Fan edits are blazing a new path for fandoms
By Austin Yau | Dec. 5Fan edits featuring trending audios, stylish text and unique transitions are reshaping fandom culture on social media.
SOCIAL MEDIA
New York City mayoral election changes political social media
By Austin Yau | Nov. 14The New York City mayoral race exploded on social media, which worked in favor of Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Honestly, Hadley: Social media increases hostility between political parties
By Hadley Lynch | Oct. 22Social media has evolved more over time, and politics are becoming more heavily debated on such platforms. As a result, this causes division and strain on real-world relationships.
AI developments prompt ethics discussions
By Austin Yau | Oct. 15OpenAI and Meta both announced AI social media apps at the end of September, allowing people to create deepfake AI-generated videos that are not easily taken as false.
Heidi's Hot Takes: Billionaires shaping politics, students' futures
By Heidi Bartolone | Oct. 7Billionaires act as landlords of democracy, having an influence on politics that directly impacts college students. Billionaires' actions affect major areas of student life, including policies on tuition and student debt, post-graduation career opportunities and even the media they consume.
Schmidt Happens: Social media is ruining movies
By Grace Schmidt | Oct. 3Social media has allowed anyone to become a self-employed paparazzo. Celebrities are constantly making eye contact with camera lenses every day, and movies being shot publicly, which are highly anticipated, are filmed on a pedestrian's phone.
Abby’s Angle: True crime isn’t ethical entertainment
By Abby Shriver | Oct. 2True crime as a genre is captivating audiences on every corner of the Internet. However, an industry built on bloodshed, tragedy and trauma is not an ethical one. The suffering of victims is being overshadowed by sensationalism and fandom culture daily.
Abby's Angle: Social media promotes dangerous overconsumption
By Abby Shriver | Sep. 25Social media is slowly turning shopping into an identity, creating cycles of low self-esteem, debt and waste. Overconsumption is the newest trap being used to profit from insecurities.
Jack of All Takes: Respect in sports media is dying
By Jack Muldowney | Sep. 24A growing trend in sports media is the lack of respect. In the sense of both personal attacks on players who are underperforming, and that lesser-known players are rarely given the respect they deserve in national media, respect feels like a lost art nowadays.
Live Laugh Lily: Gun control saves lives
By Lily Miller | Sep. 23It has become increasingly clear that gun violence affects Americans every day. We have had enough of the inaction. This is a public call to hold our public officials accountable and stop putting Americans at risk.
Oh Well: Block your ex, other pests
By Cassidy McClurg | Sep. 23In life, many things annoy us like bugs, pests and even exes. It’s easy to shrug those things off or swat them away. Blocking your annoyances out of your life allows the pretty critters in.
Kickin' with Kyra: Social media creates false comfort
By Kyra Dapore | Sep. 19Commenting on hateful words or unwarranted advice about someone’s life are examples of the ways social media makes us feel close to those we see. It isn’t always great to connect with others through social media.
Abby's Angle: Social media is too anti-birth control
By Abby Shriver | Sep. 18Social media influencers are pushing negative anti-birth control narratives to impressionable audiences. Their alternative methods are not reliable or backed by medical evidence.
Claudia's Corner: There are too many celebrity book clubs
By Claudia Fuller | Sep. 15In recent years, celebrity book clubs and podcasts have exploded in number. Although some argue this exposure is a net positive, sometimes they miss the mark.
Natalie's Notes: No one's immune to gun violence
By Natalie Saddler | Sep. 15With the recent news of Charlie Kirk’s death, social media users have been mourning and advocating for his loss. However, users haven’t reflected on recent school shootings and have created more division on the issue of gun violence.
David’s Thoughts : “Carpe diem” is misunderstood
By David Asamoah | Sep. 12In the modern era, the phrase “carpe diem” or “seize the day” can be more worrying than inspiring, especially because of external pressures like social media. People need to understand the phrase in its original context to truly live out the phrase “carpe diem.”
Real Talk with Rylee: The desire for knowledge is gone
By Rylee Drees | Sep. 8Social media is the destruction of being in the know. We must revive curiosity and the desire for knowledge to combat the prevalence of misinformation.
Bride’s choice not to wear makeup sparks social media backlash
By Leanne Abel | Apr. 21A bride’s comment section does not agree with her choice to go makeup-free for her wedding.
Vibrancy Theater wows with 'Bootycandy'
By Jen Fosnaught | Apr. 11“Bootycandy” amazes audiences with its memorable depiction of the Black and gay experience.
15 seconds of fame prolongs aspiring influencers’ careers
By Catalina Litts | Apr. 9Explore the influence 15 seconds of fame can have on the career of aspiring influencers.
