Dear Seniors,

On behalf of the 2009 Convocation Committee, I am pleased to announce that Mr. David Plouffe, Chief Campaign Manager of Obama for America, President Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign, will headline the Class of 2009’s Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Our committee sought an individual who has had a profound impact on the society that our class has been prepared to enter. Mr. Plouffe was the mastermind behind one of the most significant and groundbreaking elections in our nation’s history.  His insights and leadership helped transform a little known state senator from Illinois to the leader of the free world.

President Obama, in his acceptance speech on election night praised Plouffe as “the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best political campaign in the history of the United States of America.”

The 2009 Senior Class Convocation will take place at 12:00pm on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Schoellkopf Stadium on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University. The event is scheduled to last one hour.  No tickets are required at the event and seating is based on a first come, first serve basis.

I wish you the best for our final three months as Cornell undergraduates and hope you and your family will join us on May 23.

Very Truly Yours,

C.J. Slicklen
2009 Convocation Chair

On behalf of everyone here at JuicyCampus, I would like to thank all of our users for reading, contributing to, and telling your friends about the site.  And I’d like to thank everyone who has engaged in meaningful discussion about online privacy and internet censorship.  JuicyCampus has raised issues that have passionate advocates on both sides, and I hope that dialogue will continue.  While there are parts of JuicyCampus that none of us will miss – the mean-spirited posts and personal attacks – it has also been a place for the fun, lighthearted gossip of college life.  I hope that is how it is remembered.

After the jump, a couple of friends and I eulogize our fallen cyber-flibbertigibbet in an elegy. And the press release in full and Shutdown FAQ from the JuicyCampus Blog itself.

O Juicy, O Juicy

You came at the most appropriate time:
It landed right smack on this heart o’ mine.
It was gossipy love at first typity-type,
And so I dug my sugar spoon into all dat hype.

But, yes, me hears whispers of they naysayers
Who of Holier-Than-Thou-Town became mayors.
To they I bray: one goes to school for to be lear-NED!
But with legit social matters no teacher is concer-NED.

We students demand our educative buzz
Alcohol’s not enough, we need to know what does:
Which DG girls are heinous, anus sluts
Which boy toys of ours take it up the butts.

How else would we have ever, ever guessed
That C.J. Slicklen had an S&M nest?
That Roxie’s record is hell of marred?
And of that Tridelt slut who pulls the V-card!

My first post: I remember it so-so well,
Indeed it caused my anxiety to swell.
I asked which girls are easy-sheasy-peasy,
Hoping no one would say “it is she”!
“She” being the third-person representee
Of that delicate, delicate flower that is me.

I found out which frats are the absolute best
And which ones are fraught with grody incest.
The best ones, you see, are super-super-rich
And don’t make you bend over to say, “I’m your bitch!”

Everyone knows the regulars: R-Quigs and me.
I guess you could say ’twasn’t meant to be.
But the thought of her forever, ever lingers
And in bad contexts I imagine her nubile fingers.

With hockey celeb Topher Scott I’d whack it
Juicy tells me he’s quick as a jackrabbit.
In the sack straightaway I’d throw ‘im, throw ‘im,
And there we’d get our juices a-flowin’-flowin’.

Yet bros seem oh-so-oh-so-complicated
And their hoes so-so, so-so intoxicated
I can’t say I’m not kinda little bit jealous
But still I’m glad I didn’t contract sy-PHILL-us.

O Juicy, O Juicy, tell us where we stand!
Without you, life will be oh-so-oh-so-bland.
O Juicy, O Juicy, from whence our sleaze?
Word of mouth just won’t do — reconsider, please?

Their final (?) blog post:

A Juicy Shutdown

Juicy Campers,

What a wild ride this has been! In the past year and a half, JuicyCampus has become synonymous with college gossip, and is more popular than I could have ever expected. We’ve expanded to more than 500 campuses across the US, and have more than a million unique visitors coming to the site every month. It’s clear that we have provided a platform that students have found interesting, entertaining, and fun.

Unfortunately, even with great traffic and strong user loyalty, a business can’t survive and grow without a steady stream of revenue to support it. In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved. JuicyCampus’ exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn, and as a result, we are closing down the site as of Feb. 5, 2009.

On behalf of everyone here at JuicyCampus, I would like to thank all of our users for reading, contributing to, and telling your friends about the site. And I’d like to thank everyone who has engaged in meaningful discussion about online privacy and internet censorship. JuicyCampus has raised issues that have passionate advocates on both sides, and I hope that dialogue will continue. While there are parts of JuicyCampus that none of us will miss – the mean-spirited posts and personal attacks – it has also been a place for the fun, lighthearted gossip of college life. I hope that is how it is remembered.

Keep it Juicy,

Matt Ivester
Founder & CEO
JuicyCampus.com

And more:

Shutdown FAQs

What is happening to JuicyCampus?

JuicyCampus is shutting down as of February 5, 2009.

Why is this happening?

JuicyCampus’ growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive the economic downturn and the current level of revenue generated is simply not sufficient to keep the site alive.

How long have you known this was going to happen?

The whole team at JuicyCampus has worked tirelessly the past few weeks to consider all possible options for keeping the site open. It was not until Feb. 2, 2009 that the site’s leadership made the difficult decision to shut down.

Does this have anything to do with the investigations by Attorneys General? Other legal reasons?

No, not at all. No charges were ever brought against JuicyCampus by any AG. The site is likewise not shutting down as a result of any lawsuits or other sort of legal trouble. JuicyCampus’ services and policies have always been well within the law.

Is this because advertisers pulled their ads from your site?

No. Online ad spend dropped across the board as the economy took a turn for the worse. Our advertisers have spent less, but have remained loyal, and for that we are very much appreciative.

Is this because too many campuses banned you?

No. The vast majority of campuses decided not to censor their students. Our traffic levels have remained very strong. Any revenue lost as a result of the campuses that banned us was negligible.

What does this mean for all the posts?
As of February 2, 2009, all posts will no longer be publicly available.

What about my privacy? If I wrote on the Site, will my IP be released?

JuicyCampus will maintain the same policy we have always enforced — IP addresses will not be released without a lawful subpoena.

Without JuicyCampus, where on earth will I get my fill of campus gossip?

It’s back to basics – word of mouth.

What’s next for Matt Ivester?

He’ll be consulting with some startups in the Los Angeles area, and is already brainstorming his next big website.

Who can I speak with if I have questions in the future about JuicyCampus?

We’ll keep our Customer Service email account active and probably will check it from time to time. If you have any comments/questions please email cs@juicycampus.com and someone might get back to you.

What is the future of JuicyCampus? Does it have plans to come back?

As of now, JuicyCampus does not have any plans to come back, but who knows what the future might hold. If you have any ideas, email us…