IS AUBG SPOTTED THE @aubgspotted Nov. 09, 2024 “Being honest is to take care of the community” - AUBG Spotted A UBG Spotted is an Instagram page established in 2022. The main purpose of the account is to spread anonymously given information from the people in the university. “It started as a way to fi nd your crush or send a little love note, then it moved to be a way for students to express themselves freely with anonymity,” explained the people behind AUBG Spotted. For two years now, a lot of names have been mentioned, a lot of feelings have been shared, a lot of gossip has been said, and a lot of rumors have been spread. At the same time, the popularity of the page has grown, as has the information received by it. AUBG Spotted is one of the fi rst things the freshmen get familiar with when they Is it illegal to ask a professor out? come to the university. Among these students is Lyubomira Staninska. “I found out from the group chat that we created in the summer. Someone shared the account [AUBG Spotted] there and I immediately went to look through their posts,” she said. AUBG Spotted is a vital part of life in the university. It sets a diff erent dynamic and it provides the latest news and gossip to the community. Lyubomira shared: “I am very interested to see what other people think about certain situations or if there is something written about me.” The opinions about AUBG Spotted are mixed. Many people would describe it as a gossip page and others would say that it is a safe space. One student shared: AUBG Spotted described itself as “a free space for gossip, whether it is about the students, the Student Government, or the university itself.” The admin of AUBG Spotted elaborated on how the page may serve the community. “There is little to no space for students who do not have positions of power in this university or clubs to express their opinions.” They also added that with AUBG Spotted they can criticize the university, its system, and its members, as well as express their love or hookup interest. Lyubomira stated: “Everything has positive and negative sides, but in my “Whether we have an Instagram account or not, gossips are everywhere, and everyone is gossiping.”
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