Is social media bringing the world closer together? If you asked someone, I think the reply would be: “of course it does”. But I tend to think differently. Without doubt, social media has made it much easier to get in touch with other people, regardless of the purpose. It is possible to connect from anywhere, […]

We have a tendency, as human beings, to want definitive answers. Answers that rid us of our cognitive dissonance. Is social media bringing the world closer together? This is a question we’ve all discussed at the Thanksgiving dinner table when Aunt Deb just can’t seem to understand “all the kids and their phones.” Well, Aunt Deb […]

Not even 100 years ago, people wrote letters to stay connected across long distances. Today I can write and talk with my boyfriend in Germany in real time. Social media helps us to weather long-distance relationships but also turns everyday life in one. While social media makes it such easy to connect with other people […]

Both of my parents went to Syracuse, therefore I’ve been bleeding orange my entire life. What anyone who has experienced this school understands is that it isn’t just a college you attend for a few years and then forget about; it’s a lifestyle. I’ve found through 22 years of admiring SU that it harbors incredible […]

Theoretically social media is bringing us together. It just passed porn as the most popular activity online. It is an incredible, plus up to our daily lives, but I feel like sometimes it is too much. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Facebook connection, I’m on Instagram about 6 times a day (the […]