Photo courtesy of Claire Anderson, Unsplash. Roe v. Wade and the topic of abortion have made their way back into the Surpeme Court. Judges are weighing their opinions on the Mississippi law that, if overturned, would restrict access to abortion in almost half of the United States. It’s a controversial issue, […]
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Living in a generation of school shootings and little reform
Photo courtesy of Samuel King Jr, Flickr. I remember my first active shooter drill. In first grade, my teacher explained that the principal would announce a code red, and we needed to quickly hide in the corner. When I came home from school, I was eager to show my family this […]
2022 comes with some worries, but we must stay hopeful
Photo courtesy of cottonbro, Pexels. It feels as if 2021 is ending just as soon as it began. We all made the joke “things will be so much better in 2021” and we were right. But one can’t help but feel that 2021 was not as memorable as we had hoped. […]
Disney’s TikTok filters highlight its incredibly flawed LGBTQ+ representation
Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Television, Flickr. The text-to-speech feature on TikTok has become such an integral feature on the app. I personally cannot think of a video on my feed that does not utilize this feature. Recently, Disney has released the option for users to have some popular […]
The power social media has in raising climate change awareness
Photo courtesy of Matt Palmer, Unsplash. There are way too many people around the world who do not believe in climate change or take it seriously. Lots of people brush it off as a hoax or something that will not impact them in their lifetime, but that is simply not true. […]
Paul Gosar deserves much more punishment beyond being censured
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wiki. The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, who represents Arizona’s 4th Congressional District, on Nov. 17 due to a controversial video Gosar had tweeted. The video in question was an edited clip from the anime show, “Attack on Titan” by […]
Doxxing is not okay regardless of who the victim may be
Photo Courtesy of John Matthew Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com, Flickr J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, drew massive attention to herself on Twitter last week, when she was doxxed by a group of protestors. Rowling is well-known for her transphobic views and concerns about sex and gender […]
Anti-vaccine sentiments hide anti-Semitism and racism behind them
Photo Courtesy of Josh Appel, Unsplash Anti-vaxxers are comparing themselves to the victims of the Holocaust. This comparison has brought on justified condemnation, because these comments are heinous and unfounded. Kansas lawmaker Rep. Brenda Landwehr of Wichita declared that biases against Kansans who are unvaccinated and the mandate that […]
The life-saving techniques social media can teach us
Photo Courtesy of Solen Feyissa, Unsplash Social media is an effective way to rapidly share useful information to a broad audience. From recipes to lifehacks, a wide variety of advice is spread online and applied in real life, every day. Recently, a teenage girl used a hand signal she learned […]
YouTube is completely missing the point by hiding dislikes
Photo Courtesy of Christian Wiediger, Unsplash YouTube released a statement notifying users of the company’s decision to hide dislike counts from videos on Nov. 10. The new guideline comes after complaints surrounding online harassment were made by small creators who are more prone to “dislike mobs,” according to the Google-owned […]