Paying top dollar for user data
Facebook is in the news so regularly the past few years that even the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal leaves users rolling their eyes. âWe agreed to give them access when we clicked âAgree to terms of service,ââ many will cry….
College athletics should not be tainted by political differences
Last week, reports arose that Mike Jeffcoat, head coach of the Texas Wesleyan University baseball team, refused to recruit players from Colorado because of their âliberal politicians,â which is unbelievably narrow minded. In his letter to the interested player, Jeffcoat…
Disneyâs hidden agenda: greed
Disney announced it will soon be pulling its animated movies from Netflix. This is bad news for Moana fans, of course, but the motive behind Disneyâs decision will have enormous and polarizing implications. The Walt Disney Company revealed its hand…
Never too soon to plan retirement
As college students, there is probably a good chance the thought of saving for retirement is one that has never come close to crossing their minds. Understandably, their thoughts are probably much more focused on even getting a job to…
Twitter, Fox News pile on Watson, ignore her empowering message
This past Sunday was the yearly Oscars award show, featuring many stars dolled up, showing off their outfits, their date and a new addition this year: support. In November 2017, allegations and stories arose about Harvey Weinsteinâs sexual predation throughout…
Crashing Americaâs political parties
Recently, Republican Gov. John Kasich commented that he believes the two-party system could be coming to an end. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper seemed to agree, adding that he felt neither party had a solid, coherent agenda. One of the first…
Everybody get used to spotting typos
A challenge for anybody eager for a scavenger hunt: go to syracuse.com, the online Post-Standard, and read any article. Within two minutes, it is easy to find at least one mistake, be it a typo, grammar error or lapse in…
Paper length requirements stifle studentsâ writing quality, ability
When writing a paper for school, a college-aged student typically looks for the word or page count to determine how long the paper will take to write and how hard it will be. With this word or page count in…
Consequences of modern romance
From an outsiderâs perspective, âoutsiderâ meaning single person, relationships in 2018 seem to be never-ending cycles of jealously, control and a need to feel wanted. Social media and the psychological technological addiction that too many suffer from are factors that…
Broadcasting tragedies will have powerful impact in future
Anyone with a social media account has read the news about the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In the incident, 17 students and teachers lost their lives and 14 more were injured. There…
