Scientists have found that the use of technology and the tiny screens in our pockets might be altering the way our brains work. According to a study by informED, many students today are found to have an attention span of about 10 to 15 minutes long. Some studies say...
Throughout American history and social media, Asian culture has repeatedly been misrepresented, whether it be through stereotypically portraying Asian characters or getting “chic” Chinese tattoos. Traditional Asian culture, especially clothing, has become a trend to...
Everyone turned into an activist this last summer. Filling their Instagram stories, Twitter timelines and Tik Tok for-you pages with the issues that mattered to them. Whether it was speaking up and raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, the...
It’s Sunday evening — family movie night, and you eagerly position yourself in the best seat on the couch while your parents chuckle. Today’s choice is a Disney classic: Beauty and the Beast. You watch as Belle’s dad is called names and ridiculed by the villagers for...
Although nearly all of us grew up beside social media, it’s worth remembering that we’re still susceptible to the largely unprecedented effects that "plugged-in" adolescence will bring. As another generation is set to be “raised by the age of the Internet” and the...
Whether parents should have control over their children's social media is a question most parents struggle with, especially during online learning. I believe the answer is yes. By having control of children’s phones they can ensure the safety of children, monitor the...
This week, social media accounts titled "Exposing Trump supporters" have taken high school Instagram culture by storm. Account after account popping up, all with the same objective — exposing Trump supporters at your high school. These accounts, specifically the one...
The dangers of fake news are growing by the day and a large part of this is due to how the spread of information has changed. The way that news is spread today could not be more different from the way it was spread in the past. Originally, the news was spread orally....
Popular amongst “Gen Zers” the app TikTok has been used to create popular dances, such as the “renegade,” share information that could be helpful for protesters and coordinate a mass fake reservation of tickets to a Trump rally. TikTok has made headlines many times...
Emma Chamberlain is a famous YouTuber with over 9.5 billion followers on Instagram and 9.01 subscribers on YouTube. She recently posted a controversial image on her Instagram in which she had her eyelids pulled back in a slant, referencing the emerging "Fox Eye...
