Story by Kamryn Jean, Opinion Editor
• January 14, 2023
As of Dec. 7, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott placed a ban on TikTok on all government issued devices.
The aggressive action taken against the social media platform was influenced by the “threat...
Story by Sara Havel, Staff Writer
• April 20, 2022
The more I scroll through my Instagram feed, the more I notice Snapchat filters, edited backgrounds with stars and galaxies and my friends looking like complete strangers.
The world has become so fake,...
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Several Instagram accounts have united the student body this year. Near the beginning of this year, Instagram user @texashigh.badparking made their first post. The account...
Social media has begun to dominate the internet. Most people have at least one or two social media apps on their phones and other devices. Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit and Facebook are just a few examples...
Restaurants are closing. Stores are shutting down. The closest we can see our friends is through a laggy computer screen on late night FaceTimes. All thanks to a disease from across the world called coronavirus,...
Story by Joseph Asher, staff writer
• August 23, 2018
In today’s world, society is driven by technology. Every minute, you’ll see someone on their phone because it is how we communicate nowadays. Unfortunately, this sometimes leads to not so great endings....
Displaying memorable moments with friends on social media can bring a wave of anxiety. The fear of not being funny or looking good enough can cause a carefully composed Snapchat story to melt...
She is controlled by a puppeteer. Confined by the rules and regulations of social media. Every post carefully considered, every caption formulated with care. She will bend over backwards to please the...
Any one of my friends can tell you, I’m the worst about responding to text messages, calls, or notifications. Desperate pleas for last night’s homework, frantic calls to tell me the latest piece of...
Story by Alyssa Gilbert, staff writer
• October 29, 2015
Scrolling through Instagram and seeing the fifteenth post about National Best Friend Day, I felt like I was going to lose my mind. I was noticing the same people post about the same National Best Friend...
Story by Caroline May, design editor
• March 6, 2015
There once was a time when the world was different. And fuller. And brighter. And better. Those times have changed because of one utterly disappointing event. The removal of the “Best Friends”...