions and post them in tweets for MSU students to read.

"We chose Twitter for our account as we believe it is the number one most influential social media website being used right now," said one of the MSU Crushes creators who wishes to remain anonymous.

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It is an obvious fact that social media has a high prevalence in society today. It is helpful in many ways, making life much more convenient, especially for the younger generation.

On a college campus social media is everywhere. At Michigan State University, it is used not only by the thousands of students on campus, but by dozens of professors as a teaching tool as well. 

However, there is a question to whether or not using social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook are beneficial on a college campus. Are they actually useful, or should these sites be treated as more of a just-for-fun aspect?

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Michigan State student Nikki Erickson quickly paired up with her GameCube controller when she came home from her class-filled day on Tuesday.

Erickson was going through her normal routine of dominating her favorite game, Kirby Air Ride, in an attempt to win it all as she had done many times in the past.

Just after busting open a crate with a bunch of badges inside to collect in the game, Erickson was interrupted when her friend down the hall, Emily Baker, entered her room unannounced.

Erickson's concentration had been blown and as a result, blew up at Baker. Baker left the room promptly after.

"I really didn't know she was so in the zone," Baker said. "I wouldn't have interrupted her if I knew."

Just when Erickson thought she had lost her chances, it was time for her final race that determined her fate.

After zooming past her computerized opponents as fast as lightning, receiving 3 speed boosts on the way, Erickson took first place and won the game.

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A student at Michigan State University plans to come home from a long day of classes on Tuesday and play her GameCube. Nikki Erickson has always enjoyed video games and playing Kirby Air Ride in her dorm room is something that helps her to unwind at the end of the day.

Erickson is extremely competitive and excels greatly at this game she plays so frequently. However, every time she sits down to begin to play, the excitement is just as great as before.

Erickson knows the game like the back of her hand, yet she strives to perform even better and accomplish more than she did in the game she played previous.

"I love playing my GameCube because it helps me forget my school work for a little while," said Erickson. "Instead of doing college algebra I get to zoom around on a Warpstar. Who wouldn't want to do that?"

Although that's an easily answered question, the one that's not is will Erickson successfully take on several races and mini games once again and win the game?