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The Sweet Yet Hazardous Life of YOLO

Brian Gordon  —  Mar 27, 2012

Brian Gordon '14 looks into the not-so-simple freedom and dangers of the recent social media saying, YOLO — "you only live once."

#StopPhony

Zachary Zahos  —  Mar 13, 2012

Zachary Zahos '15 vents over the Kony 2012 viral phenomenon and its broader implications. 

Cornell Study Uses Twitter to Find Biological Rhythms

Alyson Warhit  —  Oct 4, 2011

A Cornell study published Friday in the journal Science used Twitter to study changes in peoples’ moods, discovering that seasonal variations in day length affect people in similar ways across cultures, indicating there is an underlying biological rhythm at work.

Is Twitter Making Us Snarkier?

Scott Eidler  —  Mar 1, 2011

Scott Eidler looks at the ramifications of Twitter on internet users' tactfulness.

Social Media: A Double-Edged Sword

Emily Greenberg  —  Feb 8, 2011

Emily Greenberg examines how social media can be used as a force for freedom or oppression and how it is compromising our version of the truth.

The Big Bang Theory Recap: Tweets and Geeks

Andrew Ebanks  —  Feb 5, 2011

Sheldon debuts his boyhood play, begging the question: when will Mr. Spock finally take Sheldon away?

Conan Premiere: Team Coco Wins!

Allie Miller  —  Nov 9, 2010

The return of Conan restores order to the universe and makes Twitter explode in the process.

Letter to the Editor: Twitter a Tool for Activism

Oct 15, 2010

An undergrad criticizes Malcolm Gladwell's latest New Yorker essay.

Picketers and Twitterers

Carolyn Witte  —  Oct 14, 2010

Carolyn Witte '12 critiques last week's Malcolm Gladwell essay on activism in the 21st century.

Retweet This #Column

Elana Dahlager  —  Sep 22, 2010

I would totally eat a frankensalmon. Just, you know, putting that out there. And what about that whooping cough outbreak in California? Vaccinate your children, America. Jenny McCarthy is a dangerously stupid human being. But that’s not what I want to talk about today. No, today I want to talk about something much more serious. A plague overtaking the nation. That’s right, folks.

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