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Calla Motsis (far left) posing in photo with her friends.

Women at Kent State discuss impacts of social media on body image

Gershon Harrell March 24, 2018

Calla Motsis, a freshman visual communication design major, takes pictures with her friends. These pictures range from selfies to full-body pictures with everyone being side-by-side. She describes her...

Slow it down and step away from social media

Kellie Nock February 28, 2018

Every night, before I fall asleep, I spend anywhere between 10 minutes to an hour on my phone. Usually, it’s scrolling through Twitter, finding a random tweet thread about the astrological signs as “Muppets”...

Disconnect and reintegrate with reality

Joseph Langan February 7, 2018

When the president is a former reality TV host who campaigned on being a good businessman, despite filing for bankruptcy six times, it’s easy to lose sight of what is real and what is not.We live in...

Opinion: Me too

Madison Newingham October 22, 2017

The “Me Too” social media campaign has touched and depressed me more than I thought possible.My entire Facebook feed was all of my friends and peers posting they had been sexually harassed or assaulted....

Phone in hand social media

Social media safety in college

Mariel Zambelli August 7, 2017

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are all social platforms that are popular amongst college students.Twitter, Facebook and Instagram attract the eye and are posted on frequently, whereas LinkedIn...

Social media’s awareness of news

Julia Hazel April 17, 2017

Awareness of news on social media from KentWired.com on Vimeo.It only takes one click, swipe or tap to share, retweet or post information on social media.After gunman Steve Stephens posted the shooting...

Technology becoming increasingly more vital to college students’ lives

Nicholas Kotch April 5, 2017

As social generations progress further, so does technology and the obsession that has steadily grown along with it.According to a 2015 study by the nonprofit group Common Sense Media, Generation Z —...

Photo via @traciemariep instagram.

Students pose, post for payment as social media influencers

Rachel Duthie April 5, 2017

Looking in the mirror, Tracie Pfrogner does a quick once-over of her outfit and makeup before working for the day. Satisfied, she picks up a couple skin care products and holds them in front of her friend,...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: The United States of the Internet

Nicholas Hunter March 22, 2017

The internet has a pretty bad reputation. Often times, things like “safe spaces” and ideological bubbles are blamed on the internet and, specifically, social media.To a degree, these are real issues;...

Kent State senior forward Jimmy Hall makes a move to the rim against Akron senior center Isaiah Johnson at the James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Kent State beat Akron, 70-67.

Viral videos depict fallout between Flash, Zippy

Quaylyn Hairston March 3, 2017

The long-time rivalry between Kent State and The University of Akron mounted in a viral marketing campaign launched in February. A collaboration between both universities, these videos depicted the origins...

Social media use analyzed at upcoming colloquium speaker series

Molly Spillman February 28, 2017

Social media use analyzed at upcoming colloquium speaker seriesThe Kent State University School of Communication Studies is continuing their colloquium speaker series this Friday, March 3 at 4 p.m., with...

AP: Backlash follows sexists Women’s March social media posts

Brian Slodysko Associated Press January 24, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A school board member in Hillary Clinton's hometown resigned after making a derogatory reference on Twitter to the female anatomy in describing women marching against President Donald...