TikTok on the clock
Karra Smith, Staff Writer | TikTok has been one of the most popular apps over the past few years, with it ranking first for popularity in 2020, 2021, and 2022 according to Forbes annual...
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How to “mew” and why you shouldn’t do it
A deep-dive into TikTok’s latest trend, “mewing” and its negative implications
Rotting through reading week
Exploring TikTok’s “bed-rotting” and psychological “languishing” in the context of university
De-Influencing: Holiday Edition
By Bella Coco, Staff Writer With the holiday season upon us, people feel pressured to spend more than ever. Whether it’s for themselves or their loved ones for the holidays, the number of items...
De-influencing from trends
By Mikaela Delos Santos, Publishing Editor At 8:30 on a Monday, I found myself zoning out in class, staring too intently at my Yeti tumbler. It was a big cup in this ugly navy...
Generation Alpha: “Can be good, and terribly bad for too many reasons.”
By Arroy (AJ) Jacob, Staff Writer As the clock of human history continues ticking, the spotlight shifts onto a new set of cast on stage. Since the years 1997 and 2012 the spotlight was...
Does the Student ‘Delusion’ Mindset Really Work?
By Arroy (AJ) Jacob, Staff Writer The semester has begun and you’ve received your first grade on D2L, the infamous orange dot looming over the bell icon. Before you click on it, you recite the...
Death by Water: The OceanGate Billionaires & Fisherman Boat Refugees
By Arroy Jacob, Contributor Writer Chances are, you’re not a billionaire reading this. And nor are you a refugee fleeing your home. On Sunday, June 18th, four billionaires and the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions...
Popular app is blocked from government phones for security reasons
Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer Recently, the government of Canada announced that the popular social media and content-sharing app TikTok will be removed and banned from federal government workers’ phones. This decision was made by...
