Science instructor Michael Fauss describes it as a double-edged sword.

Social media gives people the power of knowledge but also the weakness of excessive consumption.

Fauss uses social media in his classroom to send out due dates, show what is happening in class and even ask test questions over Twitter.

“I think the way were going in as a society, sooner or later we will all have [social media],” Fauss said. “I think this is what’s going to happen, whether you like it or not.”

For senior Kelsey Coziahr, social media hasn’t given her any of these powers or weaknesses because she has no social media.

When Coziahr was younger, she got addicted to email and wouldn’t get off of it. She figured that social media would be worse, so she stayed away.

“I feel like my life’s a lot quieter [without social media],” Coziahr said. “I don’t get distracted during homework. I just find it easier to focus.”

Coziahr sees no need for it, considering she doesn’t want to be involved in drama that social media brings.

“I would probably accomplish a lot less homework,” Coziahr said. “And I never really pay attention to drama, so if I had [social media], I would have to because my feeds would be blown up with it.”

Coziahr often considers getting an account on one of the most popular social networks. She told us if she were to get one social media account, it would be Vine.

“Normally my friends show me all the cool stuff,” Coziahr said. “I’m not about statuses and tweets. I figure if it’s a big enough deal, I’ll find out from them.”

But we asked Coziahr to put Vine to the test, and tell us what she thought.

“Some of [the Vines] were really funny,” Coziahr said. “But after a while, they were just the same things over and over again.”

While she did like it, she didn’t use it as excessively as others might have. For her first three days on the network, she was on it for about two hours, but what she had feared about social media happened.

“When I first got it, I was in the middle of homework and I stopped doing it for a little while to get on [Vine],” Coziahr said.

Coziahr was right: it did become a distraction for her. Although she hasn’t decided if she wants to keep the account or not, she still thinks she can live without social media in her life.

Follow Coziahr on Vine @kelseycoziahr to watch her social media experiment unfold.