Flyby Likes It On The Go

“I like it on my desk,” Okeoma C. Nwakanma '13 wrote as her Facebook status.

“I like it unzipped for easy access,” wrote Michelle Ran ’13 as hers.

“I like it hanging on the back of my chair :) ,” wrote Abby P. Sun ’13.

Perhaps you’ve noticed statuses like these three filling up your Facebook news feed in the past day or so?

These statuses, which begin with “I like it” (allegedly referring to a purse) and end with personalized statements, are an attempt to raise breast cancer awareness and attract attention.

“I think these statuses are a very clever way to raise breast cancer awareness,” said Bay B. McCulloch ’12, who also posted an “I like it” status on her Facebook. “They’re something people will remember.”

Several students noted that they didn’t at first understand why their Facebook friends were posting these statuses but posted their own after learning the updates’ connection to breast cancer.

“At first I thought it was a bunch of people making bad sexual innuendos,” wrote Ran in an e-mail. “Then a friend told me it was about purses. Then another person mentioned it was about breast cancer.”

These statuses may have been confusing, but at least you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month now!