Unplugged
Opinion

Unplugged

Tara Shukla In a world seemingly controlled by status updates, hashtags, and (most notably) likes, a daring gal (A.K.A. me) did the unthinkable and deactivated her Facebook account for exactly one week. Now, in comparison to my melodramatic opener, the experience of this mini pseudo-social experiment was surprisingly uneventful, but nevertheless thought-provoking. However, before I … Continue reading

Facebook Blues
Opinion

Facebook Blues

By SARAH WANG, junior It’s seized the world with its illusion of connectivity. It’s an immense, yet largely undetected, cause of teenage dissatisfaction. It’s one of the most addictive and dangerous things to enter our collective consciousness. It’s social networking. Sites like Facebook and Tumblr have largely commandeered our social lives; the influence they now … Continue reading