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in 2007, listed by name the " sluttiest girls, " the " biggest Cornell University cokeheads " or people with herpes. Terms and conditions had users agree not to post anything " unlawful, threatening, abusive. .. or invasive of another's privacy. " But invading personal privacy anonymously was the whole point of the site. Juicy Campus gave rise to a fi restorm of protest: on Face-book, in campus newspapers and in resolutions by student governments. At least two colleges blocked access and a few students brought lawsuits. Not surprisingly, the furor drew more attention and traf-fi c to JuicyCampus.com. The site closed without apology in February 2009, citing low advertising revenues. Remember The Sorcerer's Apprentice? Each time the apprentice breaks the broomstick, two new brooms take its place. Now there are Campus Gossip, enhanced with a section for photos and videos, and College ACB (for " Anonymous Confession Board "), with college-specifi c links and a redirect from the old Juicy Campus address. What's a college to do? Most student affairs professionals are familiar with Arthur Chickering's seven vectors of identity development, which shape the traditional-age college years. Among them are (2) managing emotions, (4) developing mature interper-sonal relationships and (7) developing integrity. Because these vectors are still under development in college students, they are apt to exercise poor judgment about consequences, to themselves or to others. In emailing a nude photo to a boyfriend or putting a drunken video on YouTube, they rarely consider its potential to harm their reputations in the long run. Nor have some learned how to behave with integrity toward others. Attorneys, courts and elected offi cials have not settled where to draw the line between free speech and harassment when it comes to the Internet. It's also unclear whether colleges can be held responsible in any way. In a recent case, a student's mother fi led a civil rights complaint against Hof-stra University NY for failure to act on her complaint about online sexual harassment under Title IX. How have universities reacted to gossip sites? • Politely asked a site's leaders to tone it down. • Called for a boycott. • Hit the site where it hurts: fi nancially. • Spammed the site. • Ignored it. Fox Valley Technical College WI and Emmanuel College MA have spelled out policies for using Facebook. Antelope Valley College CA publishes guidelines for computer use and email, allowing …