GRAPHIC: OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
COURTESY OF MARCI BERNEY
If you are reading this on your phone, let’s do an experiment. Take a minute to navigate over to your most used social media...
At 19 years old, viral TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio has a house in Hollywood, a reality TV show and her own clothing brand. At 19 years old, I have a list of assignments to complete, a campus dining...
The number of official TikTok accounts at colleges and universities has risen dramatically in the last year as their marketing offices seem to recognize that to reach prospective students, they need to...
How Being Real is socially acceptable for the first time in decades
Everyday at a random time, everyone’s phone lights up with a notification that says “IT’S TIME TO BE REAL!” with yellow,...
Social media filters promote unrealistic beauty standards
Filters on social media apps like Instagram and TikTok are becoming more advanced by the day. With the increased variety and use of filters,...
Directed by Felicity Morris, “The Tinder Swindler” is a British true crime documentary about an immoral con artist who used the eponymous social media app to swindle numerous women out of millions...
Like many students at St. Joe’s, Saraiah Ferguson ’25 spends an estimated 10 hours per week scrolling through social media apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, checking these accounts...
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Elaina Wall ’21, Assistant Features Editor
Dr. Malika Grayson is the founder of STEMinist Empowered LLC, an organization focused on empowering...
The official social media accounts of the St. Joe’s men’s basketball team are allowing comments from fans again after comments on posts were temporarily disabled for weeks.
The team’s 4-14 record...
With Election Day on Nov. 3 quickly approaching, people are experiencing increased feelings of stress, anxiety and uncertainty. Luckily, there are strategies to help manage and cope with these uncomfortable...
Marketing major Kaitlyn Spera ’21 expected to spend her summer working at Quality Value and Convenience (QVC) until her internship was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Spera said she was nervous...
Social media’s effects on self-image
Body positivity hasn’t always thrived in the social media world. Social media platforms, like Instagram, are notoriously toxic because they promote false portrayals...
