Sephora: Store shows what happens when 10-year-olds run amok under social media spotlight March 14, 2024 — by Jessica Li Step foot into Sephora and you’re not just entering a beauty zone, you’re entering the core of an epidemic full of 10-year-olds. Inside, you’ll be greeted with an elementary school full of unchaperoned and unsupervised swarms of beauty-obsessed children who may put up a fight over their favorite Drunk Elephant moisturizer or Glow Recipe toner […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Down the online rabbit hole: Students find social media to be detrimental to academic performance March 3, 2024 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan According to a study by Gallup News, teenagers are now spending an average of 4.8 hours on social media daily, taking up 20% of the day on “infinite scrolling.” For many high schoolers, this means procrastinating on important assignments and not preparing for upcoming exams — despite increasingly heavy workloads. “Sometimes I wonder: ‘Where did […] read more » Social media too often misleads when it comes to mental health advice January 26, 2024 — by Jeremy Si and Alec Guan Recently, a surge of questionable internet influencers have been making mental health claims without any actual expertise, degrees, or even research to back them up. This has been especially true with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52% of the videos covering the topic were deemed misleading. Other influencers […] read more » Be wary of brands trying to be relatable on social media December 7, 2023 — by Beverly Xu “Red flag: not dipping ur slice in ranch” tweeted Dominos this past September. This tweet is from just one of innumerable corporations increasing their online presence through short-form, trend videos. Companies are getting too comfortable with posts that try to appeal to a present-day audience that spends nearly 2.5 hours a day, on average, watching […] read more » Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend September 29, 2023 — by Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin Imagine making an advertisement for one of the largest companies in the world, and then getting backlash so aggressive you had to fear for your life. This was the harrowing reality for transgender influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney after promoting Bud Light in a controversial advertisement. On April 1, Mulvaney, who had 10.7 million […] read more »
Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Down the online rabbit hole: Students find social media to be detrimental to academic performance March 3, 2024 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan According to a study by Gallup News, teenagers are now spending an average of 4.8 hours on social media daily, taking up 20% of the day on “infinite scrolling.” For many high schoolers, this means procrastinating on important assignments and not preparing for upcoming exams — despite increasingly heavy workloads. “Sometimes I wonder: ‘Where did […] read more » Social media too often misleads when it comes to mental health advice January 26, 2024 — by Jeremy Si and Alec Guan Recently, a surge of questionable internet influencers have been making mental health claims without any actual expertise, degrees, or even research to back them up. This has been especially true with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52% of the videos covering the topic were deemed misleading. Other influencers […] read more » Be wary of brands trying to be relatable on social media December 7, 2023 — by Beverly Xu “Red flag: not dipping ur slice in ranch” tweeted Dominos this past September. This tweet is from just one of innumerable corporations increasing their online presence through short-form, trend videos. Companies are getting too comfortable with posts that try to appeal to a present-day audience that spends nearly 2.5 hours a day, on average, watching […] read more » Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend September 29, 2023 — by Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin Imagine making an advertisement for one of the largest companies in the world, and then getting backlash so aggressive you had to fear for your life. This was the harrowing reality for transgender influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney after promoting Bud Light in a controversial advertisement. On April 1, Mulvaney, who had 10.7 million […] read more »
Down the online rabbit hole: Students find social media to be detrimental to academic performance March 3, 2024 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan According to a study by Gallup News, teenagers are now spending an average of 4.8 hours on social media daily, taking up 20% of the day on “infinite scrolling.” For many high schoolers, this means procrastinating on important assignments and not preparing for upcoming exams — despite increasingly heavy workloads. “Sometimes I wonder: ‘Where did […] read more » Social media too often misleads when it comes to mental health advice January 26, 2024 — by Jeremy Si and Alec Guan Recently, a surge of questionable internet influencers have been making mental health claims without any actual expertise, degrees, or even research to back them up. This has been especially true with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52% of the videos covering the topic were deemed misleading. Other influencers […] read more » Be wary of brands trying to be relatable on social media December 7, 2023 — by Beverly Xu “Red flag: not dipping ur slice in ranch” tweeted Dominos this past September. This tweet is from just one of innumerable corporations increasing their online presence through short-form, trend videos. Companies are getting too comfortable with posts that try to appeal to a present-day audience that spends nearly 2.5 hours a day, on average, watching […] read more » Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend September 29, 2023 — by Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin Imagine making an advertisement for one of the largest companies in the world, and then getting backlash so aggressive you had to fear for your life. This was the harrowing reality for transgender influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney after promoting Bud Light in a controversial advertisement. On April 1, Mulvaney, who had 10.7 million […] read more »
Social media too often misleads when it comes to mental health advice January 26, 2024 — by Jeremy Si and Alec Guan Recently, a surge of questionable internet influencers have been making mental health claims without any actual expertise, degrees, or even research to back them up. This has been especially true with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52% of the videos covering the topic were deemed misleading. Other influencers […] read more » Be wary of brands trying to be relatable on social media December 7, 2023 — by Beverly Xu “Red flag: not dipping ur slice in ranch” tweeted Dominos this past September. This tweet is from just one of innumerable corporations increasing their online presence through short-form, trend videos. Companies are getting too comfortable with posts that try to appeal to a present-day audience that spends nearly 2.5 hours a day, on average, watching […] read more » Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend September 29, 2023 — by Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin Imagine making an advertisement for one of the largest companies in the world, and then getting backlash so aggressive you had to fear for your life. This was the harrowing reality for transgender influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney after promoting Bud Light in a controversial advertisement. On April 1, Mulvaney, who had 10.7 million […] read more »
Be wary of brands trying to be relatable on social media December 7, 2023 — by Beverly Xu “Red flag: not dipping ur slice in ranch” tweeted Dominos this past September. This tweet is from just one of innumerable corporations increasing their online presence through short-form, trend videos. Companies are getting too comfortable with posts that try to appeal to a present-day audience that spends nearly 2.5 hours a day, on average, watching […] read more » Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend September 29, 2023 — by Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin Imagine making an advertisement for one of the largest companies in the world, and then getting backlash so aggressive you had to fear for your life. This was the harrowing reality for transgender influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney after promoting Bud Light in a controversial advertisement. On April 1, Mulvaney, who had 10.7 million […] read more »
Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend September 29, 2023 — by Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin Imagine making an advertisement for one of the largest companies in the world, and then getting backlash so aggressive you had to fear for your life. This was the harrowing reality for transgender influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney after promoting Bud Light in a controversial advertisement. On April 1, Mulvaney, who had 10.7 million […] read more »