Leah Duvic heard about Twitter more than a year ago. But it took her a while to catch onto the recent craze.Duvic, photography senior, said she first created her account last year but didn’t start using it heavily until a few months ago.She now “tweets” daily, following a group of about 50 friends.”I was just like, ‘I’m going to give it a try,'” Duvic said. “And so actually I just started really liking it, and now I’m kind of addicted to it.”Duvic is just one of many University students, faculty members and organizations using Twitter to communicate and spread news around campus.Colleges and organizations on campus who have a Twitter page include the E.J. Ourso College of Business, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Information Technology Services and the LSU AgCenter.Eric Monday, vice chancellor of Student Life, set up his personal Twitter account a couple of months ago. He updates his page once or twice a day, which he considers to be a “good bit.””I kind of went back and forth between that and Facebook. I use my Facebook account a little bit more,” Monday said. “The ones that I follow [on Twitter] are news sources … and a number of the people that are following me would be colleagues.”Monday said he enjoys how Twitter lets people blog about themselves as well as keep up with old friends and colleagues. He said Twitter gives people the opportunity to follow news when they can’t reach a TV, radio or computer.”It’s an ease of access too. You can do it from your mobile phone,” Monday said. “It’s pretty simple. If you want to attach an image, you can attach an image. If you want to attach a link, you can attach a link. But primarily it’s text.”The LSU Athletic Department updates its official page with news about the University’s athletic accomplishments as well as giving in-game updates at athletic events. Several LSU coaches also have their own Twitter page — although those are officially run by their respective sports information directors.Student Government President Stuart Watkins has also set up his own Twitter page. He has used it recently to keep students updated about recent legislation relevant to campus and for personal updates.Some faculty members aren’t using Twitter for news purposes — they are simply using it to keep in touch.Sara Crow, assistant director of communications for Career Services, has also had a Twitter page for just a couple of months. She said her sister, an LSU alumna and Georgetown graduate student, sent her an invitation to join.”I thought it was going to be a good way for my family to kind of stay in touch with each other,” Crow said. “My mom’s on Twitter, my husband is on Twitter, my brother’s on Twitter and then my sister. My sister and I are really the only ones who actually ‘tweet.'”Crow was apprehensive at first about Twitter — she wasn’t sure if she wanted people following her or if she wanted to follow students.But the idea of joining a new social networking site that has become a technological innovation intrigued her. She know enjoys the brevity of each “tweet.””I love the 140 characters or less,” Crow said. “My biggest pet peeve is when I’m reading something people have written or editing something is when people make something much longer than it needs to be.”—–Contact Robert Stewart at [email protected]