Advanced Search FAQ
Introduction
Normally, when you type in a search it will check for matches in all of the available categories. If you want to find someone named Wilson this can be a problem. You can use tags like #name or #major in order to specify what categories you want to search in. Just type a tag like #name and everything between that tag and the next one you type will only match your specified category (in this example names). Everything you type before adding any tags will match all categories as normal.
Examples
What's the email address of a Biology major named Wilson from the class of 2016?
2016 #major Molecular Biology #name Wilson
Which students live in an eating club?
#dorm Prospect Ave
Who was that junior Econ major from Butler that I met at lunch?
#college Butler #major Economics #class 2017
How many people in Rocky are from the UK?
#country GBR #college Rocky
List of available Tags
If you want to do more advanced searches, here are the tags you can use.
(Note that there are multiple tags you can use to search for the same category)
| Tags | Category |
|---|---|
| #dorm, #room | Dorm room |
| #name | Full name |
| #first, #firstname | First name |
| #last, #lastname | Last name |
| #major, #department | Declared major |
| #email, #netid | Email address |
| #class, #year | Graduation year |
| #college, #rescollege | Residential college |
| #home, #hometown, #city | Home town/city |
| #state | Home state |
| #country | Home country (List of country codes here) |