Tag: social media
Opinion: Why is the Internet telling me to lose weight?
Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders and disordered behavior. As a 19-year-old woman, a lot of what I see on the internet is designed...
Opinion: Apps like Fizz are antithetical to our community
My name is at the top of this article, or maybe at the bottom but I’ll write it again, just to make it clear....
Opinion: Let’s zoom out on social media usage
What do you do when you have nothing to do? Like many people, I often have the urge to use my phone to fill...
Opinion: Why we should place more care on the language of...
On the 30-year anniversary of the introduction of "love languages," it’s easy to find ourselves demonstrating our love for others these days with a quick...
For Occidental student Britney Aboagye, nail business only scratches the surface
What was supposed to be a simple nail business had gotten out of hand. Britney Aboagye (senior), began applying acrylics as a favor to...
Opinion: Instagram masks Gabby Petito’s reality
Content Warning: This article contains discussions on relationship abuse, violence and death. Endless photos of sand-colored rocks balanced in stillness coupled with romantic flicks of...
‘Trust, acceptance, understanding, advocacy’: NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Week at Occidental
Occidental College Athletics participated in the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Week Oct. 19–21. This social media campaign featured three different themed days to bring...
Student-run Instagram account Oxy Fitz makes the Academic Quad a runway
A new student-run Instagram account named Oxy Fitz, under the username @oxy.fitz, captures photos of Occidental’s most fashionable students nearly every day. Most recently, the...
Opinion: Dear influencers, please stop moving to Hawaiʻi for content
Raindrops pounded outside my sliding glass door as I opened YouTube on my laptop. The first video to catch my eye was a commonly...
I’m breaking up with ‘The Bachelor’ franchise
After tuning in with most of my family for years, I am finally ready to break up with “The Bachelor.” I finally have the...