Dissecting body shaming: It’s deeper than your feed
Bella Nieto, Staff Writer
October 16, 2020
Ah, social media: the new American pastime. Although social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have been criticized for their allowance of fake news, malicious political posturing and unjustifiable content which festers in the online social sphere, they remain a staple in daily l...
Masculinity so fragile you’re even scared to be clean
Blue Flores, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020
Straight men have increasingly been the butt of many hygiene jokes lately. TikTok has exposed men who don’t open up their butt cheeks in the shower, and Twitter has had unofficial competitions to find products with the most all-in-one ingredients. Have straight men found efficiency and value in these p...
The power online conformity has over us
Adrianne Kristianto, Social Media Coordinator
April 17, 2020
In 1815, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer wrote an essay titled “Thinking for Oneself” in which he essentially explored the polarity between the practice of self-thinking and adherence to social knowledge. He asserted that reading is a replacement for thoughts because the work of thinking is...
Fake woke, real woke
Kimiya Factory
January 31, 2018
Woke. The four letter word of 2017, made famous in Childish Gambino’s hit song Redbone. “Staying Woke” has become a wave everyone wants to get on. But really, what defines being or staying “woke?” Most believe woke is being “in the know” or pushing the parameters of mainstream knowledge and...
Commander-in-Tweet: The tale of two Twitters
Editorial staff
February 15, 2017
Last week, President Donald Trump slammed Nordstrom department store on Twitter for dropping his daughter Ivanka Trump’s clothing line. People began questioning his commitment to swear off any potential business conflicts of interest. However, the tweet also brought to light two sides of President ...
Does it go down in the DMs?
Samantha Ceballos
February 1, 2017
Social media is great if you want to share a special moment or just to get a thought off your mind (and maybe cause a political debate). A strange trend has emerged that I had not experienced until recently: “sliding in the DMs.” This phenomenon has killed the idea of romance and makes me fear op...
