Imperial Valley Press

Check out Discord and connect

- BY LAWSON HARDRICK III President, Associated Students

Associated Students members have found another way to remain in much better contact with each other throughout the pandemic through the Discord platform. Our university uses Zoom for virtual instructio­n, video conferenci­ng and for extracurri­cular events. Now we are inviting all SDSU Imperial Valley students to check out some of the useful features Discord has as a social media platform.

I will host a live workshop via Zoom from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today to show students all the wonderful features of Discord.

Although, we offer a virtual service desk to our students on Zoom, we use Discord for everything else. Much like how Zoom allows someone to share their screen, voice and text-based messages, Discord allows us to do all of that without creating

Associated Students President

Lawson Hardrick III an invitation link. When friends are online or ofsomeone leaves a Zoom fline and send a message meeting, the informatio­n to them regardless of their in the chat box disappears online status. as well. With Discord, my idea

Discord, on the othis to make A.S. an emailer hand, creates a space free organizati­on. I’m very that fosters social perglad that it has dramatiman­ence. Perhaps you’ve cally reduced the number asked yourself, “Why use of emails we send each Discord over Zoom or any other. other app?” Most importantl­y, as

This is the main reason A.S., we want our students why: students will easto know that our Discord ily be able to see if their server is a safe space and they are welcome to join any time.

We have enabled a two-factor authentica­tion requiremen­t for anyone who wishes to join, which means that all persons joining the platform will have their account verified via a text message sent to their phone of choice. This is to prevent anyone else from logging on to your account if a password ever becomes compromise­d.

To represent students to the best of my ability, we have innovated and formatted this Discord server specifical­ly to help students become more successful. It will give students a sense of connection and friendship in a time when building close relationsh­ips may feel scarce. I would like to personally invite all San Diego State University Imperial Valley students to join.

Please contact us via Instagram @as_sdsu_iv with any questions! We are here for you. Go Aztecs!

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