Who are you virtually ... Single, In A Relationship or It’s Complicated? This is more complicated than it seems. Recent studies reveal that Facebook exposes much more about who you are and who other people view you to be than simply connecting through a profile picture, similar friends and a relationship status. Today, one of the initial things that our generation does after … [Read more...] about Understand the Facebook Facade
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Riptide rewards
Photo by Marisa Padilla Freshmen dominate the Riptide leaderboard and look to change the face of Pepperdine sports Student attendance at games has been a pressing issue for Pepperdine Athletics since time immemorial, but have they finally found the answer to their problems in the Riptide program? Riptide was historically a group that students had to pay to be a part of, … [Read more...] about Riptide rewards
Smartphones sap our social smarts
Consider the familiar scene: Dozens of people in reverent silence with heads bowed and eyes glued to the tiny object in their hands. It seems like everybody has a smartphone these days. Everyone, that is, except a few who have, like me, clung to our phones of average intelligence. With all the convenience afforded to those whose phones have additional IQ points, it may seem … [Read more...] about Smartphones sap our social smarts
Rewind your online life
Impulsively, you click the send button. That moment is fleeting, but its impact is eternal. In days, hours, minutes or perhaps even seconds, you are plagued with a gut-wrenching pit in your stomach, a red flag convincing you of your senseless stupidity. This moment is one to which most people can relate — that instance when you thoughtlessly make an insincere yet hurtful … [Read more...] about Rewind your online life
Scrolling life away
I’m as capable as any to fall into the evil vortex of Netflix. It only takes a measly 15 seconds for one to choose between a fifth episode of “Parks and Rec,” or the arduous task of homework and other unfortunate responsibilities. After factoring in the amount of hours a day I spend on academia, tweeting my passive aggressive feelings away, Facebook stalking people and other … [Read more...] about Scrolling life away