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Does a thirteen-year-old really need an AI chatbot account in school?

Copilot 13+ includes safeguards that protect student data, filter out harmful content, and it does not use the chats to train AI models. The VSB said that families with concerns…

Give your thumb a rest and check out these alternatives to endless doomscrolling

If your thumb has been doing more miles than you have lately, you’re not alone. Scrolling has become the default way for many of us to fill every spare second…

Mormonism is at the root of strict gender ideals and beauty expectations everywhere

Diet culture also permeates Mormon culture, where multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) run rampant, selling weight loss supplements and health elixirs. Many major MLMs are headquartered in Utah – the epicenter…

Six prerequisite-free electives to try this spring 

Do you want an excuse to listen to music from some of the most iconic movies in cinematic history? From Star Wars to James Bond, Music 109 offers students the…
Kate Middleton

#KateGate: Kate Middleton reveals her diagnosis and exposes our social media disease

On March 22, Kate Middleton issued a video announcing that she was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing “preventative chemotherapy.”

Digital monoculture: How the internet destroys creativity

Digital monoculture is the result of the pressure to produce homogenous content, and it's killing creative content.
Tradwife

The resurgence of tradwives and their impact on feminism

The tradwife trend takes values from 50s housewife culture, rebranding it with a new twist to increase its appeal to young women. 
Makeba

How the internet ruins music 

Songs like "Makeba" are swallowed, chewed up, and regurgitated by social media apps until you hate even your favourite songs.
National parks

As tourism grows, I’m worried about the health of our parks

While I believe people should go and explore our national parks, it still leaves me concerned for the future of our wildlife.

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