By, Mikayla Chen @winsorgop wants to follow you. Many students saw this message in their Instagram notifications late February. As more and more people received follow requests from this account, reactions were shared on finstas (“fake instagrams,” which are only followed by close friends). While the content of the account was noteworthy, such as the …
By, Caitlin Smith Crossing your fingers that it will be sparse, you anxiously check the assessment calendar. To your dismay, tests in every subject are scheduled all in the same week! As the tests are approaching, you review your homework assignments, class activities, and notes. You make a study guide, redo challenging problems, and successfully …
By, Sindhu Krishnamurthy Earlier this month, Facebook was discovered to be sharing the data of over 50 million Facebook users without their permission--a shocking violation of its 2011 agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission. Tech companies’ possession of personal information has been the subject of public scrutiny and fear for years. When people use …
By, Dayoon Chang Today, a digital bookcase is emerging, where traditional paper textbooks have yielded to iPads and computers. Across America, students’ backpacks are becoming progressively lighter because new technological devices are making their way into classrooms as learning implements for students. Due to the rapid advancement of technology, schools are beginning to replace old …
By, Ellisya Lindsey From a young age, we often hear that there are “good” and “bad” colleges. The “good” colleges are the Ivy League schools, Stanford, and the like, while the “bad” colleges are, well, everything else. This perspective towards higher education is known as college elitism, “the belief that only a small group of …
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