Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in “Opinion”

Media ethics: Knowing what to do

In media and journalism, ethics are important but tricky to understand. It can be a bit of a game that starts with a desire to understand a particular practice, finding one organization that says to do x, thinking that’s what you should always do, then seeing something that says to do x but think about y, and realizing you may have been wrong in your original thinking.

What’s in my beauty bag right now…

As of late, the trend on the internet has been skincare routines and beauty hacks. Social media is currently saturated with TikTokers and influencers preaching their personal tried and true routines.

Activism vs. Journalism

For the past several months I’ve been trying to understand the difference between activism and journalism, or rather, if there even is a difference that exists.

The line between art and cultural appropriation

One of my favorite things about Instagram is the amount of creative content one can find at any time: the work of graphic designers, calligraphers, poets, painters, or illustrators.

Local Student Literally Undateable

It was Valentine’s Day this Sunday, which means that love is in the air, along with a certain virus that shall not be named.

What happened to snow days?

I grew up in a house on a hill. My house was surrounded by hills, actually. Every block, in every direction, was characterized by its steepness.

Foodstagram wars

Over winter break, I started a food Instagram (how original).

As we reach a very unwelcome first birthday for total COVID-19 lockdown, I, like many people, have tried on my fair share of creative hats.

This can’t be my turn?

It’s hard to know where to start this one. It’s not the beginning of the end, but we’re almost… just about… kinda sorta… but not quite yet… at the very end.

Tech companies abide by their terms of service

The insurrection that erupted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, illuminated the deep-rooted political and ideological divisions faced by Americans.