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Social media and the role it plays in our public discourse

June 18, 2015

Social media is one of the primary means people have to communicate with each other. With the use of mobile devices, more messages are sent and statuses are posted than at any point in history. A great...

Self-promotion: the art of classy bragging

April 14, 2015

Do you dread posting selfies all over Instagram, updating your Facebook dreams, or even tweeting your brilliant ideas for everyone to see? Whether it’s due to modesty or fear of coming across as an attention...

The risk of being yourself in the digital age

February 17, 2015

As a society, we claim to support individuality and uniqueness. Take a short visit to the comments section of any video or blog post, and you’ll see this idea defamed within seconds. The digital age...

#Alexfromtarget becomes overnight sensation

November 20, 2014

On Nov. 2, while simply doing his job bagging groceries, Alex Lee, a 16-year-old from Texas, became an Internet sensation. The viral picture of Lee was first snapped a week before the incident, while...

Password mistakes you keep making

November 20, 2014

Passwords, in my humble opinion, can be be summed up in one phrase: a necessary evil. Without passwords all of our accounts would be inevitably vulnerable to hackers and criminals alike. But when we...

Thinspiration: dying to be beautiful

September 28, 2014

“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” “Thinspiration” blogs are one of social media’s best-kept, and most dangerous secrets. The public is only just becoming aware of these blogs and how...

Technophiles to unite at Wildcat Tech Expo

September 20, 2014

The Wildcat Tech Expo is coming up and will be jam-packed with enough technology and vendors to satisfy even the pickiest of people. The Wildcat Tech Expo is put on by the Weber State Campus Store and...

Student senate works to connect students to administration

December 3, 2013

The Weber State University Student Senate, one of the largest collegiate student senates in the state, is finishing out the semester as it started — by connecting students to their administration. A...

Presidential candidates campaign through social media

October 20, 2012

The presidential campaign trail is on the move, not from state to state, but through social media. Social media has evolved to the point where people can follow the presidential candidates via outlets...

Nathan's Notations: A few suggestions to WSU and the Big Sky

October 1, 2012

I know last week, I said that this column would be the second part of my look into Real Salt Lake fandom, but I’m going to push that column back a week, and talk about something closer to home. Over...

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