Those of us who have spent way too much time on the Internet in the past five years are no strangers to the all-consuming social media mammoth that is Instagram. Back in the day, it was an app we downloaded solely for...
I decided to undertake a project in the name of investigative journalism. I knew this assignment would be a daunting task, as it would put a lot of pressure on me physically, mentally and emotionally. However, I knew I...
A basic rule of social media is that it’s ten times more interesting when you’re supposed to be doing something else, including falling asleep. I can’t count the number of nights I’ve been determined to go to bed early, only...
Recently, we were blessed with a gorgeous day on our little campus. After days of dreary skies and icy rain, we were greeted by a clear, sunny day. It was one of those afternoons where you relish in the...
I remember it clearly: the day I realized how different my peers and I were from “the new generation,” the day I realized that those younger than me were experiencing the world much different than the one I’d known...
I’ll be the first to admit that I check Facebook just a little too much: whether it’s keeping up with the adventures of my friends studying abroad or wasting time watching videos of cute dogs, if I’m waiting in...
As everyone has doubtlessly already learned, most parents have the tendency to worry too much about their children’s lives. They worry that they’ll never move out of the house, get married, give them grandchildren, or simply be able to...
It seems like every morning I’m waking up to a screen full of news notifications. How can we even begin to cipher through the news and decide what we want to know and what we need to know?
In high...
