Students were given a new unofficial outlet this month to voice their concerns and opinions about the campus.
@OcuPolls, an anonymous poll account on Twitter, was created Sept. 5. The account is not affiliated with OCU and is run by a student. It currently has 127 followers.
Fifteen polls were created between Sept. 5-6. The topics range from opinions on extracurricular activities to those on Oklahoma politics.
“I was prompted by an interest in polling numbers and a realization that OCU has no public feedback system internally,” the owner of the account said.
The account allows students to vote on non-academic topics, such as dance school weigh-ins and sports games attendance.
The account’s last tweet was at 3:15 p.m. Sept. 6. Though the account hasn’t tweeted since then, the owner said they intend to keep the account running.
“Questions are asked when we have questions to ask, and so we don’t have a quota to fill or anything,” they said.
Emma Grey, acting sophomore, said she has noticed @OcuPolls’s presence on Twitter.
“I think the @OcuPolls account is interesting and could potentially help bring a lot of awareness to some issues that are happening on campus,” Grey said. “However, I think they need to decide if they have an actual cause and plan to take action with the information that they are taking from these polls, or if they are purely just for entertainment and drama.”
Luke Anderson, dance sophomore, said the account asks interesting questions.
“There is a side of me that wishes it was a private account for only OCU students to see, along with other humorous Twitter accounts that are OCU-related but not OCU-affiliated, simply because it’s on a public platform and any of the tweets could be taken out of context by someone who doesn’t understand that,” he said. “That said, overall, I think it’s just another amusing Twitter account for OCU students to relate to.”
The account’s polls vary in popularity. One received 237 votes on a tweet about the benefit of a dead week before finals.
“We hope to improve the school with a little more self-awareness and give a larger voice to students,” the owner said.
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