Tag: social media
Feb. 21, 2020
Using Instagram as a means to alleviate stress
Social media receives so much backlash for creating false images of people we idolize, quickly becoming a tool for cyberbullying and turning into a mindless…
Mar. 15, 2019
People shouldn’t be obsessing over social media likes
I am a 2000s baby. What does that infer? Oh yeah. Likes. We love nothing more than a ratio of likes on Instagram to our…
Mar. 15, 2019
Triangle Talks with Therapy Dogs’ owner
Janine Erato is the owner of Drexel’s therapy dogs: Chai and Espresso. She brings Chai and Espresso to campus events throughout the term. This interview…
Oct. 5, 2018
Protest for what you believe in
The world is nothing like we would have expected a few years ago. Donald Trump is the president — enough said. Overall, the 2016 presidential…
Oct. 5, 2018
Turning back to Tinder again
I downloaded Tinder when I was 16 years old. Though that may seem young to be traversing a dicey plane of internet culture, I was…
Mar. 2, 2018
CCI researchers study social media and stigmatized stories
A recent study from the College of Computing and Informatics at Drexel University investigated how and why people disclose stigmatized events, such as pregnancy loss,…
Feb. 23, 2018
Snap out of it, Snapchat
When I first saw Snapchat’s new look after the update, I almost immediately knew that it probably wasn’t going to be good. I am generally…
Feb. 2, 2018
Oh my pod: it’s time to stop eating detergent
Tide Pods are no longer known as a simple and convenient laundry packet. As the result of a strange meme, there has been an increase…
Nov. 17, 2017
Swiping right isn’t always right
I’m on a date. The lights are off. The room is warm, and the bed a downy duvet. If it weren’t for dorm regulations, I…
Oct. 20, 2017
#MeToo shows sexual assault doesn’t discriminate
On social media, anyone can throw a thought out into the world and often find dozens, even hundreds of people who can relate. We can…