Readers are responsible for choosing what they read
Jayraj Jonnalagadda and Nathan Park
October 6, 2017
NFL players protest police brutality. The new Travel Ban. Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane devastation. The world’s stories in the past week has overwhelmed readers. When people check on the weekly news, they get slammed with all these stories. With no way to read them all, it can seem like the world...
Social media gives way for effective protests in the US
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Sports Editor
September 15, 2017
How different would our newspapers and news networks be if Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the other modern modes of online communication were taken away? The age of social media has given power to individuals by supplying a platform to bring light to what they may see as the issues or injustices in...
In an age of social media, don’t forget who you are
Brenna Walsh, Staff Writer
December 4, 2015
How many followers do you have on Instagram? On Twitter? How many likes do you average per post? Be honest. I really want to know. Sike. Modern society puts abundant attention onto social media. As an omnipresent entity, how much scrutiny has it really gotten? We have opened our hearts to this...
#firstworldproblems are legitimate
Kinsey Danzis, Staff Writer
April 18, 2014
“Instagram is down — a part of my life just came to a halt,” tweeted @ValMcQuek. “The 3G is better than the WiFi at my house...” tweeted @AndrewFromHL. “I have a blind date tonight so I really should shower but I really don’t feel like it ugh,” posted skinnyparanoia on Tumblr. What...
News in Brief
Catherine Schurz, World and Nation Section Editor
March 1, 2013
SPAIN As part of Coca-Cola’s “Share Happiness” advertising campaign, the company installed ATMs that dispense free money throughout Spain. Recognizing the country is amidst a recession, Coca-Cola has attached only one stipulation to the instant funds: they must be shared. The machine offers...
