Facebook-page admin. speaks about ‘confessions’
An Admin for the CSC Confessions page contacted The Eagle Saturday. They agreed to an interview under the condition that we keep their identity anonymous.
Q: Why was the page created?
A: I was not the original creator so I asked [them] and [they] said:
The page was created out of sheer boredom and the fact that at the end of last year I had stumbled upon a couple confessions pages like [Black Hills State University] and [University of Wyoming] and I wanted to know what kind of shenanigans our student body was up to.
Q: Are you one of the founding admins? How long have you been an admin?
A: I just recently became an admin, but I knew who the original one was from the beginning.
Q: What made you want to be an admin?
A: I didn’t necessarily want to be an admin, but the original admin was getting tired of all of the drama and politics going on with it and asked me if I wanted to take over and I agreed.
Q: How many admins actually run the page?
A: There are 5 people who have admin abilities but I am the only one that has been posting new confessions lately.
Q: What are the “ground rules,” for what you will not post?
A: Anything involving faculty will not be posted at all, even if it simply “I love so-and-so’s class.” We also don’t post anything about RD’s or RA’s if we know they are an RA. I live off campus so if there is a confession with a name in it, I may not be aware that the person is an RA.
However, if it says “the RA in this dorm…” we won’t post it. We also won’t post something that could ruin a reputation or if it is just plain creepy. That last part mainly comes into effect with confessions about liking girls and sometimes the confessor just goes into too much detail.
Q: Are there confessions that make you squeamish?
A: I don’t know if squeamish is the right word, but like I was saying about the ones we don’t post, if it sounds really creepy or is too explicit, we won’t post it.
Q: Do you receive confessions that you are too embarrassed to post?
A: No, they aren’t my confessions so why should I be embarrassed?
Q: Have there been confessions that made you want to alert authorities?
A: No, there have been some that I have thought about how creepy some people can be, for example there was one where the girls went and looked at a guy’s parking permit number but it isn’t something I would alert authorities about.
The old admin and creator of the page said there was a confession made through Survey Monkey a while ago about someone wanting to kill themselves so [they] wanted to tell someone but didn’t know who to tell, especially since [they] had no way of knowing who sent in that confession.
Q: Some people choose to confess through messages, rather than the Survey Monkey, is it awkward putting a face to the confession?
A: Yes! Just the other night I was at a house and a guy walked in who I have never met but I know he had sent about 10 confessions in through messages within a short period of time. All I could think of were his confessions.
Q: Do you get a sense of satisfaction from posting some of the confessions?
A: Yes, for some of them like the one where the person said he liked this page for funny stories, not a morality lesson. I think more people need to relax and not get so worked up over all of these confessions so I was very glad to see someone else submit that post.
Q: How do you think CSC Confessions affects students?
A: I think it is a way for students to see what others are thinking and doing. I know there are some confessions that make me feel better about some of the choices I’ve made in college and there are some that I can definitely relate to. I think it can help some students see that they aren’t the only ones who have done some stupid stuff in college.
Q: How do you think CSC Confessions reflects on the college?
A: Anymore the confessions are about having a crush on someone or looking for Mr. Right so it really isn’t that bad. Every college has stories like these, we are just actually publishing them so if people do see this page before coming here, they know what they are getting into rather than just being blind-sided by it.
Q: Do you think that CSC Confessions might deter someone from coming to CSC?
A: I would like to think that it would not deter someone from coming to CSC but if it did, that person would not do well at any college. No matter where you go to college there will be parties and crazy stories so if seeing them deters you from one college, then you are probably not going to like any college.
Q: Has anyone from the college administration attempted contacting the admins? A: [The administration] did bring the original creator in to talk but even [creator of the page] is not sure how [the administration] knew [they] were the creator.