Ah, college -- those sweet, innocent years when we made idiots of ourselves in public. These days, college administrators are worried that the Internet is making student follies a bit too public, however, which is why Kent State has banned its student athletes from Facebook, giving them until August 1 to remove their profiles. Kent State administrators say they're concerned for the students' safety, but the Columbus Dispatch suggests that they're more worried about the school's image. One Kent State athlete showed a photo of himself shirtless with a can of Miller Lite, while another belonged to the "My cell phone is my best friend when I'm drunk at Kent" group on Facebook.

On Ars Technica, Peter Pollack argues that despite free-speech issues, Kent State is wise to protect its image. But a ban, it says, is the wrong way to go. "Outright bans are probably less likely to produce the desired effect than simply educating the students about what is expected of them and potential issues they may face," writes Pollack. "Education, after all, is what going to college is all about, isn't it?"