yik yak happy hacks
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YIK YAK HAPPY HACKS
TA K ING Y IK YA K BY T H E H O R NS
Dave TylerThe College at Brockport
@dtyler321
C O U L D N ’ T T H I N K O F A G O O D PU NMY CO NF E SS I O N…
A BOU T BR O C K PO RT
• Part of the SUNY system
• 67 miles east of Buffalo, 25 miles west of Rochester
• ~8,200 students (undergrad/grad)
• 1979 Special Olympics
• Stan Van Gundy and William Fichtner
2014-15 : THE YEAR OF THE YAK
2 0 1 4 - 1 5 : Y E A R OF T H E YA K
YAK K IT Y S AC K S (O F M O NEY )
T H E V E NT U R E CA P ITA L R O LL S IN
T H E Y W E R E E V E RY W H E R E
SU DDE NLY …
L E T ’ S AD M I T I T H AS I T S M OM E NT S
T H E D O W N S I D EBU T WA IT …
N U K E I T F R O M O R B I T
I T ’ S T H E O N LY WAY T O B E S U R E
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L ET ’ S PA U SE HERE TO ASK…
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MORE SPEECH NOT LESS
C O L G AT E ’ S E X A M P L E
M A K I N G YO U R O W N F E E D
• Swamp Juice• Produced by Journalism
Students• Available as a Peek
I T H A P PE N E D T O U S
R E F U S I N G T O C E D E T H E B ATT L E G R O U N D
We start Yakkinganonymously, of course
R E F U S I N G T O C E D E T H E B ATT L E G R O U N D
We also Listenalso anonymously, of course
# BL AC K L I V E S M ATT E R
T H I S I S O N E O F T H E M O R E P R I N TA B L E YA K S
O U R I N I T I A L R E AC T I ON
…was slow
O U TC RY
I N V I T E C O MM U N I T Y T O H E L P U S R E S P O N D
T RY ING T O GR O W T H E H E R D
T H E FAC U LT Y ’ S R E AC T I O N T O M Y I D E A …
…was slow
M A K I N G A D E N T
S T U D E N T S G E T I N VO LV E D
•Tables on campus•YouTube PSAs•Hashtags all over social
U N N A M E D P R O F E S S O R D R O P S T H E M I C , WA L K S O F F
T H E H E L P L E S S F E E L I N G W H E N YA K K E R S T H R E AT E N S E L F H A R M
•Health Center has students and professionals monitoring Yaks.•Community has become very responsive when someone Yaks about how they might be struggling•The not knowing absolutely sucks.
S URV I V I N G T H E YA K K E N I N G
•Don’t fear the Yakker•Appeal to your Community•Use the anonymity to your advantage•Embrace the power of free speech
Questions?
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