Social media use requires thoughtful consumption
Utter the words “social media” and immediately you’ll be bombarded with a flurry criticisms and complaints about the nature of today’s obsession with screens and devices. The platform has become…
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Film trivializes realities of cyberbullying
Usually, innovation is a good thing, especially in modes of entertainment that can quickly become tired and banal. That being said, not all innovation is necessarily good innovation. A few…
Logging out for life: students abstain from social media
Social media can go two ways, like ivy, at times growing around us pleasurably and at others, becoming dangerously invasive. In an age where technology is flourishing, social media has…
Social media makes users into products
When we think about internet usage and online “exploration,” whether it be in the form of lurking through different forums, writing our own content or creating unique, online art, the…
Social Media editor liveblogs social-gathering experiment
I hate parties. Okay, hate is a strong word, but unless I’m adequately intoxicated, I thoroughly dislike large gatherings of people I vaguely know. As such, I’ve never thrown one.…
Social media use over time exposes ebb, flow of personal connections to technology
Most of this generation’s experience with social media hearkens back to the days of Myspace. For most, the mention of this website elicits a feeling of nostalgia—our Blingee’d mirror pictures,…
Social media a glimpse into professors’ lives
Before the creation of sites like Facebook and Twitter, a professor’s life outside of the classroom remained a mystery for students. Interactions between students and faculty were limited to face-to-face…
Social media blurs rights to privacy
Across the nation, millions of high school seniors experience unshakable panic over the college applications process every year. Completing the Common App, soliciting recommendations, writing supplementary essays—all of these things…
Feminism adapts to digital world
On October 24, 2013, the ALANA Center hosted an event titled “A Discussion of Race and Digital Feminism.” The ALANA Center is a place on campus for events, resources, and…
Social Media an outlet for news and support in wake of Boston bombing
First and foremost, my thoughts go out to all those affected by the events that took place this past Tuesday at the Boston Marathon, especially to our students, faculty, and…