Tag: social media
Apr. 7, 2017
Cheap tweets
“Some guy gave up his first-class seat for a uniformed soldier. People are thanking him. I’m trying not to vomit or yell about Mosul.” As…

Feb. 3, 2017
Mobilizing to move forward
In the wake of the election, there was a social-media firestorm. Multitudes of angry liberals and people who disapprove of having a hate-mongering…

Sep. 23, 2016
Journalistic integrity in the era of clickbait
On Sept. 17, at 9:35 a.m., a pipe-bomb style device exploded in a garbage can at a Marine Corps charity race in Seaside Park, New…

Jan. 29, 2016
Finding hope even through all of the pessimism
In such an era of social media, widespread news and efficient technology, it’s easy to find the world to be a violent place. It’s easy…

Oct. 9, 2015
Losing the art of conversation one tweet at a time
As a barista at Starbucks, I get to see and meet a lot of people. Between orders of pumpkin spice lattes (which although considered a…

Feb. 26, 2015
How selfishness surrounds ‘untimely’ Amber Alert
In the early hours of Feb. 24, my phone — like the phones of thousands in the area — received an Amber Alert for three-year-old…
Jan. 16, 2015
Think twice before clicking
When we turn on the TV to watch the news or pick up a newspaper, we know that we’re not going to learn about every…

Apr. 11, 2014
Campus competes using poll app
Campus Soapbox, a mobile polling application for students, will run a poll April 21-28 in which users have the chance to win a free food…

Feb. 14, 2014
What we can learn when racism hits home
Black History Month is not usually an occasion that turns the mainstream media’s attention toward Drexel. There are always several events on campus throughout the…
Feb. 14, 2014
Expert discusses social media in academics, jobs
International Students and Scholar Services hosted an American Culture Series discussion on social media to students curious about today’s online networks of interpersonal communication Feb.…
