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  • Google Search: Do Our Phones Listen to Us?

    Beyond Campus, Opinions
    October 23, 2019
    by Macie Gettings
    Maybe having an internet secret agent who curates ads to your interests and listens to your conversations isn't so bad.
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  • Education Over Validation in Social Media

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    September 7, 2019
    by Macie Gettings
    Performative activism is not the same as actually being informed on an issue and is not as effective as many seem to think it is.
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  • The Mental Health Benefits of a Social Media Detox

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    March 2, 2019
    by Lauren Blaser
    The modern attachment to technology has grown more powerful through apps like Snapchat and Instagram. Is it time to take a step back?
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  • On Liberation From Human Trafficking in America

    Culture, Politics and Activism, Spotlight
    February 3, 2019
    by Joe Ezersky
    Recent news of Uber drivers potentially operating a sex trafficking ring has sparked conversation on the ever-present business of trafficking in the United States.
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  • Wrongful Consumption of Notoriously Othered Features

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    November 19, 2018
    by Jinoo Song
    It is deeply problematic that White Instagram models and makeup artists are ethnicizing their features in exchange for likes.
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  • The Importance of Unplugging

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    November 17, 2018
    by Caroline Ring
    We love our phones, but the constant exposure to social media is harming our relationships and happiness in the real world.
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  • Dear Facebook: Sorry is No Longer Good Enough

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    October 26, 2018
    by Thomas Ronan
    Facebook has made headlines before for its poor privacy and data protection standards. A recent hack of 30 million accounts confirms the need for real change instead of more half-hearted ...
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  • The Headlines Generation

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    September 16, 2018
    by Erica Macri
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***Please note that, in order to use more inclusiv ***Please note that, in order to use more inclusive language, the title of this piece has been changed to "The End of Roe V. Wade: Stripping Away Human Rights".***
"So what can we do about it? Protest. Resist the urge to just post Instagram infographics. Hug the people in your life affected by this decision. Take a deep breath, and get ready to fight. This is only the beginning."⁠
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Read more by tapping the link in bio.⁠
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Arthur Christory / Gavel Media
"This is happening, and the threat to our bodily a "This is happening, and the threat to our bodily autonomy is real. The right to make decisions about one’s own body is not a privilege, it is a right that is now on track to being constitutionally denied."
Read more by tapping the link in bio.
Kimberly Black / Gavel Media
TODAY IS THE DAY: Print is here and Ngan’s face TODAY IS THE DAY: Print is here and Ngan’s face says it all…
Be sure to pick up your copy from 11-2:30 on the Academic Quad!!
Bridget Schumm / Gavel Media
TOMORROW❗ GET YOUR COPY OF "TEMPLATES" ON THE AC TOMORROW❗ GET YOUR COPY OF "TEMPLATES" ON THE ACADEMIC QUAD❗
Read more by tapping the link in bio! Gavel Media Read more by tapping the link in bio!
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“As one of the first pediatricians in America to “As one of the first pediatricians in America to assess this issue, Spack’s work and insight are none other than revolutionary.”
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