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A yellow boy stares down a pipeline with an innocent smile on his face, eager to explore; the pipeline looks old, and grey, and rusty, the phrase "alt-right" looking almost scratched into the metal. The sun looks down with a concerned face from a clear blue sky, as white clouds give way to a dark storm front.

Alt-Right Algorithms

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

Despite the decrease in popularity of the original alt-right YouTube influencers, the alt-right pipeline is still alive and thriving.…

May 28, 2024

A woman with brown skin, dark hair and a pink headband stands in front of a grey wall, with A-shaped markings in it. She's smiling into a camera stand from which the silhouette of an iPhone can be seen; the ring of the stand glows yellow, presumably casting light on her as the phone's camera captures her in shot.

Why Content Creators like xoxo, Akouto are Necessary Online

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

Akouto Von brings a new perspective to YouTube content, offering a sense of vulnerability not often found in newer creators.…

April 10, 2024

Two pink hands are typing at a laptop on a purple table against a pink background littered with writings and documents. The laptop has a blue screen containing an inkwell and a sheet of paper with scribbles on it, presumably this writer's latest piece of work.

Verse in the Digital Age: A New Perception of Poetry

Sarah Erin, Brooklyn College

From Micropoems to Spoken Word, social media sites like Instagram and TikTok is redefining what it means to consume modern poetry.…

March 4, 2024

How to Make Long-Distance Friendships Last in College

Samantha Jorgens, Central Michigan University

Though your friends might be miles away, that doesn’t mean that you can’t be as tight-knit as you always were.…

April 6, 2018

Controversy Surrounding the Recent University of Texas Student Government Election

Cason Ragland, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Should people put too much emphasis on what others do on their social media profiles?…

April 6, 2018

The Top 5 ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Gifs You Need In Your Life

Ana Greening, Texas State University

Knowing their backstory makes these iconic images a million times more funny.…

April 5, 2018

How Selfless Is That Birthday Insta, Becky?

Sarah Lynch, Marist College

Social media culture blurs ethical lines between what is self-sacrificing and what is self-serving.…

April 4, 2018

Modern Day Momo

Bonnie Wong, University of Southern California

A soon-to-be-published illustrator and social media influencer, Monique 'Momo' Le has taken to online platforms to discuss representation.…

April 1, 2018

The Popularity of Pettiness Is Unsurprising, but Worrisome

Kate Maxwell, NC State University

Social media has taken one of the least productive components of human interaction — being petty — and elevated it into an art form.…

March 28, 2018

The Do’s and Don’ts of LinkedIn

Bonnie Wong, University of Southern California

How to harness the powerful networking tool to your advantage.…

March 17, 2018

Are Trigger Warnings on Social Media Always Necessary?

Vanessa Le, Chabot College

Warning: This may be triggering to highly sensitive and easily offended people.…

March 14, 2018

Social Media Has Revolutionized How Americans Talk About Gun Violence

Tabitha Prisinzano, Columbia College of Missouri

Is social media a new form of activism?…

March 2, 2018

As Media Outlets Hunt for Hot Takes, All Nuance Is Lost

Rakshya Devkota, Saint Louis University

In the aggressive arena of today’s media landscape that is built off of hot takes, there is little room for anything beyond surface-level thought.…

March 2, 2018

How to Handle Online Catcalling to Help Yourself and Future Victims

Emilie Romero, University of Nevada

Street harassment is something that almost all women face, but what do you do when the unwanted attention transforms into online catcalling?…

February 24, 2018

Social Media’s Depression Jokes Normalize Mental Illness

Bonnie Wong, University of Southern California

Depression jokes have become the new social media trend, leaving many users falsely convinced that they have a mental illness.…

February 17, 2018

How to Succeed as an Online Brand Ambassador

Selena Lundy, Grand Valley State University

If you have a passion for social media and want to make use of your college time in preparing for your career, consider becoming an online brand ambassador.…

February 11, 2018

5 Easy Ways to Get Rid of Internet Trolls

Kayla Morosco, Chatham University

Find yourself dealing with an excessive number of internet trolls? Worry no more, you can easily defeat them with these methods.…

February 7, 2018

Self-Love Memes Are the Viral Trend for 2018

Jovana Vajagic, DePaul University

In a time of Trump tweets and political opinions, sharing messages of self-love are necessary to have a positive year.…

February 7, 2018

Performers Disrespect Audiences When Demanding Phone-free Concerts

Kerrianna Wallace, Arcadia University

Like other musicians before him, Jack White announced a plan to ban the use of phones at concerts, but audiences deserve to make that choice for themselves.…

February 6, 2018

Swaths of Twitter Followers Are Disappearing Following an Investigation

Erin Alexander, Middle Tennessee State University

After an exposé detailed the black market for purchasing social media followers, scores of users have seen their Twitter followers drop.…

February 2, 2018

The New Facebook Changes Will Take You Back to Simpler Times

Sydney Jennings, University of Connecticut

In an effort to improve the site, the new Facebook changes are designed to increase user-to-user interaction and reduce the creepy feeling of being spied on.…

January 21, 2018

How The Ringer Is Pushing Sports Media Forward

Patrick Murtha, Eastern Connecticut State University

Bill Simmons continues to strike gold with his multimedia conglomerate The Ringer, but how exactly have they separated themselves from the pack?…

January 12, 2018

G-Eazy and Halsey Are Relationship Goals

Lauren Lambert, Southeastern Louisiana University

G-Eazy and Halsey are 2017's Bonnie and Clyde.…

December 16, 2017

Do It for the Vine: Will Vine 2 Live Up to the Hype?

Lauren Lambert, Southeastern Louisiana University

Dom Hoffman, a co-founder of Vine, hints at a new version of the app, Vine 2, and people are torn between believing the hype and doubting the revival.…

December 14, 2017