By Emma Miller Let’s face it, Gen Z does not have a good rep when it comes to political knowledge. Older generations label us as social media obsessed, inattentive to political information, and unaware of global events. But what about us Denisonians? Do we “autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents and active citizens of a democratic…
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Life in the Digital Era – Social Media is the New Fentanyl
By Alex Lazo How many times have you heard a friend say “I’m off the grid right now, I deleted Instagram,” because I have definitely heard it more times than I can count. Obviously, this is a figure of speech, but in today’s Digital Era most people take this quite literally. And while I will…
Why does Denison send out these pulse surveys when they could just look at Yik Yak?
By Gus Hoffmann Yik Yak is a social media platform with an interesting history. It grew up together with Snapchat – it came out in 2013, a year after Snapchat was released on the App Store. Both of these apps gained traction amongst young people as there was a certain allure to anonymous posting and…
How Does Social Media Really Make You Feel?
By Zach Broeren The most recent Facebook scandal has revealed to the world that the company has known about the harm its platform causes, but actively ignores it. Out of all the accusations, one was more impactful for college-aged people than others: Facebook’s negative impact on the mental health of teenagers. The internal documents released…
Women are Particularly Susceptible to Social Media: Binge Drinking at Denison
By Libby Beach Drinking happens on Denison’s campus. Binge drinking culture, although obviously not new to Denison, has taken a new form with the rise of social media and the iPhone. Where drinking culture could once be hidden on a hill, it is now capturable on video and ready to be immortalized in the form…
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