April 22, 2022

The Need to Overshare

Without a doubt, it is clear that social media has changed the way our society communicates. From mailing letters to twenty five cents payphone…

April 1, 2022

Don’t trust everything you see

“Don’t trust everything you see, even salt looks like sugar”. This quote has a variety of relevant applications relating to how a person...

March 4, 2022

Is traditional media dead?

Social media has overtaken older media industries at billions of dollars, making it possible to connect and share information with anyone world…

February 18, 2022

Can social media fully replace traditional media?

Media is always progressing and evolving. Ideas are created, utilized, recycled, and reinvented. We hold on to the methods of spreading info...

December 3, 2021

A Shift in Perception from Social Media

I find it challenging to identify whether social media has an entirely negative or positive effect on my life. I do not think its impact can...

November 19, 2021

Social Media and the Learning Experience

I believe that social media is a unique way to engage students in the learning process. Social media is relevant, comprehensive and second-nature

October 29, 2021

Potential Pitfalls of Social Media in the Classroom

I can recognize the means by which social media could be deployed to maximize engagement and efficiency in the educational process, but I can’t…

October 22, 2021

Cutting Through News Chaos

Today’s world is chaotic, in a word. It often seems like there are so many things going wrong in the world that it feels impossible to choose...

October 15, 2021

Keeping Up with Current Events

As a college student, I appreciate simplicity and accessibility. Though I am usually on the go, I make an effort to understand what is occurring…

October 8, 2021

The rise of COVID and TikTok

As everyone was sent home from school, we all turned to social media to keep us entertained, while we put our fast-paced lives on pause...

October 1, 2021

Rubbernecking on the Information Super Highway

Social media is like a car wreck on the freeway. You're going about your way on the freeway, trying to reach your destination, when you see the…

June 18, 2021

Social Media and COVID-19

COVID-19 has increased my social media use exponentially. Before the pandemic I used social media for very brief periods in between classes or...

June 11, 2021

Social Media v. COVID-19

Before COVID-19 I spent about six hours a day on different types of social media. I often was with friends socializing and as a result did not...

June 4, 2021

Deactivating Instagram was the best decision I made during COVID

According to my iPhone screen time, on average I spent about six hours and twenty-eight minutes per day on social media and about two hours play…

May 28, 2021

Social Media was a Daily Vice

Before the onset of COVID-19, social media was a daily vice of mine, much like the daily cigarette habit one can’t seem to break. Maybe this...

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